Issue Articles — Fresh
Mad Man
Bryan Batt suggests an early-morning walk through Audubon Park to any New Orleans newcomer. He raves about restaurants like Commander’s Palace, Clancy’s, Acme Oyster House and the Bourbon House. […]
Rolling in Green
Don Kelly, lawyer and father of three, had a light bulb moment during his Hurricane Katrina evacuation. “I had this idea to do a benefit concert for children’s charities,” he […]
Fritzel’s 2.0
“We’re trying to bring integrity back to Bourbon Street,” says Kate Wimmer, who has managed Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub since a change of ownership last year. “Fritzel’s lost its quality […]
The Missing Mix
Peer Munck is no Mark Sanford, but he does a good mea culpa. Munck, whose Chicago-based company MunckMix produces the JazzFest Live series of recordings from the New Orleans Jazz […]
The Sound of Paint
In June, avant-garde artist, educator, inventor and musician Marcus Brown released Peinture Concrete. But this danceable, heavily synthesized and jazz-infused album wasn’t made in the traditional sense. The son of […]
I Now Pronounce You Funky
At this year’s Jazz Fest, former New Orleans House of Blues employee Wayne Lee was wed onstage in the Gospel Tent with the assembled crowd raising their hands toward them, […]
The Right Side of the Red Carpet
As past president and longtime supporter of the Cajun French Music Association, Ray Landry knows all about organizing the annual Le Cajun Awards and Festival. The CFMA honors some of […]
Gimmicks and Moonwalks
Actor/comedian/musician Jamie Foxx was here in the spring 2003 while filming the movie Ray. During that time, he and his younger sister Deidre Dixon got in a fight with Harrah’s […]
Whose Fault Is It?
When producer/arranger Wardell Quezergue was given an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Loyola University this spring, Dr. Jerry Goolsby of the Music Industry Studies program said in his introductory […]
Jaurequi’s Legacy
Dave Jaurequi is probably one of the greatest guitarists you’ve probably never heard of. David Lynch, the artist, composer, music producer, auteur and director thinks so, and is releasing Fox […]
