August 2009

BackTalk

  • Paul Meany of Mutemath
    “It literally took an armistice to finish our record,” Mutemath’s Paul Meany says to explain the title of the band’s new…Alex Rawls

Cover Story

Features

Fresh

  • Fritzel's 2.0
    "We're trying to bring integrity back to Bourbon Street," says Kate Wimmer, who has managed Fritzel's European Jazz Pub since a…Mary Sparr
  • The Missing Mix
    Peer Munck is no Mark Sanford, but he does a good mea culpa. Munck, whose Chicago-based company MunckMix produces the JazzFest…Steve Hochman
  • The Sound of Paint
    In June, avant-garde artist, educator, inventor and musician Marcus Brown released Peinture Concrete. But this danceable, heavily synthesized and jazz-infused album…Lisa Daliet
  • I Now Pronounce You Funky
    At this year’s Jazz Fest, former New Orleans House of Blues employee Wayne Lee was wed onstage in the Gospel Tent…Alex Rawls
  • The Right Side of the Red Carpet
    As past president and longtime supporter of the Cajun French Music Association, Ray Landry knows all about organizing the annual Le…Herman Fuselier
  • Gimmicks and Moonwalks
    Actor/comedian/musician Jamie Foxx was here in the spring 2003 while filming the movie Ray. During that time, he and his younger…Alex Rawls

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Mojo Mouth

  • What Would Louis Do?
    It’s time again to honor Louis Armstrong, New Orleans’ most famous and beloved musician, at the Satchmo SummerFest, July 31 through…Jan V. Ramsey

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