Issue Articles — Features
Sam Price and the True Believers’ Message Through Music
“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.”—Viktor Frankl These are […]
Sabra Guzmán comes home to the foreign land of French Louisiana
Sometimes it happens out of the blue: an unexpected event illuminates a path forward. Lafayette musician Sabra Guzmán, front-woman for Sabra & the Get Rights, never expected an email invitation […]
An Appreciation of the 2020 Jazz Fest Headliners Who Weren’t
Anyone who witnessed The Who’s first performance at Jazz Fest three years ago understands what a superbly balanced show it was. The event was part of the band’s extended 50th […]
Positive Sound in a Negative World: Jon Cleary’s first trip to New Orleans
“I grew up in England hearing New Orleans music. My mother and father both love it and it was the soundtrack of their teenage years. Jazz fans at that time […]
Interesting Times: Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton are rebootin
Barely six weeks ago, the duo of Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton had big plans for this season: They’d be performing both at Jazz Fest and French Quarter Fest, and […]
A Conversation with Preservation Hall’s Ben Jaffe and OffBeat’s Jan Ramsey
Ben Jaffe, bass and sousaphone player with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, is not on the road as he usually is with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He’s in his […]
The Good Girl Gone Bad: Mia X is still the First Lady of New Orleans hip-hop
This interview was conducted before the April 10 No Limit Reunion Tour concert at Smoothie King Center was canceled – ED. Mia X is a living monument. The New Orleans […]
The Psychedelic Furs’ 20th anniversary of the band’s reunion tour
This interview was conducted before the Psychedelic Furs’ April 21 show at Tipitina’s was canceled – ED. It’s been 29 years since the Psychedelic Furs released an album of new […]
Matthew Zarba is Upbeat Academy’s unflappable rap principal
I’m sitting in the back seat of Upbeat Academy Executive Director Matthew Zarba’s car, riding along with him as he picks up a student at NOCCA. “Hey Mr. Z,” the […]
New Orleans Indie Rock’s Ten-Year Anniversary
New Orleans indie rock artists have always been a part of the city’s music scene. Before the Foo Fighters made the Preservation Hall Jazz Band frequent collaborators; before Arcade Fire’s […]
