Issue Articles — Features
Homegrown Indie Pop: Joe Adragna and The Junior League’s melodic songs
Any talk with Junior League mastermind Joe Adragna is bound to come around to the glories of classic pop. He’s been immersed in that world since he heard “I Want to Hold Your Hand” on the radio at age four, and his knowledge of pop’s back pages informs his savvy as a songwriter. Name a deep track by the Monkees or the Cyrkle and he can probably sing you the chorus hook, and then he might go off and write one of his own.
Fresh and Unique: Christian McBride’s new thing
Christian McBride’s New JawnFriday May 5 at 5:45 p.m., Jazz Tent In 2015, Christian McBride was ready for a new adventure. With two Grammy Awards under his belt (he’s now […]
French Quarter Festival Celebrates 40 Years: Sandra Dartus and Emily Madero reminiscence
French Quarter Festival Celebrates 40 Years
Wendell Brunious: Roots in the past century and vibrancy today
Trumpeter, vocalist, and bandleader Wendell Brunious is the epitome of lineage, tradition, and consummate professionalism.
Roderick Paulin leads the congregation
Though multiple reedman Roderick Paulin has performed at the French Quarter Festival numerous times, including with his father, the late trumpeter Ernest “Doc” Paulin, his siblings in the Paulin Brothers Brass Band, bassist Mark Brooks, trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis and others, this appearance marks the first time leading his own band at the fest.
Unapologetically Rock and Roll: Michael Mullins and Zita channel rock and roll energy
The first time Zita frontman Michael Mullins heard the classic Led Zeppelin track “The Ocean,” he wondered why these English guys were stealing a song from his dad’s band Bonerama.
No Limit: Kings of Brass Polish Up the Scene
This marks the debut appearance of the Kings of Brass at the French Quarter Festival.
Eponymous Debut Redux: Davis Rogan celebrates 25 years since All That’s debut
Davis Rogan first had visions of the band that would become his groundbreaking hip hop, brass band, funk hybrid All That while still in college. The 1985 Ben Franklin graduate matriculated through Reed College in Portland, Oregon. But before graduating, he took a year off and returned to New Orleans.
