April 2019

R.I.P. ROBERTSON ART SPACE

From Johnny King’s third story art studio overlooking the railroad tracks at North Robertson Street, Rebirth Brass Band’s “Do Whatcha Wanna’” blared from the radio...

Robert Offner

June 2015

No Time for Tears: A Firsthand Account of the Nepal Earthquake and its Aftermath

I left New Orleans to pursue an MA in Buddhist Studies in Nepal last August. Last month I experienced the most traumatic event of my life, though it was nothing compared to many...

Robert Offner

June 2014

Red Light Fever: T3 & Young RJ of Slum Village on J Dilla’s Production

Great masters of all crafts understand the weight of their knowledge and the importance of passing it on to others, so the master can die, but the knowledge lives on. After the...

Robert Offner

June 2014

A Decade of Deadlines : Celebrating and Commiserating with 10 Years of Anti-friends

To put into perspective what life was like in 2004, when Antigravity was launched, here are a few realities the people of New Orleans knew: TwiRoPa was a live and functioning club...

Adrienne Battistella, Alex Woodward, Alison Fensterstock, Bernard Pearce, Brett Schwaner, Dan Fox, Derek, Dirk Fontenot, Erin Hall, Gary LoVerde, Jason Songe, Jenn Attaway, Joshua Brasted, Jules Bentley, Kevin Barrios, Kevin Comarda, Leigh Checkman, Leo McGovern, M. Bevis, Mike Rodgers, Musa Alves, Noah Bonaparte, Patrick Strange, Robert Offner, Sara Pic, Skwirl, Zack Smith

June 2014

Real Talk: Memorable Moments from Antigravity’s First Ten Years

AG has been privileged to speak with a lot of artists over the past 10 years and have them tell us their stories. Here are some of the most memorable moments as rendered by Osa...

Aaron Santos, Adele Hunt, Andy Gibbs, Brett Schwaner, Bryan Funck, Dan Fox, Derek, Dominique LeJeune, Dorian Commode, Erin Hall, Gabe Soria, Gary Mader, Jason Songe, Jenn Attaway, Jules Bentley, Kate Russell, Kevin Barrios, Leigh Checkman, Leo McGovern, M. Bevis, Marty Garner, Michael Patrick Welch, Miles Britton, Osa Atoe, Rev. Dan Jackson, Robert Offner, Sara Pic, Skwirl

May 2014

Kids in a Candy Store: AG Writers at Record Store Day 2014

As a print publication, it’s easy to find solidarity with an event that celebrates another outdated but beloved medium, the vinyl record. Every year, Record Store Day promises...

Anna Gaca, Bill Heintz, Kevin Comarda, Robert Offner

May 2014

Red Light Fever: Horning in with Jeremy Phipps

New Orleans native Jeremy Phipps has taken a background heavily steeped in traditional New Orleans brass and turned it into something completely different with the latest release,...

Robert Offner

April 2014

BUKU Notebook

It’s hard to take a festival seriously when you see swarms of teenagers wearing vibrant plastic tank tops, colorful swim trunks and neon sunglasses at night. It doesn’t help...

Robert Offner

March 2014

Red Light Fever: March Recording Notes

While the festivities of carnival season make it apparent that New Orleans is bustling with music on the outside, there’s just as much happening on the inside, behind closed...

Robert Offner

February 2014

Red Light Fever: DJ Hunter King – Surf is his Turf

4 p.m. on Monday. You’re in your car, stuck in traffic heading home from work. The only thing keeping you from going completely insane is the playlist you put together the night...

Robert Offner

January 2014

Red Light Fever: Big Ro

Roland “Big Ro” Smith has been in the game since rap music was a snotty- nose child riding handle bars. Before helping found Cash Money in the early ‘90s, Ro was only 14...

Robert Offner

December 2013

Red Light Fever: Born into DIY

Ross Farbe and Michael Hohan have been playing music for nearly their whole lives. Farbe started taking drum lessons when he was eight years old and Hohan caught the music bug in...

Robert Offner