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John Mooney: A Country Boy in New Orleans
Fate works in strange ways. In the annals of blues history, coincidences and events can take on mythical qualities with the passing of time, their improbable circumstances suggesting that destiny […]
Celebration of Spirits
A head flings back as if jerked by the hair, eyes widen to a glare, the body gets rigid and arches backward, trembling as it appears to attempt to fly […]
Louisiana Musical Landmarks
At Jazz Fest, music is always as close as the nearest stage. But outside the Fair Grounds, Louisiana also has its more hidden attractions — our own musical blue highways. […]
Quint Davis: Man at the Top
Quint Davis was one of the young workers at the Tulane Jazz Archive that northeastern concert promoter George Wein recruited to help him stage a traditional New Orleans music festival […]
An OffBeat Interview with Dr. John
Twenty years have elapsed since Mac Rebennack set aside the extravagances of his “Dr. John” character to record the acclaimed Gumbo album, a relatively low-key homage to New Orleans R&B […]
Nevilles on the Air?
As far as record release parties go, you really can’t beat the one that ushered in the Neville Brothers’ Family Groove: the 360,000-attendee, media-saturated shindig that was the 1992 Jazz […]
Paul Richell, Blues on a Holiday (Tone-Cool Records)
Finger-poppin’, straight-ahead blues…no frills, just thrills. Richell plays National Steel and electric, and makes you feel like you’re right on the front porch with him. Kick off your shoes and […]
Francis X. Pavy: Zydeco Picasso
Swamp pop painter Francis X. Pavy makes art you can dance to. Born on the bayous of southwest Louisiana, his one-man-band of amplified visuals reach out and grab you like […]
