Issue Articles — Fresh
Anders Comes Alive
Since the hurricane, Anders Osborne has been around town more regularly, which is Nashville’s loss and our gain. He is recording a live album November 17 at Tipitina’s that will […]
The Power of Preserverance
Since Hurricane Katrina, Armstrong Park, the Municipal Auditorium and the Mahalia Jackson Center for Performing Arts have all remained closed. The first step to renovating and restoring the park was […]
The Latin Connection
The connection between New Orleans and Cuba—musically, culturally, ethnically—has long been documented. Evidence dates back to when slaves were acquired from the island nation and the 1809 Cuban deportation of […]
For Lovers Only
“He’s an incredibly romantic writer. He has a very romantic side.” There are many songwriters you might expect to be described that way, but Bob Dylan? The gravel-voiced enigma? Maria […]
Night of the Turkey
Uptown telephone polls are dotted with mysterious Tipitina’s posters advertising a turkey in silhouette and the Roman numeral II. Borrowing from the film industry’s taste and tactics for hype, World […]
The Wrecking Ball
In early November, the Future of Music Coalition is having a series of workshops and planning meetings in New Orleans. The coalition is a non-profit organization working to educate the […]
Big Chief on the Battlefront
Big Chief Alfred Doucette of the Flaming Arrows Mardi Gras Indians is mad at Chris Rose. Last November, Rose wrote a column for the Times-Picayune called “1 Dead in Attic,” […]
The Best Medicine
Art courtesy of Peter Bagge (cartoonish second line poster) “Katrina killed my mom,” says New Orleans comedian/musician P.H. Fred’s MySpace page. In fact, his mother died of natural causes in […]
