Issue Articles — BackTalk
Hal Willner
“You pick your cast and you work with them.” One of the great ironies of the folk revival of the late 1950s is that one of its central texts emerged […]
Michael Ivans of the Flaming Lips
At this year’s South By Southwest, the tented courtyard of the Fox and Hound was the site of a supposedly secret show by Flaming Lips—a show that was the buzz […]
Patterson Hood
Drive-By Truckers: Voodoo Music Experience: City Park, October 28 A Blessing and a Curse is the title of the Drive-By Truckers’ most recent album, and the phrase could refer to […]
Aaron Neville
It’s a year later and the Neville Brothers still aren’t back in New Orleans. It seems hard to imagine because at least one member of the family has been a […]
Linda Ronstadt and Ann Savoy
Linda Ronstadt says of Ann Savoy, “One time she came to visit me in Tucson and she brought me a box of rice that had a beautiful illustration on it […]
Ashley Kahn
Ashley Kahn reading and book signingGarden District Book Shop 2727 Prytania Street; 895-2266 Saturday, July 15, 1-3 p.m. Ashley Kahn’s love and understanding of jazz and those who create […]
Neil Portnow
At the end of this year’s Grammy Awards broadcast last February, Neil Portnow, president of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS) faced the star-studded audience in the […]
George Wein
Producer George Wein created the concept of the contemporary music festival more than a half century ago with the Newport Jazz Festival, but his crowning achievement came in 1970 when […]
Lillian Boutte’
Lillian Boutté sang at the first French Quarter Festival and will return to kick off this year’s event with a special performance featuring her brother John. The siblings grew up […]
Morning 40 Federation
“What I didn’t like about the other records is that our live energy didn’t come across at all,” says Bailey Smith (snarling on the right), “not even on one song.” […]
