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1997: CD Year in Review
Once again it’s time for our panel of experts to gather and give out the grades to the latest batch of Louisiana releases. 1997 marked a very good year for […]
WYLD Talent Show, Partners-N-Crime, Don B. & Pierre
Congratulations to the winners of the WYLD Talent Show held at the Saenger Theater Nov. 8. 1st place: Warren “Radio” Gould, 2nd place: Skie Rainey, 3rd place: Lawrence Batiste, 4th […]
Threat, 10:26 Entertainment, Which One and Street Vibe
It’s official, according to former Black Menace member, Threat: Black Menace is history. While Threat won’t comment on the break up, he willingly gives all the details in a song […]
Maria Muldaur
Maria Muldaur is excited. Her new Telarc release, Fanning the Flames, (which was recorded in Louisiana at Dockside Studios) has just debuted on Billboard’s Blues charts in the good company […]
Breaking Bread with R&B Legends
Everybody knows Fats Domino, Dr. John, the Neville Brothers, Wynton and Branford Marsalis enjoy major-label recording contracts and tour the world as musical ambassadors of the sound of New Orleans, […]
Dash Rip Rock: Still Smokin’
The scene: a hotel room in St. Louis the night before Thanksgiving. Dash Rip Rock’s new, fresh-faced young drummer, Kyle Melancon, is kicking back on a rare night off. He […]
Frankie Ford: Ooh-Wee Baby!
Someone should tell Frankie Ford he doesn’t need to work this hard. On a Sunday evening in July, Ford’s big black Lincoln Town Car—the one with the “ooh-wee” personalized license […]
Jessie Hill, Professor Longhair Birthday Bashes; the Wolfman, Johnny Adams Reissued
The great Jessie “Ooh-Poo-Pah-Ooo” Hill will celebrate his 62nd birthday at Tipitina’s on Friday, December 9th, with an all-star cast of family and friends that includes Ernie K-Doe, Tommy Ridgley, […]
subdudes Reincarnate
It is the Wednesday before Mardi Gras Day, and spirits and persons from the subdudes’ past mingle freely with those of the present and future on and around the Tipitina’s […]
Guest Commentary: Has Rap Replaced Jazz As the Cutting Edge of Musical Art?
Not long ago, I went down to Tower Records to buy some music. On this particular occasion, I was checking out some classical music. A friend stopped me and said […]
