Issue Articles
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys: Creating Within The Tradition
BANNED FROM COMPETITION He had sung French songs at three, and played his first accordion riff at seven. Everything was peachy for the child prodigy until he won a […]
City Trumpets New Louis Armstrong Stamp; Essence Fest in Review
The trumpeting to herald the Louis Armstrong stamp (available on September 1) and celebrate this jazz centennial era will kick off at the Palm Court Jazz Cafe on Monday, Aug. […]
It’s Drama Time for Black Menace; Lil’ Prede Boy Hopes to Go from Rags to Riches
Big Boy Records, the record company that brought us Gslimm, Mystikal, and Partners-N-Crime will drop another big one this month with the release of the long awaited album from Black […]
Pondering the Future of Tipitina’s and the Merits of New Music from New Orleans; the Radiators’ and Neville Brothers’ Home Pages
The recent media coverage of Tipitina’s being put up for sale sparked a huge amount of discussion on the Internet. A thread on the newsgroup neworleans.info began almost immediately after […]
Summer Viewing: The Bridges of Madison County, Braveheart and Smoke
Clint Eastwood has defied the conventional wisdom and actually made a better movie (than the book) of the mega-best-seller The Bridges of Madison County. In doing so, Eastwood has carefully […]
New Recordings by Nut, Of Human Bondage; the Faubourg Center Hosts Underground Music
Nut’s demo cassette does the boys proud. With wierdo keyboard effects high in the mix, they sound less like a thrash band and more like, uh, Devo gone hardcore or […]
Rating the Rabbit and Fish at Gabrielle’s and the Pasta Bar at Semolina’s
Beans, stars, golden spoons. Every restaurant critic uses some rating scheme, presumably so readers-in-a-hurry don’t have to wade all the way through a lengthy review to find out whether the […]
Dan Piersol’s New Orleans Gestalt and Angel Binnie’s Body Art
A Saturday night in June, unusually cool for the Crescent City, unusually dry, unusually breezy. I’m standing in Still-Zinsel gallery on Julia Street assailing Dan Piersol with my thoughts on […]
Tipitina’s on the Block but Still Open; Cutting Edge Conference to Open August 30th
A front-page story In the Times-Picayune about Tipitina’s being up for sale triggered all manner of speculation about the club’s Immediate future and what should be done with It (see […]
