August 2016

Reviews

  ALICE BAG S/T (DON GIOVANNI)   Perhaps it was her activism, the penning of her memoirs of the Hollywood punk scene of the late ‘70s and of her travels to...

Alan Singleton, Andrew Mullins III, Corey Cruse, Dan McCoy, Kelly McClure, Leigh Checkman

July 2016

Cranking Up with The Music Box

New Orleans Airlift—a collaboration of musicians, artists, event planners, and everything in between—launched a  Kickstarter on June 7 to help with funding towards a...

Kelly McClure

June 2016

Reviews

MUSIC JAMES BLAKE THE COLOUR IN ANYTHING (POLYDOR) “I can’t believe this, you don’t wanna see me,” croons the refrain, amid spectral moans and piano chords. From...

Ben DL, Brooke Schueller, Corey Cruse, Dan Fox, Dan McCoy, Erin Hall, Kelly McClure, Kevin Comarda, Maeve Holler, William Archambeault

June 2016

Now & Then: The Cure Live at the UNO Lakefront Arena

When it was announced that The Cure would be playing New Orleans, I couldn’t buy tickets fast enough. With the help of a friend’s pre-sale code, I snapped up two...

Kelly McClure

May 2016

The Darkness: Live at House of Blues

Seeing a band perform live that you don’t really have a prior musical relationship with is the best possible way to get a crash course on what they’re all about. In that...

Kelly McClure

May 2016

Reviews, May 2016

MUSIC ALL PEOPLE S/T (COMMUNITY) All People’s second, eponymous album is an eclectic half hour of guitar-heavy post-punk entwined with introspective lyrics, horns, and...

Ben DL, Brooke Schueller, Corey Cruse, Dan McCoy, Egan, Kelly McClure, Maeve Holler, Nathan Tucker

April 2016

An Introvert’s Guide to SXSW

South by Southwest is the most emotionally specific musical gathering there is. Part industry feeding trough, part hyper self-aware band camp, it’s a week-long gauntlet that...

Kelly McClure

April 2016

Reviews, April 2016

Music – Books – Art Music DANIEL ASH STRIPPED (MAIN MAN) Anyone who has ever darkened the doors of Hot Topic or coughed from dancing too long next to a smoke machine...

Andrew Mullins III, Brooke Schueller, Corey Cruse, Dan Fox, Dan McCoy, Joey Laura, Kelly McClure, Leigh Checkman

March 2016

Shannon and the Clams: Sleepovers and Dream Dinner Dates

Shannon and the Clams are an Oakland-based band with a style that can sound old, harkening back to Phil Spector’s girl-group glory days—but also new, like the best possible...

Kelly McClure

March 2016

BUKU V: AG Picks

There are only a handful of cities that can brag about having their own amazing local music festival to look forward to each year, and New Orleans is one of them. The BUKU Music +...

Ben DL, Kelly McClure, Maeve Holler, Morgan Lawrence

March 2016

Reviews, March 2016

Books BOB MEHR TROUBLE BOYS: THE TRUE STORY OF THE REPLACEMENTS (DACAPO PRESS) There’s an expression—”don’t sit too close at the ballet”—that’s sometimes used to...

Andrew Mullins III, Ben DL, Brooke Schueller, Dan McCoy, Kelly McClure, Leigh Checkman, Nathan Tucker

February 2016

Best Coast’s Bobb Bruno: Taco Trucks and Other California Smells

Best Coast’s latest album, California Nights, was released back in May 2015 and was so good that they’re still touring it. Their easy breezy sound is relatable to a lot of...

Kelly McClure