Issue Articles
Bigger and Better
Last year just about this time—our longtime editor, Alex Rawls, walked into my office, handed me a resignation letter and walked out. No notice, no nothing. I thought it was […]
Jazz Fest TV
Years ago, Jazz Fest was shot for television broadcast, some of which we saw, mostly not. All that has changed with the entry of AXS TV. Every night when I […]
BackTalk: Live with Daryl Hall (Interview)
I’m just glad that everybody still gets so excited about us,” says a grateful Daryl Hall during a few minutes of downtime at his winter home in Charleston, S.C. Excited […]
Harp On: Harmonica Legend Charlie Musselwhite Is on an Up! Swing
“I was 18… I loved the music so much and I never thought of it as something I was gonna do, it was just something I did—you know, not as […]
Hot Topic: Regulating Culture
Jazz Fest is one of the most popular times of year in New Orleans, attracting millions in tax revenue. But Jazz Fest in New Orleans doesn’t just happen within the […]
How Much Work Is This? A Lot.
For anyone who attends anoutdoor music festival or special event in New Orleans:You know you love it. We know you really do; you keep coming back for more. Virtually every […]
New Orleans Music Community Protests Cultural Regulation with Second Line April 25
There is no doubt that awareness is spreading with lightning speed around the Crescent City about the current City administration’s methods of re-enforcing 30 – 50 year old entertainment venue […]
Timecode: NOLA Screens Professor Longhair, Ernie K-Doe, More at French Quarter Fest
Though we’re sure somebody’s tried, we still haven’t been able to resurrect our late music pioneers like Professor Longhair, James Booker or Ernie K. Doe to play French Quarter Fest […]
Started Little, Growing Yearly
In 1984, then-mayor Dutch Morial organized a little event that was supposed to draw locals back to the French Quarter, since the streets and sidewalks had been torn up in […]
Big Events, Big Dollars
After a year of the city cracking down on bars and clubs that present music, it’s been awfully quiet lately. I suppose the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras squelched the […]
