Issue Articles — Fresh
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Jimmy Armstrong, Co-captain of Krewe of Dreux
When did the Krewe of Dreux begin? 1972.We had a bunch of people who were living in a four-plex at the corner of Dreux and Franklin Avenue. They had a […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Barry Jean Ancelet
University of Louisiana-Lafayette professor emeritus Barry Jean Ancelet talks about his involvement in two Grammy-nominated projects: Valcour Records’ I Wanna Sing Right: Rediscovering Lomax in the Evangeline Country, and his […]
“I got it … and I’m overcoming it”: What’s Next for Henry Butler
“My physical energy is still good,” says piano and vocal genius Henry Butler, who continues to work and compose despite his serious diagnosis of metastatic colon cancer that has spread […]
10 Songs We Need to Hear in 2017
Some of the songs on this month’s playlist are good ones we may have overlooked when released last year; others are ones that recent events just seem to call for. […]
My Music with Valerie Sassyfras
“I’ve been going by the name Sassyfras since my husband [Johnny Donald] passed away, so that was in 2013. We travelled together and played music for a long time. He […]
Reinvigorating New Orleans’ Carver Theater
The Carver Theater has announced its initial 2017 music programming schedule—which is based around a number of new weekly music series—and a number of brand new amenities. Beginning in January, […]
In conversation with Paula Mejia, author of “Psychocandy”
With its searing noise-crush aesthetic and echoey fills layered beneath pop melodies straight out of the ’60s girl-group sound, the Jesus and Mary Chain’s 1985 album Psychocandy marked a watershed […]
The New Year’s Playlist
‘Tis the season for New Year’s playlists, and we can’t help but notice that a lot of the choices we’ve seen elsewhere are either shopworn (you really want to hear […]
My Music: Casey Wayne McAllister
“My father was a songwriter and a guitarist. He and his friends played these huge jam sessions. Their music was all acoustic, but it ran from western swing to bluegrass […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with Debbie Davis
“I know musicians are supposed to be countercultural, but I’m a total Christmas geek,” confesses singer Debbie Davis. Two years ago she and husband Matt Perrine released a lovely seasonal album, […]
