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Mac’s Wild Years
Mac Rebennack was born in 1941. Dr. John was born in 1967. What happened in between would color his whole musical career. “In New Orleans, everything—food, music, religion, even the […]
Movin’ On Up
New Orleans has long been considered a late night town. With the words “last call for alcohol” foreign to its citizens’ ears, most clubs are free to rock and groove […]
Life Sentence: An Interview with Philip Frazier of ReBirth Brass Band
On his first day off following a Jazz Fest whirlwind of some 20 gigs, ReBirth Brass Band’s Philip Frazier sat in my kitchen a bit worse for wear from his […]
What Does Louis Armstrong Mean?
What Does Louis Armstrong Mean? It is an interesting question, and a vague one. The questions’ interest is derived from that very vagueness. It can be interpreted narrowly and answered […]
Everybody’s Got An Opinion!: The Top 10 Music Events of 1998
Jeff Hannusch, our columnist for “Talkin’ Bout New Orleans,” said that these were his favorite “musical moments” off 1998: 1) Otis Clay at the Victoria Pavilion, Kitchener, Ontario. The God […]
The Best Music of 1997
Whether it was a show, a CD or a simple moment, our staff and a host of others looked back at their musical calendars and culled the best of 1997. […]
Take A Chaw on These Mardi Gras Tidbits
Get out your new suits, gang, ’cause Mardi Gras is just a few days away. But meanwhile, take a chaw from our latest batch of plugs… DIAMOND DATES DEPT… Just […]
