BAND NAME OF THE WEEK: The Justin Doan Video Game Shredstravaganza
Thursday, September 13, 2018
Weeks from the end of his farewell concert tour, Paul Simon has released a disc that feels like a valedictory itself.
He’s got a new album, a new manager and a new name.
Friday, September 07, 2018
Country musician Luke Combs didn't pick up a guitar until he was 21 years old, but within the last seven years, he's had a No. 1 album and three platinum-selling singles.
Thursday, September 06, 2018
You can’t keep a good band down.
Thursday, September 06, 2018
Heavy Mantle was born out of necessity.
Thursday, August 30, 2018
A new Baton Rouge creative collective, Junco Podnahs, hopes to spotlight the city's music and arts scenes in a series of events that kicks off this weekend.
On a Sunday morning in June, CJ Solar learned that “Up Down,” a song he co-wrote, was poised to top Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. Singer Morgan Wallen picked up the song for his debut album and recorded it with Florida Georgia Line.
Thursday, August 30, 2018
Mike Howard grew up attending the Lacombe Crab Festival. And for three years he helped organize the event, which is now held in Slidell and known as the St. Tammany Crab Festival.
Monday, August 27, 2018
If it felt like downtown Baton Rouge was a little too quiet during the summer, you won't have to wait much longer for the music to kick back up. The Live After Five concert series returns Friday, Sept. 28, with its fall 2018 lineup.
Thursday, August 23, 2018
Leslie Johnson, the architect of Louisiana swamp-blues who was better known as "Lazy Lester," died Wednesday afternoon at his home in Paradise, California. He was 85.
Thursday, August 23, 2018
If you’re looking for bops, look no further than Ariana Grande’s fourth studio album, “Sweetener.”
Some concerts change your life. For Joe Adragna, that concert was The Minus 5 in 2002 at the House of Blues in New Orleans.
Thursday, August 23, 2018
BREAUX BRIDGE — Ambient sunlight softly enters Joie de Vivre through large storefront windows and, like a lace tablecloth, adds a nice touch for breakfast, lunch and even an early dinner.
Thursday, August 16, 2018
When they formed their duo in January 2017, singer-songwriters Kristin Courville and Eric DiSanto naturally billed themselves as Kristin and Eric. But now, in a bid to reach Americana music fans, they have a new name.
Yvette Landry’s new swamp pop-dominated album, “Louisiana Lovin’,” began with a surprise.
River City Jazz Masters' 2018-2019 season in Baton Rouge will open with John Scofield's Combo 66 on Thursday, Oct. 4.
Lucero has put out great records before, but for whatever reason — geography, confusion over genre, a lack of recognition from the folks who decide what gets heard — the Memphis-based quintet has never attained the level of stardom it probably deserves.
Thursday, August 09, 2018
Outside the bon temps and good food, south Louisiana is known for its mix of great music. Cajun, zydeco, blues, hip-hop and metal — there is a wealth of bands making good music in each genre.
Thursday, August 02, 2018
BAND NAME OF THE WEEK: THE COOTIES
Joe Ely can’t see an end to the road he’s on.
Sometimes with more gloss, at times with more grit, but always with great feeling, Boz Scaggs has kept some form of the blues close to the surface during most of his career, which has already sailed past the 50-year milestone.
"DRUMLine Live Holiday Spectacular" will march into the Raising Cane’s River Center Arena on Sunday, Dec. 2, the center announced Thursday.
Thursday, July 26, 2018
After nearly two decades in the club circuit, 12 Stones continues to grace the stage with new music and energy.
Not only did Mia Borders perform with George Porter Jr. this year, but she also wrote songs with the fellow New Orleans artist.
If you assume from the title of Meg Myers’ new album that she’s taken a fun and frivolous turn, you’ll be sorely mistaken. Thrilled, but very mistaken.
Thursday, July 19, 2018
Like Paul Simon's "Graceland" and Talking Heads' entire discography, Dirty Projectors' music is the perfect background music for "hip" white people.
BAND NAME OF THE WEEK: VIDEO AGE
Paula Cole prefers not standing in fame’s intense light.
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
A creative energy almost as thick as the humidity hovers over New Orleans, says Seth Walker, a bluesy singer-songwriter who recently relocated to the city.
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Everything is at your fingertips. It's scary, surreal and super-connected. It's life in the social media age.
The Blancher family rolls out its new, multi-million-dollar Rock ‘N’ Bowl de Lafayette in downtown Lafayette this week.
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
While Baton Rouge tends to preoccupy itself with football and food, the city's music scene remains underrated.
Karen Waldrup is advertised as a triple-threat talent — a singer, songwriter and captivating performer.
Friday, July 06, 2018
Now that the Fourth of July holiday has passed, you might wonder what you're going to do for the rest of this hot summer.
That “Redneck Woman” Gretchen Wilson is known for being the life of the party and playing her own brand of in-your-face, rock-infused country.
Thursday, July 05, 2018
Robert Christgau, the dean of American rock critics, has the power to distill entire albums into a sentence or two. These critiques are spot-on and can level musician's masterworks within a couple words. He is still the go-to rock critic and can b…
Friday, June 29, 2018
When the Spin Doctors released grooving, pop-savvy hits “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong” and “Two Princes” in the early 1990s, the New York City band’s burst of popularity looked like overnight success. It wasn’t.
Thursday, June 28, 2018
As Cities Burn, the post-hardcore rock band that had its humble beginnings in Mandeville, will be making a stop Sunday at the Mid City Ballroom to rock out once again in the capital city.
Baton Rouge officially celebrates the oyster for the first time on Saturday.
Thursday, June 21, 2018
BAND NAME OF THE WEEK: DEADLY FISTS OF KUNG FU
Lafayette’s Dege Legg, aka Brother Dege, scored a Grammy nomination after writer/director Quentin Tarantino placed one of his songs in “Django Unchained.” A telling example of Legg’s Southern psych-rock-acoustic-blues, “Too Old to Die Young” joine…
To say that the last five years have been tough for musician Melody Prochet is a contender for the laziest take in music criticism.
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Finally, a concert for the fan who loves to yell "Free Bird."
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
Nearly 25 years after the release of its eponymous “Blue Album,” Weezer is still enjoying success and rocking crowds. Currently, the band is touring behind its eleventh studio album, “Pacific Daydream.”
Thursday, June 14, 2018
BAND NAME OF THE WEEK: Diet Milk
There's a new southern soul single that has locals dancing.