Issue Articles — Cover Story
High Rollin’ with Beau Jocque
The Hi-Rollers play a little harder The Hi-Rollers take zydeco farther But you gotta take a trip Now when you take that trip You’re gonna see… —Beau Jocque, “Hi-Roller Theme/Low […]
subdudes Reincarnate
It is the Wednesday before Mardi Gras Day, and spirits and persons from the subdudes’ past mingle freely with those of the present and future on and around the Tipitina’s […]
Carnival Tales
Dave Malone “Mardi Gras is kind of like the ’60s,” says the Radiators’ Dave Malone. “If you remember it, you weren’t really there.” Thus, Dave’s recall of his hard-livin’ early […]
Danny Barker Rocks On
The hand of Danny Barker runs down the back of her neck and trails the sharp curves of her body. ”Just like an 18-year-old girl,” says Barker, turning his guitar […]
James Hall Rising
With musical prowess, a natural flair for the dramatic and an intriguing first album, Hall and his band are the most promising unit on the local alternative scene. The singer […]
Down in Congo Square
Smiley Ricks needed to find a place for Indian practice. The Dr. John percussionist, brass band veteran and Big Chief of the Wild Renegade Hunters had gotten into something like […]
An OffBeat Interview with Zachary Richard, Part One
Ralph Zachary Richard, 42, writes in the liner notes to Snake Bite Love, his 12th and latest album, released last fall: “I have careened through this life like a 12-pound […]
Rockin’ Dopsie Rules
It’s Friday night at the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans. The pressed-tin walls of the Victorian-era dime store are being rattled royally by dark men with strange armor and […]
Hammond and Nauman Scott: The Blues Brothers
It’s the early morning hours in a smoky hole-in-the-wall dive. Inside, a raw, barebones blues band digs into a deep, gutsy groove and pours the soul over clanking beer bottles […]
Reggae Riddums: A Caribbean Weekend
Thinking of a Caribbean vacation…but can’t afford one? Don’t worry…the Caribbean is coming to New Orleans! For one long weekend (June 6-9), the city serves up non-stop live reggae, calypso, […]
