Music
Olympia Brass Band, New Orleans Jazz Preservation (Mardi Gras)
No one should ever mistake the Olympia Brass Band for the ReBirth or Soul Rebels brass bands. Besides obvious differences in age, the two camps stand at opposite ends of […]
Percy Humphrey (1905-1995)
He was the last of the legendary Humphrey Brothers, the unflappable pair who stared into the faces of the hundreds of thousands of traditional jazz fans that passed through Preservation […]
Tipitina’s on the Block but Still Open; Cutting Edge Conference to Open August 30th
A front-page story In the Times-Picayune about Tipitina’s being up for sale triggered all manner of speculation about the club’s Immediate future and what should be done with It (see […]
Tommy Ridgley: The Comeback Kid
Tommy Ridgley’s long wait is over. The vocalist, pianist and songwriter, who cut his first record in 1949 and was among the city’s upper echelon of R&B stars in the […]
The Mind of Mystikal
Desert Storm veteran and former security guard Michael Tyler, known in the local rap community as Mystikal, was well into the recording of his debut album when his sister was […]
Meter Men: An OffBeat Interview with Art Neville and George Porter, Jr.
“I see how this is gonna be.” That was Art Neville’s pronouncement ten minutes into a joint interview with George Porter, Jr., his musical collaborator of almost 30 years. Neville […]
Alex Chilton Lets Them Scream
Alex Chilton is strolling through the women’s clothing section of the Woolworth’s at Rampart and Canal, discussing astrology and rain coats. Astrology had come up a few moments ago at […]
