Issue Articles — Features
ManChu Food Store: Unapologetically Real
Over by the Claiborne Avenue bridge, where the clanking and bang of the highway meets the gentle flow of Esplanade, there’s a crisp smell at all hours. The Manchu Food […]
Boudin In The City
The Cajun country super food that once required a trip westward along the I-10 is making inroads in New Orleans. When the elderly Nook and Mother Bonin closed up […]
In Memoriam: Ivory “Wildman” Holmes (1954-2018)
“He did a lot of projects,” Chief Derrick Hulin of the Golden Blades declares of Wildman Ivory Holmes’ eagerness on many creative fronts. “As a wildman, he was tough, tough—he […]
I’m Leaving It Up to You: Yvette Landry’s Louisiana lovin’ goes worldwide
Beyond its south Louisiana birthplace, swamp pop is less known than the region’s internationally branded Cajun and zydeco music. A hybrid of Cajun-French music and classic rhythm and blues from […]
300 Songs for 300 Years: Allen Toussaint
If Allen Toussaint had only done a couple of things—say, producing the Meters and writing “On Your Way Down”—he’d still make any list of New Orleans’ music immortals. As it […]
No Parlor Tricks: Givers remains a working-class band
Whether they know it or not, millions of people have heard the passionate, melodic music made by New Orleans–based indie-pop band Givers. That’s because nearly every song on Givers’ 2011 […]
Congo Square Rap: Fiend’s musical massage
Hip-hop as a musical genre can be as elastic as it gets, and International Jones’ (IJ) new Player Chit explores new worlds by going back to the 1970s. Picture a […]
Through the Generations: Wendell Brunious and the “Brunious sound”
Trumpeter and vocalist Wendell Brunious boasts a towering musical family tree primarily flowered with trumpets. He is the son of trumpet master John “Picket” (or “Picky”) Brunious Sr. and Nazimova […]
Living the Tradition: Mark Braud’s musical family
“It’s all New Orleans and it is all a part of me,” says Mark Braud of the music heard on his latest release, Living the Tradition. The trumpeter, vocalist and […]
300 Songs for 300 Years: An Armstrong Top 10
Louis Armstrong is the only artist in our 300 Songs countdown to get 10 songs to himself (five songs below and the other five online)—the least we can do for […]
