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PROSPECT’S FOLLY: THE LOWDOWN ON NEW ORLEANS’ HIGH ART AFFAIR

  For aspiring artists of the Fine Art subset, being chosen by the massive international exhibitions known as biennials is how you know you’ve made it. Having your work...

Holly Devon

PUERTO RICO ESTÁ EN TI: SUPPORTING INDEPENDENT ARTISTS AFTER HURRICANE MARIA WITH PRIMA

Hurricane Maria struck the island of Puerto Rico on September 20th. Since then, countless lives have been changed forever and at least 500 people have died. As a Nuyorican (New...

Alynda Segarra

BIG BROTHER FOR BIG OIL: WHAT THE TIGERSWAN SAGA MEANS FOR THE BAYOU BRIDGE PIPELINE

  TigerSwan, LLC—the same private security firm that targeted protesters at Standing Rock—has set its sights on Louisiana, and the only technicality standing in its way...

Jean Morphy

SINCERELY JOKING: AN INTERVIEW WITH HARI KONDABOLU  

It takes a special kind of wit to be successful as a standup comedian with an act that includes diatribes on colonialism, gun control, and police brutality. For Hari Kondabolu, a...

Andru Okun

ZACH QUINN & BRIAN PRETUS: A PAIR OF PEARS

  On an average night, PEARS frontman Zach Quinn is twisting and turning his shirtless body against a grimy stage, thrashing to the sound of frantic hardcore punk. Whipping...

William Archambeault

BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, GOT THE T-SHIRT WITH A JOINT SLAM-DUNKING A NUGG INTO A BONG ON IT: LIFE AND DEATH ON THE ROAD WITH HiGH

I was recently referred to as the original New Orleans road dog for dropping out of college in ‘96 to go on tours with the Supaflies and One Eye Open. I just love a good road...

Kevin Barrios

ALONE IN THE MIX: ARIEL PINK, LIVE AT TIPITINA’S

In the days leading up to Ariel Pink’s performance at Tipitina’s, I watched some footage of his recent shows. His voice sounded terrible, a square peg jammed unsuccessfully...

Raphael Helfand

SHILOH (FEB 2, 1986- NOV 19, 2017)

Shiloh lived in New Orleans for many years, and was a pillar of the Iron Rail anarchist bookstore and library back when that existed. Shiloh was lots of things and did lots of...

Jules Bentley

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