Music
Preservation Hall Jazz Band, That’s It! (Sony Legacy)
Ever since they covered a Kinks song (granted, a Kinks song already steeped in New Orleans jazz) on ’07s Hurricane Sessions collection, it’s been clear that the Preservation Hall Jazz […]
Settly & the Disappointments: Part of a Moment (Independent)
My eyes went up when I saw this band’s bio namechecks Glenn Tilbrook and Peter Holsapple, to these ears two of pop songwriting’s all-stars (frontman Settly has done production work […]
Harry Connick Jr., Every Man Should Know (Columbia)
Harry Connick Jr. promises that his latest is a “no rules, no limits” album—that quote’s in his liner notes, and it’s the hub of the ad campaign as well. This […]
Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots, Island Man (BFR)
Sunpie Barnes is to zydeco what Taj Mahal is to blues—an eclectic type who follows his music to African and Caribbean roots. The two performers also share a winningly laid-back […]
Top 10 Drunkest Louisiana Songs
1. Little Bob & the Lollipops, “I Got Loaded” Few songs embody the upside of imbibing better than this swamp-pop gem, famously covered by Los Lobos. The singer got […]
Top 10 Essence Music Fest 2013 Must-See Shows
Like all of New Orleans’ great music festivals, Essence is what you make of it. More than a music event with big-name headliners, it’s a multi-tiered symposium that transforms the […]
Lil’ Band O’ Gold Hits the Road with Robert Plant
Even swamp pop supergroups have their Led Zeppelin fantasies. And Lil’ Band O’Gold will get to live out theirs when they play a string of dates this summer as Robert […]
Mia Borders Rocks Out of Quarter-Life Crisis
It shouldn’t be hard to recognize Mia Borders at this year’s Essence Festival: She’ll be the performer with the Che Guevara quote (which translates as “Better to die standing than […]
Buckwheat Zydeco Plans Tour Post-Cancer
Good news from Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural, the longtime frontman of Buckwheat Zydeco: The singer/accordionist has been declared cancer-free and will resume his touring schedule this summer. The bandleader revealed in […]
Big Freedia: Bouncing Nationwide
If you’ve ever seen Big Freedia command a stage, proclaiming “I am the queen diva” with her booming voice and linebacker’s build, you might have spotted a reality TV show […]
