Issue Articles — Fresh
Grant Street Lives
Music fans in Lafayette were in rock ’n’ roll heaven June 30. Not only was Jerry Lee Lewis in town performing live, but he was helping to reopen a stage […]
Unreleased Armstrong at Satchmo Summerfest
Fifty years ago Louis Armstrong was at the peak of his popularity. On May 25, 1956, Armstrong played to a crowd of more than 100,000 in Ghana, one of the […]
Returning the Favor
New Orleans musicians have been the beneficiaries of a benefit concerts around the world in the months since Katrina. Recently, New Orleans R&B singer Clarence “Frogman” Henry (featured in Michael […]
Richard’s Last Night
Michael Seider remembers the first time he attended Richard’s Club in Lawtell, known as the Grand Ole Opry of Zydeco. Seider had just returned from the heat and humidity of […]
Scott Thomas
“He was a total stand-up guy.” “An extra good dude” “A great guy to know.” “A gentleman’s gentleman.” This is a small sampling of the beautiful things that musicians from […]
Banding Together
The Carrollton Station Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing relief to area musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina, released Feeder Bands on the Run, a compilation of twenty songs in […]
A Little Recognition
The James Beard Foundation held its annual award ceremonies in New York May 7 and 8, and several New Orleanians came out on top. The Journalism Awards had a decidedly […]
A Blue-Eyed Farewell
One day in 1955, 15-year old Doug Ardoin sat down behind a make-shift drum kit, twisted the harmonica rack that he’d fashioned from a coat-hanger around his neck, plugged in […]
Saturn Returns
The Saturn Bar, the Bywater institution located at the intersection of St. Claude and Clouet is one of the first businesses to reopen on St. Claude Avenue. In mid-June, Eric […]
No More Playing Possum
Blackfire Revelation’s web site proclaims, “We come from the woods and that’s exactly where we’re headed back to when we’re done with you,” and it sounds like that’s exactly what […]
