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

September 2019

Mdou Moctar: Prince of the Desert Blues

Nigerien guitar slinger Mdou Moctar has spent most of the last year touring far away from his home country. In March, he released Ilana: The Creator, an album that captures his...

William Archambeault

August 2019

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Beck Levy, Dan Fox, Nick Pope, Robert Landry, Steven Melendez, William Archambeault

July 2019

BILL HEINTZ: DIY & DIE

For most of his life, Bill Heintz has dedicated nearly every waking hour to New Orleans’ punk rock and horror communities. While Heintz was still in high school, he and older...

William Archambeault

July 2019

(WEB EXCLUSIVE) TRIPLE THREAT: ANDERSON .PAAK & THE FREE NATIONALS, NONAME, and THUNDERCAT LIVE at CHAMPIONS SQUARE

THUNDERCAT  As the sun beat down on the crowd at Champions Square, Stephen Lee Bruner—better known as Thundercat—kicked off the show by forcing his band to navigate...

William Archambeault

July 2019

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Dan Fox, Holly Devon, Jenn Attaway, Nick Pope, Raphael Helfand, Robert Landry, William Archambeault

June 2019

VINYL IS FINAL FOR SINKING CITY RECORDS & SPECIAL MAN INDUSTRIES

From Ric and Ron to Cash Money, New Orleans record labels have brought local sounds to new audiences. Today, Sinking City Records and Special Man Industries continue this...

William Archambeault

June 2019

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Harriet Burbeck, Jenn Attaway, Michael Kunz, Nora Maria Fuller, Raphael Helfand, Steven Melendez, William Archambeault

May 2019

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Dan Fox, Harriet Burbeck, Jamilla Webb, Michael Kunz, Nick Pope, Raphael Helfand, Robert Dean, Robert Landry, Steven Melendez, William Archambeault

April 2019

SOUTH BY SLEEP LESS: A JOURNEY THROUGH SXSW

“South By Southwest is like Mardi Gras. You can’t do it all.” These are AG EIC Dan Fox’s sage words of advice to me when we meet up a few days before I make the...

William Archambeault