Issue Articles
Baton Rouge Blues: A Chemical City Shakedown
For Steven Coleridge, what originally began as a trip to do research on the late bluesman Slim Harpo has evolved into the founding of the most comprehensive recording project of […]
For Art’s Sake
Art lovers and social animals, take note. That season’s here again, the time to gallery hop instead of bar bop (the art scene’s so much more hip). The Contemporary Arts […]
Spare Parts October 1991
Ahhh, October in New Orleans. The weather cools down, the gators shed their skin and those poor nutria keep getting smashed as they try to cross I-10. October is also […]
Film Fest Preview
Film buffs, get ready to roll… The New Orleans Film and Video Society (NOFVS) presents its fall program for the Third Annual New Orleans Film and Video Festival: October 11-17 […]
Bela and Barker on the Banjo
Danny Barker and Bela Fleck are the opposite ends of the jazz banjo timeline. Barker is a survivor from the banjo’s first heyday, before the advent of the electric guitar; […]
Chicago Jazz
It’s odd that even when cruising at 20,000 feet, heading north from New Orleans to the Chicago Jazz Fest, there is a sense of history to this route taken by […]
Ear to the Ground: Victor Goines
Tenor saxophonist Victor Goines is dedicated to his music. His schedule reflects this. He gigs about town, travels as a member of the Ruth Brown Orchestra, and teaches in the […]
Jazz Ladies
While singers are dependent on the physics of sound, it is a less definable ingredient that transcends the sterile grasp of science that most vocalists concern themselves with. It is […]
New Music: Peabody
As local colleges fill up for the fall semester, the number of progressive rock aficionados in New Orleans also increases. Though often overlooked, a progressive community has flourished in New […]
Spirits: New Music in Metairie
Spirits (located at 2820 Lime Street in Metairie, on the west side of Clearview Avenue), showcases a variety of music and is now the only club in the ‘burbs that […]
