Issue Articles — Features
Renaissance Beats and Ritual Bars: Cavalier is out in the open
In its own singular way, Private Stock, the third album by Cavalier, sounds like the past and future meeting right now—a fever dream with a political seam. Soulful blunted out […]
From Underdog to Lone Wolf at Large: Alfred Banks at the forefront
Everyone loves an underdog. In hip-hop, especially, dark horse status is synonymous with credibility. It’s no surprise, then, that local rapper Alfred Banks has made it his personal brand. “Underdog […]
40 Years and Counting: The Dirty Dozen buckjumps into its forty-first year
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band didn’t fool around when it celebrated its 40th anniversary at the Joy Theater in December. No warm up was necessary as the group got the […]
FQFIQ: Your French Quarter Festival from A to Z
French Quarter Festival is celebrating its 35th year. The festival runs from Thursday, April 12 until Sunday, April 15, 2018. With 20 stages throughout the French Quarter, our comprehensive guide […]
Al “Lil’ Fats” Jackson pays tribute to Fats Domino.
If you listen to Al “Lil’ Fats” Jackson sing without seeing him, you may assume you’re hearing Fats Domino. There’s good reason for that. When Jackson was a child in […]
Squirrel Nut Zippers: Not a Reunion, a Revival
In March, the Squirrel Nut Zippers released Beasts of Burgundy. Recorded in New Orleans at the Marigny studio owned by producer-engineer Mike Napolitano and Ani DiFranco, it’s the band’s first […]
Partners-N-Crime: 25 years of bouncing beyond expectations
Last November, New Orleans rap progenitors Partners-N-Crime (comprised of Michael “Mr. Meana” Patterson and Walter “Kango Slim” Williams) toasted to their 25th anniversary with a concert at the Joy Theater […]
Songwriting with Soldiers: Mary Gauthier goes where the hurt is
Mary Gauthier digs deeply for a song. She never fears exposing the darker places in the human soul. “My natural instinct is to go deep,” the Nashville-based singer-songwriter from Baton […]
Fire in the Hole: The spirit work of Fi Yi Yi & the Mandingo Warriors
When Victor Harris came out in his beautiful new red suit on Carnival Day 2018, it marked his 53rd year masking Indian, the most in the history of the Mardi […]
300 Songs for 300 Years: R&B standouts
In this month’s installment of essential New Orleans songs, we look at some of the cornerstones of New Orleans R&B. Each of these songs made an impression nationally and left […]
