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Jazz Fest ’93 Revisited
Michael Tisserand Who is the R&B diva making a surprise appearance in the gospel tent? What Canadian songstress is jamming with what New Orleans group? Which Beatle is performing with […]
Ivan Neville Rolls with a Stone; A Quincy Jones Power Lunch
During a recent late-night phone conversation with Ivan Neville, the 33-year-old son of Aaron Neville seemed a bit preoccupied. And understandably so: he was in the Power Station recording studio […]
Night Crawling: Seeking Out the Best Music of the Jazz Fest Season After Dark
The following is a consolidated rundown of some of the best bets for nighttime musical experiences during the Jazz Fest. Quite frankly, it’s an embarrassing orgy of music. The only […]
A Synopsis of the Jazz Joints You Need to Haunt During the Fest
I started getting a bit overwhelmed just contemplating all the choices on the musical menu surrounding the Jazz Fest, beyond the gluttonous feast offered at the Fair Grounds. Because of […]
Alligator and Black Top Extravaganzas; the Fair Grounds in Blue
Well, it’s that time of year again. Another two weeks of great music, food, and fun. Alligator Records is set to celebrate with a special show at Muddy Water’s on […]
Jazz Fest Highlights; the Fat Man, Paul McCartney and Mr. Personality Get Back
The 1993 Jazz Fest may prove to be the best in years. Organizers have finally gotten wise to the weekend crush and have scheduled an unusual number of marquee names […]
Evangeline, Evangeline
After a year that brought them from Bourbon Street sweatshops to the country’s biggest arenas, the women of Evangeline take stock on the eve of their second album for Jimmy […]
A Different Shade of Blues
We call it “the blues”. It looks like the blues, and sometimes even sounds like the blues. But can the confluence of styles in New Orleans, the good time capital […]
Stuff We Liked in ’91
Everybody knows that year-end Top 10 lists are unfair (who, after all, has heard it all?), but we still love to read them. So we had the staff and a […]
Pat Benatar and Roomful of Blues: Blues Surprise
You’d have thought that if anyone was a committed female rocker, it would be Pat Benatar. Sure, early Simon and Linda Ronstadt were considered strictly pop artists and they strayed […]
