Issue Articles — Features
Never Too Young To Start Dreaming: Robert Finley enjoyed his late-blooming glory
Robert Finley may be the most unlikely success story in Louisiana music. A sharecropper’s son raised in a family of gospel singers in the small north Louisiana town of Winnsboro, he didn’t make music his primary occupation until he was sixty years old.
Tribute: Joe Krown pays tribute to his New Orleans piano heroes
Joe Krown’s multidimensional career includes his work as a soloist and group leader
Percussionist Alexey Marti Records His First Vocal-Oriented Album
Alexey Marti wants to be known for happiness
New Soul Finders!: Marilyn Barbarin and Marc Stone Keep Eddie Bo’s legacy alive
Marilyn Barbarin and Marc Stone came together as the nucleus of the New Soul Finders! It’s a great New Orleans story, a musical Venn diagram with Eddie Bo in the middle. We chatted at Baldwin & Co. about the collaboration, playing with Bo, and much more.
I Want To Be Me: La Reezy’s Joy of Creativity
The world needs La Reezy and his new album Reeborn. From the post-pandemic hangover to social media peacocking, being at peace with positivity and simply being oneself can seem like […]
Music Can Be Dangerous To Your Health. Yes, really.
Are you a musician who’s starting to lose your hearing or who suffers from tinnitus? Or a sound man or even a bartender that has been affected from being exposed to loud noise? The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic has a revamped initiative to help to prevent hearing loss. Music can be dangerous to the health of your ears!
Linda Aubert Refuses to Be Pigeonholed
Linda Aubert is a shining star of New Orleans who branched out and took her music around the world before eventually returning home. In a city full of talent, she broke ground as a multi-faceted performer while still in high school. Her story is inspirational as a testament to continual growth while following one’s own vision. Look for her next at Satchmo Summerfest.
Around the World in a Song: Or Shovaly Finds His Way
Even before guitarist Or Shovaly’s arrival from Israel, he was developing a keen wide-ranging virtuosity. He’s known mostly in New Orleans for Or Shovaly Plus and Kumasi. His namesake-band recently released a new single called “Take It Easy,” mixed and mastered by Alan Evans from Soulive. We sat down at Satsuma in the Ninth Ward to talk about his voracious musical appetite, what brought him here, and how his sound keeps expanding.
My Music with Warren Battiste
Speaking with Steve Masakowski led me to Warren Battiste, a treasure house of stories from the distant past. I’ve never spoken with anyone his age—either a musician or anyone who is 97 going on 98 in November as he is. And my kids say I’m getting up there. I don’t think so.
