Issue Articles
Squirrel Nut Zippers: Not a Reunion, a Revival
In March, the Squirrel Nut Zippers released Beasts of Burgundy. Recorded in New Orleans at the Marigny studio owned by producer-engineer Mike Napolitano and Ani DiFranco, it’s the band’s first […]
Wishbone Ash: Twin-guitar attack
Wishbone Ash may not have invented the twin-guitar attack in rock music, but the British prog-rock band was there from the technique’s early days. In the United States, the Allman […]
Songwriting with Soldiers: Mary Gauthier goes where the hurt is
Mary Gauthier digs deeply for a song. She never fears exposing the darker places in the human soul. “My natural instinct is to go deep,” the Nashville-based singer-songwriter from Baton […]
More Than a Tribute: Celebrating David Bowie
David Bowie—a.k.a. Ziggy Stardust, the Thin White Duke, Aladdin Sane and Major Tom—is gone but surely not forgotten. Celebrating David Bowie, a tour starring Bowie musicians who worked with him […]
Book of Love: 30th anniversary tour continues
In the 1980s, the electronic dance-pop band Book of Love released the club favorites “Boy,” “I Touch Roses” and “You Make Me Feel So Good.” A co-ed quartet from New […]
That Kalenda Thing: The Lost Bayou Ramblers’ Voyage
Nearly 20 years into Lost Bayou Ramblers’ career, the band can claim famous fans and Grammy nominations. The Violent Femmes’ Gordon Gano and the Pogues’ Spider Stacy jumped at the […]
Worlds Apart: Courir de Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras in New Orleans and Mardi Gras in Cajun country can be worlds part. Parades, floats, beads, marching bands and even spectators are traditionally not part of the rural […]
Maceo Parker Talks Back
Maceo Parker, the maestro of funky saxophone, spent much of his career as a high-profile sideman. On stage, he shared the spotlight with James Brown, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins and […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson, the insightful British songwriter and master guitarist, is bringing in his electric trio to New Orleans. Thompson booked his February 3 show at House of Blues as a […]
Lloyd Price, “This Is Rock and Roll” (Double L Records)
At 84, Kenner native and rock ’n’ roll pioneer Lloyd Price has released a new album. Hearing Price performing his This Is Rock and Roll songs, he’s clearly the same […]
