Issue Articles — Live Wire
Harold Battiste, Jazz Perspectives from New Orleans and Los Angeles, UNO Liberal Arts Alumni College, February 15, 1992
Harold Battiste is a warm, knowledgeable human being, with extensive recording, playing, producing and teaching experience. He was perfectly suited to guide a small interested audience through the vagaries of […]
The Cult and Lenny Kravitz, Municipal Auditorium, February 4, 1992
The biggest disappointment of this odd bill was that Lenny Kravitz was relegated to the typical 45-minute set of an opening act. The members of the Cult apparently didn’t learn […]
Guns N’ Roses, LSU Assembly Center, January 3, 1992; Mississippi Coast Coliseum, January 4, 1992
On a good night, Guns N’ Roses is arguably the best rock band in the world. GNR’s Stonesian hard rock is delivered by a cast of very distinct characters prone […]
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, UNO Lakefront Arena, October 25, 1991
He didn’t come right out and say it, but if Tom Petty had had to sum up his attitude about being onstage, it would probably have been along the lines […]
The Bluerunners, Muddy Water’s, August 16, 1991
Well, look, here ’tis. If you, like me, love the Bluerunners‘ debut disc on Island, let me tell you, it is tepid, that’s right I said tepid, in comparison to […]
Steve Lacy Sextet, Snug Harbor, June 9, 1991
Those who were fortunate enough to see the Steve Lacy Sextet perform at Snug Harbor June 9 were witness to some of the most artistic and creative improvisational music in […]
