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My Music with “Lucky” Lee Hendler
“I got the nickname when I was working with Lucky Peterson, a blues artist that I started touring with in my twenties, when I went around the Chitlin’ Circuit with […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Doug Kershaw
What does it take to be a good fiddle player? Well, talent doesn’t hurt. I come from a fiddle-playing family—I started at five years old. At seven my dad died […]
The Fried Chicken Festival returns with more space, more vendors and more music
Scoff all you like about the deluge of new festivals popping up all over town these days. Whether it was the general conceptual appeal of a day-long fried chicken celebration […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Actress Aadyn Encalarde
You’re in Girls Trip, one of the hottest summer movies, and TNT’s Claws. How’d you explode on the scene? I’ve acted since I was a baby with my mommy’s projects. […]
A TALE OF TWO TALENTS: Powerhouse DJs come together
“When I got the call, I was thrilled,” Melissa Weber—DJ Soul Sister—says of a recent chat she had with Mannie Fresh. For many across the globe, Mannie Fresh (born Byron […]
Paz Fest: Celebrating Joni Mitchell at the Civic
As one of the city’s legendary production managers, stage managers and soundmen, Michael Paz has had his finger on the pulse of New Orleans’ music scene for decades, but his […]
My Music with Shawn Williams
“Some folks say they like my music because they can tell I don’t really have a filter. That could stem from me not being able to sit there and write […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Kathryn Rose Wood, singer-songwriter and music therapist
How does music apply to psychological healing? Music is a non-confrontational medium to address difficult issues. Conventional talk therapy can be pretty intimidating, [but] you’d be hard pressed to find […]
A Celebration of Culture: The 19th Annual Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame Awards
The scene at the Oretha Castle Haley Elementary School when the Mardi Gras Indian Hall of Fame first presented its awards almost 20 years ago was a sweet, significant ceremony […]
My Music: Drew Meez
“I[Andrew Meehan] go with Drew Meez on the Keys. It rhymes. The ‘Keys’ helps, because people have said when they try to Google it, they get Drew Brees memes. So […]
