Issue Articles — Fresh
Look for the Union Label
For the first time since Reconstruction, a man of color, “Deacon” John Moore, has been elected president of the local chapter of the Musicians Mutual Protective Union (local No. 174-496), […]
For the Love of Gaye
On August 29, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band is releasing an album dedicated to the music, spirituality and social vision of Marvin Gaye, an […]
You Can’t Win if You’re Not in the Game
Rejection never sounded so good to zydeco musician Terrance Simien, and his wife and manager, Cynthia. The forces behind a five-year effort to establish a Cajun/zydeco Grammy category, the Simiens […]
The Sound of Drywall
Working primarily with experimental drone/ambient sounds for just under a decade now, minimalist Potpie (a.k.a. Mike Karnowski) recently released his 13th CD, Waterline. As with all his albums, Waterline is […]
Breaking Up
For Terence Blanchard, the hardest part of his work on the soundtrack to Spike Lee’s new documentary, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts was taking a breather. […]
Hazard County Girls meet the Hands of Doom
Hazard County Girls recently released their new CD, Divine Armor, produced by Grant Curry, formerly of Pleasure Club. They’ll will perform September 16 at the Outer Banks—the new heavy rock […]
Building Lessons
In the months after Hurricane Katrina, experts pointed to the Netherlands as an example for how to stave off potential flooding. Late last fall, six American and Dutch architects were […]
