Rebuilding New Orleans One Song At At Time
I started writing this song three Mardi Gras ago as I was standing on a parade route and someone intercepted a cool strand of beads headed my way. I commented to the person next to me, “Some like to catch and some like to throw!” And so it began. I only got around to working… [Continue Reading]
Pieces of Me by Paul Sanchez With the release of his first book, talented New Orleans musician, singer and songwriter Paul Sanchez invites the reader to share his journey from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina to a renewed life and a new New Orleans. What he lost in the flood was his stuff. What he… [Continue Reading]
In New Orleans, the city that gave the world jazz, a young trombone player and vocalist is proudly taking that style of music into the 21st Century. Glen David Andrews articulates his city’s deep musical heritage through his performing better than anyone his age. He has one foot planted in the more contemporary, funky sounds… [Continue Reading]
Alex McMurray came to New Orleans in 1987 to attend Tulane University and quickly became involved in the local music scene. Over the years he has brought his talents to various bands from the Vince Behrman Trio to the Joyful Gospel Singers. In the mid nineties, Alex formed Royal Fingerbowl, one of the more eclectic… [Continue Reading]
John Boutté and Paul Sanchez hold the distinction of being the inspiration for the founding of Threadhead Records. Boutté’s Good Neighbor and Sanchez’ Exit to Mystery Street became the first projects to benefit from the new endeavor. Sanchez jokes that Boutté and himself are the “Creole Rat Pack,” or the “black and white New Orleans.”… [Continue Reading]
Susan Cowsill made her initial mark on popular culture at the tender age of eight with The Cowsills, the 60s family pop group that not only scored Top Ten singles The Rain, the Park and Other Things, Hair and We Can Fly but also served as the real-life inspiration for TV’s fictional Partridge Family. During… [Continue Reading]
The New Orleans Nightcrawlers is a brass band like no other. As sidemen in other projects, the list of musicians they’ve individually supported is staggering. Their combined resumes include: Harry Connick Jr., Dr. John, Clint Black, Galactic, the Neville Brothers, George Porter Jr., The Band, the Radiators, Gatemouth Brown, Aretha Franklin and Quintology… among many,… [Continue Reading]
Shamarr Allen has been called “the new coming of his era.” The latest trumpet flash in the New Orleans brass continuum, Allen possesses a cosmic personality, matched only by his improvisational style and unique ability to honor the tradition of New Orleans jazz while infusing an eclectic and heart-pounding mix of contemporary, funk, hip hop,… [Continue Reading]
It has been said that in New Orleans native John Boutté one finds everything that is good about New Orleans. A small and wiry man, Boutté’s voice exalts dramatic feelings and emotions few can express much less convey. Sometimes jazzy, sometimes soulful, always powerful, John Boutté must be experienced by anyone wanting to explore that… [Continue Reading]
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