AltWeeklies Wire
Glen David Andrews is Preaching to the Choirnew
The brass band stalwart's new Walking Through Heavern's Gate is gospel music infused with New Orleans street style.
Gay Rappers Carry the Torch for Bounce, but Not Everyone's Comfortable with Thatnew
At the end of the day, the sissies enjoy an uneasy acceptance, both for carrying bounce's torch and, of course, for keeping the dance floor jumping with women. But in the working-class African-American South, male homosexuality can be a difficult identity to maintain.
Ernie K-Doe Rocks From His Gravenew
Ernie K-Doe's eponymous album is being re-released posthumously as Here Come the Girls after the title song gained popularity because of an English cosmetics ad.
Tags: Ernie K-Doe, Here Come the Girls
Rebirth Brass Band's Drummer Hopes to Train Another Generation of Local Musiciansnew
Derrick Tabb's Roots of Music is an independent year-round music program for New Orleans children.
Cashing in the Housenew
Cash Money Records tries to hold on to its power and money.
For the Recordnew
This is my extremely subjective tops of the pops (in no particular order) from Louisiana artists from 2007.
Remembering Willie Teenew
New Orleans keyboardist Wilson "Willie Tee" Turbinton dies.
Oliver Morgan, Earl Turbinton, & Eluard Burt: RIPnew
New Orleans music suffered a compound loss this past week with the passing of three fine artists from our treasure chest of soul -- maybe even more sadly, because of Hurricane Katrina's devastation, all three musicians died far from home.
Rocking the Invisible Guitarnew
Air guitar, once an embarrassing secret or a teenage hobby, is now an international phenomenon.
New Orleans Gets the Honorary Bluesnew
New Orleans and Louisiana artists more than held their own against contenders from more commonly invoked blues hotspots at the annual Blues Foundation awards and Blue Hall of Fame inductions.
Tags: Tab Benoit
Border Crossingnew
Sometimes referred to as the Beatles of Latin music, Los Tigres del Norte are constantly touring, recording and realizing superstar-level fame and income -- but a lot of Americans have not heard of the group.
Tags: Los Tigres del Norte
