AltWeeklies Wire
GIVERS Go Big Timenew
The Louisiana band whose cheerful first album is one of the biggest indie-music releases of the year.
Gambit |
Alex Woodward |
06-21-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Interview: John Bouttenew
Michael Tisserand talks to the Big Easy Music Awards Entertainer of the Year.
Gambit |
Michael Tisserand |
05-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Interview: The Avett Brothersnew
The Avett Brothers mix bluegrass, folk and punk rock to create a unique brand of Americana-roots music.
Gambit |
Peter Wilson |
04-26-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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John Legend & the Rootsnew
John Legend and The Roots will play at Jazz Fest in New Orleans, Sunday, May 1, at the Congo Square Stage.
Tags: The Roots, John Legend
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is All Teenage Angst and Trebly Melancholynew
I've called Peggy Wang to talk about her New York-based pop band, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and its second record Belong, out this week on Slumberland Records. She wants to talk about boiled crawfish and the Neutral Ground Coffeehouse. Fair trade.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
04-05-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Reinventing the Wheelnew
Yo La Tengo takes Tipitina's for a spin.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
01-25-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Yo La Tengo
Latin Flairnew
Carnaval Latino festival celebrates growing Hispanic cultures in New Orleans with a festival of food and music.
Future Islands: 'In Evening Air'new
Future Islands returns with a compelling record of its progress. It's dance music with a dark muse, New Wave with new weight.
Tags: In Evening Air, Future Islands
A Legendary New Orleans Rock Club Stars in a Locally Produced Documentarynew
Before the members of the Grateful Dead were so famously arrested by New Orleans police on January 30, 1970, the band — along with Fleetwood Mac and The Flock — christened the opening night of The Warehouse, a bare-bones, 30,000-square-foot music venue on Tchoupitoulas Street.
'Chinese Democracy,' the New Guns N' Roses Album: Not Badnew
It seems like thousands of truly twisted guitar solos decorate the riffs, attacking from all angles as Chinese Democracy's songs twist, break down and morph. Even the album's bad parts boast something interesting.
Extravagant Tribute Concert Doubles As a Fundraising Boon for Private Foundationnew
Rock 'n' roll legends headline this week's Domino Effect, a lavish, all-star concert paying tribute to Fats Domino — and paying dividends to NFL quarterback Drew Brees' Dream Foundation, which is working to rebuild New Orleans' schools, parks and playgrounds.
Theresa Andersson's 'Hummingbird, Go!'new
Theresa Andersson steps outside her roots-music box to discover success on a national scale.
Mac Daddy: Dr. John's Renaissancenew
Mac "Dr. John" Rebennack almost literally sneaked into the New Orleans music scene at a young age, hanging around Cosimo Matassa's J&M recording studios at age 15 and listening to music at the Dew Drop Inn.
Gambit |
Michael Patrick Welch |
04-28-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Avett Brothersnew
Scott and Seth Avett have bluegrass in their blood, but the pair actually cut their teeth on old-fashioned rock ’n' roll. Their fifth and finest album, Emotionalism, bears hallmarks of folk, rock,pop and even punk, filtered through the brothers' heart-on-the-sleeve aesthetic.
Gambit |
Noah Bonaparte Pais |
04-24-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
