Strumming a guitar on his porch after work every evening in McComb, Mississippi in the 1950s, Fread Martin’s father taught him two things that would shape the course of his...
Anyone who spent time in the indie music scene of the early-to-mid-2000s in this city knows the name Rotary Downs. Lead singer James Marler has captured national attention for his...
When I sit down to research a band before an interview, I instinctively jump online and start reading and listening to everything I can. But with Fiend, I hit the immediate speed...
Kirk Windstein has made some of the most impactful metal records to ever come out of New Orleans. As the leader of Crowbar and part of local supergroup Down, Windstein has spent...
New Orleans is notable for musicians, artists, and many fantastic writers sharing histories and weaving tales. While Mardi Gras is a moment for every costumed person to become a...
I first met Brent Houzenga during the acute madness that was the beginning of the COVID-19 society-wide shutdowns in March of 2020. We had both secured temporary gigs with the...
One night in New Orleans, about 10 years ago, I was unexpectedly called to the hospital downtown. A man named Dan Bright had been shot seven times at close range and was drifting...
There are so many issues happening in the world that it is hard to keep track of them all, hard to know which one to focus on—it is easy to become overwhelmed and to either...
Have you ever met this funny reefer man? (Reefer man!) Oh, baby, baby, baby, reefer man, reefer man (Reefer man!) If he trades you dimes for nickles and calls watermelons pickles...
It’s a Tuesday afternoon, the warm evening sun peering out behind a canopy of oak trees. Someone hands me a cold beer from one of the many coolers scattered around the...
