Issue Articles — Features
Festival Season: Rites of Spring
Spring is the season for festivals in Louisiana, and March and April kick off with several festivals worth catching: the Louisiana Black Heritage Festival (March 10-11); the Amite Oyster Day […]
Rodin, Nudes and Beasts at NOMA
Three special exhibitions at the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park provide an exciting array of art-viewing opportunities this month. Works ranging from monumentally romantic 19th Century Rodin […]
Big Easy Grammys
Now that America’s music industry is once again paying attention to New Orleans music, the question is when will New Orleans pay attention? At the 32nd annual Grammy Awards, New […]
Beausoleil: Cajun Hot
At the writing of this article the announcement of the Grammy Awards was still a future event, meaning the fate of Beausoleil’s winning a Grammy in this year’s “Contemporary Folk” […]
Mardi Arts
Although people think of Mardi Gras as an especially colorful form of entertainment, it is also an art form—actually several art forms. First, there is the art of creating a […]
Mardi Gras Mysteries
One of the strangest things about growing up in New Orleans is not the widespread frenzy of hedonism, crazed dancing in the streets and masking on the Tuesday before Lent—no, […]
Acadian Carnival
Cajuns and Creoles are universally known for their “laissez les bons temps rouler” (“Let the good times roll!”) spirit. But Mardi Gras in Acadiana is truly a time for Cajuns […]
Bourbon Street Upbeat
Bourbon Street is changing. While there have always been some great clubs and restaurants, many New Orleans residents have felt that Bourbon was largely a spectacle, more for visitors and […]
Mardi Gras Music Royalty
Some perennially popular New Orleans recording artists are back in the national spotlight once again. The Meters, The Radiators, The Neville Brothers and Dr. John are currently enjoying successful recording […]
Modern Jazz: Big Easy Beat
Although most people do not associate New Orleans with modern jazz, there is a modern jazz scene here. Thanks to the ascendency of Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick, Jr., and, to […]
