March 2020

“WHAT I LIKE”: AG picks for BUKU 2020

As you’ve probably heard by now (like literally heard, when the bass rumbles up and down the river every year), The BUKU Music + Art Project packs a lot of punch into the...

Andru Okun, J.V. Mina, Marisa Clogher, Mary Beth Campbell, Raphael Helfand, William Archambeault

February 2020

Still Learning with GEORGE PORTER JR.

It is almost impossible to go through Mardi Gras season without hearing George Porter Jr. and for good reason. In the 1960s and ‘70s, the bassist’s thick funk grooves helped...

William Archambeault

February 2020

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Allie Mariano, Andru Okun, Coco Cruse, Danielle Dietze, Jon Kieran, Katie Sikora, Mary Beth Campbell, Raphael Helfand, Robert Landry, Saint Agatha, William Archambeault

January 2020

THE BUZZ ABOUT CIKADA

Cikada exemplifies the type of heavy and humid metal that screams New Orleans. On any given night, the band can be found playing sweaty shows at dive bars across town. Singer Rob...

William Archambeault

January 2020

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Amitai Heller, Andru Okun, Dan Fox, Danielle Dietze, Emily Elhaj, Harriet Burbeck, Jon Kieran, Marisa Clogher, Mary Beth Campbell, Michael Kunz, Tom Andes, William Archambeault

December 2019

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Andru Okun, Edward Pellegrini, Jon Kieran, Marisa Clogher, Mary Beth Campbell, Steven Melendez, William Archambeault

November 2019

OFF THE RECORD with TRAMPOLINE TEAM

When Trampoline Team started in December 2011, no one expected it to ever become a real band. “We just got fucked up and I had one song so we learned it,” says guitarist...

William Archambeault

November 2019

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Andru Okun, Emily Elhaj, Erin Hall, Holly Devon, Jesse Baum, Marisa Clogher, Mary Beth Campbell, Michael Kunz, Steven Melendez, William Archambeault

October 2019

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Emily Elhaj, Erin Hall, Mary Beth Campbell, Michael Kunz, Nick Pope, Raphael Helfand, William Archambeault

October 2019

Director Q&A: Michael Murphy of Up From the Streets

Up From The Streets follows the extensive history of New Orleans music, ranging from the days when slaves played drums in Congo Square to modern booty-shaking bounce. This film,...

William Archambeault

October 2019

Hot Set: AG Picks for the 2019 New Orleans Film Festival

With well over 200 films to choose from in this year’s New Orleans Film Festival—now entering its third decade!—you might feel overwhelmed by such a bounty of viewing...

Andru Okun, Brandon Lattimore, Coco Cruse, Derek, Elizabeth G., Jacqueline Davis, Jamilla H. Webb, Marisa Clogher, Nathan Tucker, William Archambeault

September 2019

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Allie Mariano, Bill Heintz, Emily Elhaj, Jenn Attaway, Jesse Baum, Jules Bentley, Kevin Comarda, Marisa Clogher, Mary Beth Campbell, Steven Melendez, William Archambeault