Issue Articles
The Hackberry Ramblers: Fest Focus
Luderin Darbone and Edwin Duhon still remember the night in 1934 when the Hackberry Ramblers went electric. The problem until that time, explains Darbone, the 80-year-old fiddler and co-founder of […]
The Allman Brothers Band’s Warren Haynes: Fest Focus
On this, Allman Brothers guitarist Warren Haynes’ second trip to the Jazz Fest, he’ll be working when he’s playing. Over the two-and-a-half days he’ll be in town, he’s scheduled to […]
The Songdogs: Fest Focus
Red Priest need only gaze into his back yard for a tangible, very large reminder of the days when he and his fellow Songdogs were at the forefront of the […]
Paul Cebar and the Milwaukeeans: Fest Focus
It was an anonymous audience member who once described Paul Cebar as “Art Carney with a good voice.” That’s a start. Cebar has a pair of Doonesbury eyes, a Thelonious […]
Zydeco and Cajun Forces Storm Jazz Fest; Clifton Chenier Celebrated
In honor of the hard-working Cajun and zydeco musicians making the long drive to New Orleans this month, Ten West should temporarily change its name to Ten East. And since […]
A Synopsis of the Jazz Joints You Need to Haunt During the Fest
I started getting a bit overwhelmed just contemplating all the choices on the musical menu surrounding the Jazz Fest, beyond the gluttonous feast offered at the Fair Grounds. Because of […]
Straight-Up Funk from 39 Posse and Dopa Than Dope Is in the House
Sixteen-year-old “Reero” (Rene Porche) and 18-year-old “Dee” (Danielle Eugene) first met at the Riverwalk in 1991. One year later, the female rappers, known collectively as Da’Sha’Ra, released their first 12″ […]
Jazz Fest Highlights; the Fat Man, Paul McCartney and Mr. Personality Get Back
The 1993 Jazz Fest may prove to be the best in years. Organizers have finally gotten wise to the weekend crush and have scheduled an unusual number of marquee names […]
Tummys, Brace Yourselves for the Attempt to Eat EVERYTHING at Jazz Fest
Once again this year, 64 food vendors at the Jazz Fest will peddle twice as many culinary temptations. A gourmand’s dream—or nightmare—when faced with the challenge of fitting it all […]
Billion Dollar Budgets Are Out; Saint City Is in the Big Easy
Once upon a time (during the 1980s, actually), hot-shot twenty-something Shane Black sold the spec script Lethal Weapon to a major Hollywood studio for a million bucks. Not long after […]
