Issue Articles — Features
Bobby Charles: Talking to New Orleans
Legendary songwriter Bobby Charles has the soul of a Native American. In the history of rock and roll, Charles is one of the genre’s great mysterious spirits, a man who […]
Carnival Tales
KERMIT RUFFINS ‘…But Don’t Get Knocked Out.’ For Kermit, New Orleans’ beloved trumpet MC, some of the fondest memories of Mardi Gras go all the way back to his days […]
The Sound of a Rhudabega
Tyler Deneau remembers it like it was yesterday. It was the spring of 1994. Deneau and Molly Magwire, his partner in life as well as the band Rhudabega, were having […]
The Best Music of 1997
Whether it was a show, a CD or a simple moment, our staff and a host of others looked back at their musical calendars and culled the best of 1997. […]
Talking Tracks with Allen Toussaint
The late great blues and barrelhouse pianist Champion Jack Dupree was one of the fortunate ones. When Dupree appeared atthe 1990 and 1991 JazzFests and recorded a trio of albums […]
1997: CD Year in Review
Once again it’s time for our panel of experts to gather and give out the grades to the latest batch of Louisiana releases. 1997 marked a very good year for […]
Brint Anderson
While Green Bay cheeseheads and New England chowderheads were roaming the streets of New Orleans in January 1997, guitarist Brint Anderson had an epiphany visiting with a long-bearded, sharp-dressed man […]
