Last Supper: Crawfish Boil Edition

May 2014

Last Supper: Crawfish Boil Edition

The Louisiana crawfish boil is one of the finest food experiences ever created. Though replicated in restaurants, in its true form the boil represents a meal of the people, by the...

Dan Fox, Kevin Barrios

May 2014

Letter from the Editor: Nostalgia

May 2014 finds me in the middle of two ANTIGRAVITY anniversaries. Next month we mark our 10th year as a publication, while April marked my second year as Art Director. I’m a...

Kevin Barrios

April 2014

Reviews, April 2014

Books RICHARD CAMPANELLA BOURBON STREET: A HISTORY (LSU PRESS) Better known locally and in academic circles for his work on New Orleans’ geographies, Tulane School of...

Carl Elvers, Kevin Barrios, Kevin Comarda, Leigh Checkman

February 2014

Crowned & Anchored: Catching Up with Lou Barlow

Lou Barlow has been labeled “The People’s Champ of Lo-Fi” (a crown whose expectations he begrudgingly accepts), building his Alternative Nation royalty status with tenures...

Kevin Barrios

January 2014

Life’s a Beach in 2014: Resolutions from some of the AG Staff

1. Stop smoking. (Failed) 2. Write more, continue to work hard and make more money. Maybe even ascend into a new tax bracket for 2015. 3. Eat only delicious food. Life is too...

Beck Levy, Dan Fox, E Willy P, Erin Hall, Kate Russell, Kevin Barrios, Leigh Checkman

December 2013

All In with Dave Fera

On a particularly cold, wet and Saints-less Sunday, Dave Fera and I huddled over our coffees trying to stay warm, like a clichéd scene of hobos with brown bags clustered over...

Kevin Barrios

August 2013

Photos by Kevin Barrios

“I like to capture photographs that show the expanse of our environment and how minuscule humanity is in that setting. Conversely, people with massive character are a...

Kevin Barrios

July 2013

The Ebbs and Flows of the New Lows

I credit Chris George (of the Living Room Studio) as the sperm that lead to the birth of my relationship with Mike Levin. In the summer of ’95, Chris had just returned from...

Kevin Barrios, Kevin Comarda

June 2013

Photos: Go Skateboarding Day

The idea of a national skateboarding day isn’t all that special. For those of us who have skated every day that our ankles aren’t broken and the streets aren’t flooded,...

Kevin Barrios

April 2013

Goodie Basket: AG Writers Pick a Bountiful Bushel at This Year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

Break out the wide-brimmed hats, the sunscreen and the boogie. While hordes of old dudes from Maine descend upon us clothed in short-sleeved button downs emblazoned with...

Anton Falcone, Dan Fox, Erin Hall, Kate Russell, Kevin Barrios, Leigh Checkman, Rev. Dan Jackson, Sara Pic

April 2013

Label Life: Moving Units with Mike Park

Not unlike George Costanza’s days of battling Lloyd Braun for top computer salesman, Mike Park has found his “serenity now” moments arranging boxes in his parents’ garage....

Kevin Barrios

April 2013

Liner Notes: A Record Store Day Wishlist from the AG Staff

Some days are just meant to be hassle-free, where you can lay it all out and stop worrying about stupid shit for a second. Beach trips. Mardi Gras day. Sunday. Record Store Day...

Dan Fox, Jenn Attaway, Kevin Barrios, Kevin Comarda, Leigh Checkman, Tiffiny Wallace