Issue Articles
Shining, Gleaming, Streaming, Flaxen, Waxen: The Cowsills bring old-fashioned good vibes
The Cowsills will perform at Jazz Fest on the Gentilly Stage on Friday, May 6, at 12:45 p.m. So you still associate the Cowsills with sunshine, flowers and the ’60s? […]
Fest Focus: Jimmy Hall
Jimmy Hall will perform in the Blues Tent at Jazz Fest on Thursday, May 5, at 2:50 p.m. Quick, what was the greatest live album to come out of the […]
A fresh spin: Jon Cleary releases a limited-edition single
Keyboard man Jon Cleary has made all sorts of records, but until this month he’d never put out a seven-inch single. A new album with the Absolute Monster Gentlemen is […]
Robert Eustis, The Tipping Point (Independent)
UPDATE: Robert Eustis will host an album release party for The Tipping Point on Thursday, May 12, 7 p.m. at Chickie Wah Wah, 2828 Canal Street. You’d think that someone’s […]
The Junior League, Bridge & Tunnel (Independent)
This is one absolute honey of a pop album, and if your collection is full of jangly guitars and haunting chorus hooks, it will hit you right where you live. […]
Johhny Sketch & The Dirty Notes celebrate 20th anniversary at Tipitina’s
Twenty years ago, in early November of 2001, Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes played their first gig, a battle of the bands at Loyola University. They won, thanks partly […]
Rodney Crowell talks back
Rodney Crowell has seldom met a life experience he couldn’t get a song out of—particularly in recent decades, when he’s chosen to work outside the boundaries of hit singles and […]
Classy and Unsinkable: Miss Sophie Lee is back as The Frenchmen Muse
It’s a quiet Tuesday afternoon on Frenchmen Street, during the week that was supposed to come between Jazz Fest weekends. There’s not a tourist in sight, and a few beloved […]
Joe Tullos, Vessels (Big Sun)
You didn’t have to know Joe Tullos personally to be moved by this, his final set of recordings. Tullos was a bit of a Renaissance man, but above all a […]
Party Spirit: Dash Rip Rock continues to evolve
In a perfect world, Dash Rip Rock would now be getting ready to play its big set at French Quarter Fest, a moment that would have capped off a busy […]
