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The Creole Rat Pack
In 2006, Paul Sanchez walked away from the rock group Cowboy Mouth, a band he helped form 16 years ago. He had lost his house to Katrina’s floodwaters, and once […]
Seven Days of Blues
The 2008 Baton Rouge Blues Week kicks off its 13th year on Saturday, April 19. The week-long blues celebration will feature concerts and blues seminars in clubs in Baton Rouge […]
Independent’s Day
Sometimes a record deal is more of a handicap than a security blanket. Major acts such as Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are now finding ways to reach their market […]
Kids’ Stuff
Children’s music isn’t just about children anymore. Today’s kids music records are also made with adults in mind, and not just in the “why don’t you play something we can […]
Hampton Flying South
Rightly or wrongly, horn players loom over the history of jazz, yet anyone who knows jazz knows Lionel Hampton. As a band leader, educator, political activist, his influence touched all […]
Look Back with Decoupage
For much of the 1990s, folk artist Suzie Millions set up shop in New Orleans, going to see music at the Mermaid and making little narrative pieces of art in […]
New Tools for Zydeco
What does zydeco musician Travis Matte have in common with Kanye West, Usher, The Beastie Boys, Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer? A hint: West, Usher and the rest haven’t taken […]
The City Life: Sophomore Jump
A new local indie rock scene has slowly emerged in the years since Katrina, and one of the more prominent bands in it is the City Life. With a sound […]
Louisiana in the Land of BBQ
It’s March and with the spring comes another South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas on March 7-16. Since its inception in 1987, the festival has become one of the […]
