“What is cumbia?” The year was 2015, the place was Montevideo, Uruguay, and as a bit of a music rube, I was asking my friend. “TS-tsts-TS-tsts-TS” he responded. And in...
It was a mild, overcast February afternoon when Windell Curole led us up the steps of the Leon Theriot Lock in Golden Meadow, a small fishing town in southern Lafourche Parish....
Prior to the release of his 17th studio album, Picasso’s Villa, I talked with Anders Osborne, the Swedish-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist who has received wide acclaim...
“With a taste of your lips, I’m on a ride…” The chorus to “Toxic” by Britney Spears blares over the P.A. as BRAT vocalist Liz Selfish dances on stage, waving...
When Dege Legg ended his Earthbound journey on March 8, Louisiana lost, as he sang, a “crazy motherfucker.” To most of the world, Dege is best remembered as Brother Dege, the...
The warning signs that the 2023 election cycle would be a shit show came early when the Louisiana Democratic Party’s Chair, Katie Bernhardt, released a commercial in January...