Issue Articles — Features
Bobby Womack Writes the Songs the Whole World Sings
In 1963, Bobby Dwayne Womack was just 19 when he wrote “It’s All Over Now”—inspired by his uncle’s woman troubles—for he and his brothers’ band, The Valentinos. Although the song […]
Andrew Duhon Returns to the French Quarter Fest Songwriter Stage
Andrew Duhon doesn’t know if any of his new songs will be ready for the French Quarter Fest audience when he plays on Saturday, April 12. His songs don’t usually […]
Chris Mulé Stretches Out his Solo Sound With the Perpetrators
Chris Mulé really gets around. In the past decade, the Honey Island Swamp Band guitarist, singer, and songwriter has played with everyone from Eric Lindell to Lynn Drury, Sol Fiya, […]
Nigel Hall Plays His New Neighborhood at French Quarter Fest
Spirited keyboardist and vocalist Nigel Hall, a Washington, D.C native, lived in Harlem before heading south and finally making his home in New Orleans in November 2013. Hall is a […]
Baby Bee: From the Walking Dead to French Quarter Fest
Fans of smash-hit AMC show “The Walking Dead” have already heard Baby Bee, a pair of Houma brothers making their French Quarter Festival (FQF) debut on Sunday, April 13. In […]
French Quarter Festival 2014 A to Z Guide
Are you ready for French Quarter Fest 2014? We are! We put together a comprehensive list of every artist on every stage. Take a look below at who will be […]
The Real PS: Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes Tours With Paul Simon and Sting
One Sunday afternoon, a few months after my CD Island Man came out, I turned on my National Park Service cell phone—unusual because it was my day off—and a few […]
Soulful Collaborations: South Louisiana Musicians Team Up for Success
Put south Louisiana musicians together in impromptu jams and the Grammy Awards may break out. Such was the case two years ago, when Wilson Savoy of the Pine Leaf Boys […]
Sweet Maegan: Fiddler Al Berard’s Legacy Lives On
“The greatest thing about us is that we love each other so much, there are no egos,” Maegan Berard says about the mostly acoustic trio she shares with older sister […]
All For Harold: Jazz Journalists Honor Jazz Hero Harold Battiste
Harold Battiste has been named a “Jazz Hero” by the New Orleans chapter of the Jazz Journalists Association and will be honored on April 30, International Jazz Day, at the […]
