Issue Articles — Fresh
We Write the Songs
“We give people an opportunity to hear the stories behind the song,” says Bud Tower, a professional songwriter and the founder of the New Orleans Songwriter Festival, which returns for […]
What Hall?
In recent months, the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame has been active, inducting Allen Toussaint, Benny Spellman and Ernie K-Doe at the Mother-in-Law Lounge, Louisiana LeRoux at the Voice of […]
First HAMP Knowledge
Howlin’ Wolf will host the first annual HAMP—HIV Awareness Music Project—on December 1 from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. On World AIDS Day, this benefit will raise money for local […]
Frenchy’s Film Finally
The King of Oak Street may be the most famous documentary you’ve never seen. But neither has anyone else, really. The film’s story begins with Randy Frechette (the painter Frenchy […]
Color Our World
Considering the harsh political spotlight and the importance of an official’s image, one would think Mayor C. Ray Nagin’s words would have been well thought-out. But in the tradition of […]
Exhorder Returns
Exhorder, New Orleans’ thrash metal pioneers, have officially reunited. The group pioneered the power groove style, and Lamb of God and Slipknot both cite it as a main influence. After […]
Indians With Strings Attached
On Thanksgiving night, the Mardi Gras Indian Orchestra will return to the site of its memorable debut at the Hi Ho Lounge this past Fat Tuesday. Anyone who witnessed that […]
The District Model
Any journey outside of Louisiana will reveal not only the uniqueness and vibrancy of our culture, but also our uncommonly strong grasp on it. Thankfully that stubborn refusal to let […]
Alec Ounsworth: A Crumbling Beauty
After singing “St. James Infirmary,” Alec Ounsworth walked off Tipitina’s stage slightly shaken. He thought he knew the lyrics until he got into the second verse, when he realized he […]
The Rosetta Stone
Shannon McNally met Jim Dickinson immediately after Katrina, but they could have been lifelong friends from the way she talks about him. “It was kind of like coming home,” she […]
