Issue Articles
Get Ready to Bach Around the Clock
The 18th annual Bach Around the Clock non-stop classical music marathon will begin on Friday, March 20, at 7 p.m., and continue without pause through Saturday, March 21, at midnight. […]
Obituary: Kim Fowley
There is so much to say about Kim Fowley, but rather than tell you about his life, I’ll suggest that you watch two films, The Runaways and The Mayor of […]
Obituary: Johnny Ray Allen
Johnny Ray Allen, songwriter and original bassist for the subdudes, the local beloved roots-rock group, passed away on August 8 at his home in New Orleans. Although he had a […]
Obituary: Jim Russell
Russell J. Birnbach, better-known as Jim Russell, died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, July 20, 2014. Russell had suffered a massive stroke on July 5 and had been in […]
Charlie Miller, Classic: 21 Classical Compositions for Solo Trumpet and Solo Piano (Independent)
Charlie Miller usually greets me with, “Hello Beethoven”—his way of letting me know that he remembers that I, too, write music. But my music pales in comparison to Miller’s spiritually […]
Zander Andreas Celebrates 15 Years of Jazz Fest Shows
This year marks a decade-and-a-half of Alexander “Zander” Andreas producing shows during Jazz Fest. Many of Andreas’ concerts will take place at the Blue Nile, One Eyed Jacks and the […]
Jayna Morgan & the Sazerac Sunrise Jazz Band, Mistletoe & Stockings (11th Commandments Records)
What Morgan brings to Frenchmen Street—classic traditional swing music—is all captured mostly successfully on Mistletoe & Stockings. Pianist and flutist Meghan Swartz did nearly all of the arrangements, which are […]
Sweet Jones, Magnolia (Independent)
Husband-and-wife team Matthew and Melissa DeOrazio met in New Orleans in late 2005 and soon after formed the band Sweet Jones. Magnolia, the duo’s second full-length release, features all original […]
Lisa Lynn, Taking All My Secrets to the Grave (New Orleans Angel Records)
South Toledo native Lisa Lynn has been a fixture in the New Orleans music scene for more than 15 years, leaving briefly after the federal flood in 2005. After many […]
Domenic, Get Your Soul Right (Independent)
Pittsburgh guitarist Domenic Fusca now calls New Orleans home and is a Frenchmen Street regular. Although Get Your Soul Right is generally a blues album, strip away the blues dressings […]
