Issue Articles
Never Too Young To Start Dreaming: Robert Finley enjoyed his late-blooming glory
Robert Finley may be the most unlikely success story in Louisiana music. A sharecropper’s son raised in a family of gospel singers in the small north Louisiana town of Winnsboro, he didn’t make music his primary occupation until he was sixty years old.
Lucinda Williams: Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers)
With a little help from her friends, Lucinda Williams more than gets by with Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart.
Robbie Robertson found a lifelong muse in New Orleans
Robbie Robertson found a lifelong muse in New Orleans
Tribute: Joe Krown pays tribute to his New Orleans piano heroes
Joe Krown’s multidimensional career includes his work as a soloist and group leader
Aaron Neville Talks Back
Even though he’s retired from performing, Aaron Neville is having a banner year. In February, the beloved singer from New Orleans won his fifth Grammy Award. His winning song, a collaboration with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band called “Stompin’ Ground,” appears in the music documentary Take Me to the River: New Orleans.
Lucinda Williams’ Life Story—Anything Can Happen
Anything Could Happen: Lucinda Williams tells the story of her life
Nelson Blanchard’s album debut is decades in the making
After 60 years of performing and 41 years of operating a recording studio that’s hosted Louisiana stars and national acts, Nelson Blanchard has, at last, recorded an album of his own.
Joy’All: Jenny Lewis dispenses musical joy
Jenny Lewis named her new album after a word she invented. The title, Joy’All, combines joy and all, condensing sentiment that, if it were expressed in a sentence, could read: “I wish joy to you all.”
