New Orleans Musicians
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Don’t Stop the Music: Louisiana’s LeRoux is Ready for a Comeback
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have sat down with several musicians to talk about how they have been coping and handling this pandemic. As it may be known, the live...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Artist Jade Santrell’s Spiritual Inspiration
Like most throughout the course of the global COVID-19 pandemic, musician Jade Santrell found herself nestled in the solitude of her own creativity. She found refuge in her craft...
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Don’t Stop the Music: A Shift in Motivation for Lena Prima
As the city of New Orleans moves to Phase 3, and many of its residents are in the process of receiving vaccinations, it is only logical for people to imagine what the light at...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Cowboy Mouth Feels as Inspired and Creative as Ever
In the summer of 2020, Where Y'at interviewed Cowboy Mouth to see how the band was doing in the midst of the pandemic. COVID regulations were still strict and restraining, but...
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Don’t Stop the Music: A Step Closer to Normality with Dr. Michael White
The first-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic has officially passed and, in the United States, it has been a very difficult year for many cities and their residents. New...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Big Freedia’s Big Pandemic Year
Last time we spoke with Big Freedia, we were in the thick of Pandemic Summer 2020 and the Queen Diva had a new title: Chef Freedia. Her Garden Cookouts in City Park showed an...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Cha Wa Looking to Raise Spirits with New Album
Cha Wa is a Mardi Gras Indian funk band that formed in 2014 and is based in New Orleans. The band is famously known for its Grammy-nominated album Spyboy, which was released in...
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Don’t Stop the Music: “Wolfman” Washington is Still Playing, But Not Feeling the Blues
It's promptly 1 p.m. when I call the sui generis funk/blues/jazz musician Walter "Wolfman" Washington. Somehow, it's the wrong number. Thankfully, there's an entire contact...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Big Sam’s Big Fight Through the Pandemic
In late July of 2020, our readers near and far were allowed into the intricate world of New Orleans's own renowned jazz musician Big Sam Williams of Big Sam's Funky Nation. We...
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Radiators Celebrate 43 Years of Fish-Head Music
It is that time of year again when 1000+ fish heads converged on New Orleans for the annual Radiators anniversary shows. This is the 43rd year that the local rockers have...
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From Jazz to Modern Music: The Big Easy’s Musical Roots
Brass Band in the Marigny [Robson Hatsukami Morgan/Unsplash] Hard-hitting drumbeats intertwine with mellow piano harmonies. A rhythmic bass keeps the tempo, and...
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Local Musicians Perform in Support of Band Room New Orleans Book
Singers-songwriters Gina Leslie and Natalie Mae Palms performed for the Band Room Backyard Concert Series in Jefferson on Saturday, November 21. Hosted by Where Y'at...
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The Sun No Longer Sets Me Free (or the Strange Drug-Induced Career of Ozzy Osbourne)
Before the world saw him as a mumbling homebody...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Local Harpist Cassie Watson Francillon on Music During the Pandemic
As we continue to navigate through the pandemic, musicians are adapting to changes in how they are sharing and creating music. Local New Orleans harpist Cassie...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Dr. Michael White Discusses the State of Live Music in the Big Easy
Two items have permeated and diffused into virtually every known piece of New Orleans's culture. To mention New Orleans is to conjure up the image of these two items,...
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Live Art by Livestream: “Geaux Live NOLA” Series Kicks Off This Week
Live music can be found at every turn in this city, but with the ongoing restrictions on bars and music venues, many musicians and artists are...
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New Orleans Musician Johnny Angel Has Risen to the Top
Johnny Angel is the lead singer of the New Orleans entertainment band The Swingin' Demons, a band that is known for its energetic performances. Click here to listen...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Bounce Legend Big Freedia Discusses Cooking and Coronavirus
As COVID-19 cases continue to increase globally, social-distancing measures and hygiene regulations have changed life as we know it. The uncertainty that the pandemic...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Cowboy Mouth is Staying in Touch With “The Groove of Life”
COVID-19 has crippled no other industry more than the one that depends on sweating masses of people gyrating together in close...
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Don’t Stop the Music: How Big Sam and His Funky Nation Are Handling the Coronavirus
Local legend Big Sam is just like the rest of us, so he's been cooped up in his home trying to avoid the virus. But he's also a musician, so he's seen a pretty big...
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Don’t Stop the Music: “It’s Just Not the Same”—Rebirth Brass Band Deals With Impact of COVID-19
As the global coronavirus pandemic has altered every aspect of daily life, in New Orleans, the streets are noticeably much quieter. Indoor live entertainment is still...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Ian Neville Releases New Album to Cope With Covid
Ian Neville grew up in a family of musicians who really lived in the Big Easy. Ian is the cousin of Ivan Neville and the son of Art. New Orleans-born and -raised,...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Walter “Wolfman” Washington Misses Performing Live Music
"I haven't seen this city so empty, except for when Katrina passed through," said Walter "Wolfman" Washington. For many New Orleans musicians,...
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Five Streaming Music Events to Look Forward to This Week
It feels strange making this observation as someone who lives in New Orleans, but live music is as rare as gold these days. While social...
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Don’t Stop the Music: Bonerama's Craig Klein Keeping the Beat Alive
A look at how New Orleans musicians are keeping the music going during the pandemic.
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Album Review: Expect the Unexpected by the 79rs Gang is Mardi Gras Indian Music at Its Finest
The new full-length album Expect the Unexpected from the 79rs Gang features Mardi Gras Indian music in a way you've never heard before, with...
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Giuda Brings Glam Rock to the Big Easy
In 2007, Italian rock band Giuda emerged in the music scene with the charisma of their early punk predecessors and the stomping energy of 1970's glam rock 'n rollers. With a retro...
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Bourbon Street Blues: What It's Like Being A Bourbon Street Musician
Bourbon Street is named after a royal family of France, but these days, it's not a place associated with regality. The notorious 13-block street was a residential area for the...
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Aaron Neville Tells It Like It Is
In late 1966, when a song titled "Tell It Like It Is" exploded onto the pop music scene and quickly shot up to #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard's Hot R&B surveys,...