Issue Articles — Features
Chris Thomas King
Chris Thomas calls himself “the Forrest Gump” of the blues. The thirty year old Baton Rouge singer, songwriter and guitar player resembles Lenny Kravitz more than Tom Hanks, but Thomas […]
Maceo Parker
Saxman Maceo Parker’s musical history is almost a direct parallel to the history of funk, the present of which he continues to contribute to. Parker landed a gig with the […]
Timothea: The Lady Sings the Blues
The blues are best delivered after they’ve been lived and listening to Timothea belt out the blues, a listener can feel every hurt and heartbreak that has come her way. […]
October: The Festival Month
Editor’s Note: In addition to the sumptuous weather of October (our photographers tell us that its positively the best time of year to shoot outdoors–Magic Hour around the clock), the […]
The Bar-Kays
They helped put the “F” in Funk. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, the Barkays had the reputation as one of the wildest funk bands around. Their live shows included outrageous […]
Cabo Verde: A Nostalgia, An Infinite Nostalgia
The Portuguese opened the waters of the African shores to Europe. With their navigation skills they sailed to the African shores as early as the 1440’s. Though they were the […]
A Conversation with the New Orleans Nightcrawlers
The resurgence of brass band music in the Crescent City—ever since Danny Barker organized the Fairview Baptist Church band in the 70s and taught the younger generations how to re-invent […]
Kevin Clark: New Orleans Trumpet
New Orleans trumpet man Kevin Clark, a four-year veteran of the Crescent City’s vivid traditional jazz scene, has just made a very good record indeed. It’s called New Orleans Trumpet, […]
Tom McDermott: All the Keys and Then Some
One night, about ten years ago, I walked into Cafe Sbisa’s on Decatur Street looking for a cup of good coffee and maybe something sweet for dessert. They sent me […]
Cutting Edge ’96: What Worked, What Didn’t
Scenes witnessed at the recent Cutting Edge Music Business Conference: John Sinclair, venerable New Orleans musician, writer and radio personality, delivering the conference keynote address to an audience of […]
