MusicAlex RawlsMay 10, 2024jazz fest, jazzfest, new orleans, wrap-up, review, jazz, funk, Colombia, rock, rap, hip-hop, blues, Cajun music, roots of fire, Jon batiste, neil youngComment

Batiste, McCalla, Feufollet, and the Highs and Lows of Jazz Fest 2024

MusicAlex RawlsMay 10, 2024jazz fest, jazzfest, new orleans, wrap-up, review, jazz, funk, Colombia, rock, rap, hip-hop, blues, Cajun music, roots of fire, Jon batiste, neil youngComment

MusicAlex RawlsMay 05, 2024jazz fest, new orleans, highlights, picks, colombia, review, neil young, crazy horse, cimarron, funk, jazz, bluesComment

Neil Young, Crazy Horse Still to 20th Century at Jazz Fest

MusicAlex RawlsMay 05, 2024jazz fest, new orleans, highlights, picks, colombia, review, neil young, crazy horse, cimarron, funk, jazz, bluesComment

Alex RawlsMay 02, 2024jazz fest, new orleans, Dayna kurtz, Lulu and the Broadsides, blues, R&B, milky wayComment

Lulu and the Broadsides Share Their Milky Way Before Playing Jazz Fest Friday

Alex RawlsMay 02, 2024jazz fest, new orleans, Dayna kurtz, Lulu and the Broadsides, blues, R&B, milky wayComment

MusicAlex RawlsApril 27, 2024jazz fest, new orleans, picks, highlights, vampire weekend, Jon batiste, hurray for the riff raff, rock, funk, piano, bluesComment

Batiste Returns to His New Orleans Piano Roots Thursday, and Our Picks for Friday at Jazz Fest

MusicAlex RawlsApril 27, 2024jazz fest, new orleans, picks, highlights, vampire weekend, Jon batiste, hurray for the riff raff, rock, funk, piano, bluesComment

MusicAlex RawlsApril 26, 2024lilli lewis, milky way, folk rock, jazz fest, new orleans, indigo girls, Nina simone, tom Petty, Erykah Badu, blues, rockComment

Lilli Lewis Charts her Milky Way before Playing Jazz Fest 2024

MusicAlex RawlsApril 26, 2024lilli lewis, milky way, folk rock, jazz fest, new orleans, indigo girls, Nina simone, tom Petty, Erykah Badu, blues, rockComment

MusicAlex RawlsNovember 11, 2023ghalia volt, blues, punk rock, shout sister shout, new orleans, mississippi, 60 minutesComment

Ghalia Volt Traces her Journey to the Blues

MusicAlex RawlsNovember 11, 2023ghalia volt, blues, punk rock, shout sister shout, new orleans, mississippi, 60 minutesComment

MusicAlex RawlsMay 03, 2023Jenn Howard, singer, Americana, rock, blues, New Orleans, Jazz Fest, Brandi Carlile, The Beatles, amy winehouse, janis joplin, etta james, valiant womenComment

Jenn Howard Maps her Milky Way before Playing Jazz Fest 2023

MusicAlex RawlsMay 03, 2023Jenn Howard, singer, Americana, rock, blues, New Orleans, Jazz Fest, Brandi Carlile, The Beatles, amy winehouse, janis joplin, etta james, valiant womenComment

ReviewAlex RawlsJanuary 31, 2023Ernie Vincent, New Orleans, blues, R&B, funk, Dap Walk, Original Dap King, Matt Patton, Jimbo Mathus, Drive-By Truckers, retro soulComment

Ernie Vincent Gets Stars' Assist on "Original Dap King"

ReviewAlex RawlsJanuary 31, 2023Ernie Vincent, New Orleans, blues, R&B, funk, Dap Walk, Original Dap King, Matt Patton, Jimbo Mathus, Drive-By Truckers, retro soulComment

ReviewAlex RawlsApril 27, 2022Lulu and the Broadsides, Dayna Kurtz, James Singleton, R&B, blues, The Stooges, Nick Cave, Big Maybelle, New OrleansComment

Lulu and the Broadsides' New Album is the Sound of Musicians Having Fun

ReviewAlex RawlsApril 27, 2022Lulu and the Broadsides, Dayna Kurtz, James Singleton, R&B, blues, The Stooges, Nick Cave, Big Maybelle, New OrleansComment

ReviewMia HuberApril 05, 2022Adia Victoria, Hogs for the Cause, Americana, blues, New Orleans, festivalComment

Adia Victoria Summons Ghosts at Hogs For The Cause

ReviewMia HuberApril 05, 2022Adia Victoria, Hogs for the Cause, Americana, blues, New Orleans, festivalComment

MusicAlex RawlsJuly 23, 201945s, Alynda Segarra, blues, Jimmy Horn, King James and the Special Men, Leyla McCalla, New Orleans, R&B, Saturn Bar, singles, Special Man Industries, World CafeComment

King James and the Special Men are Singles Again

MusicAlex RawlsJuly 23, 201945s, Alynda Segarra, blues, Jimmy Horn, King James and the Special Men, Leyla McCalla, New Orleans, R&B, Saturn Bar, singles, Special Man Industries, World CafeComment

MusicMarisa ClogherMay 05, 2019Adia Victoria, blues, interview, New Orleans, Silences, South, surviving, traumaComment

Adia Victoria Is Surviving Through the Blues

MusicMarisa ClogherMay 05, 2019Adia Victoria, blues, interview, New Orleans, Silences, South, surviving, traumaComment

MusicAlex RawlsApril 27, 2019blues, Claustrophobic, Curren$y, Haiti, highlights, hip-hop, How Deep is Your Love, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jazz Fest, Jazzfest, Moonlight Benjamin, New Orleans, picks, PJ Morton, R&B, recap, review, rock, soul, Spencer Bohren, Sweet CrudeComment

Moonlight Benjamin's an Early Contender for Most Exciting Jazz Fest Set This Year

MusicAlex RawlsApril 27, 2019blues, Claustrophobic, Curren$y, Haiti, highlights, hip-hop, How Deep is Your Love, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jazz Fest, Jazzfest, Moonlight Benjamin, New Orleans, picks, PJ Morton, R&B, recap, review, rock, soul, Spencer Bohren, Sweet CrudeComment

MusicAlex RawlsApril 26, 2019Beauty is Pain, blues, Boyfriend, Dayna Kurtz, delay, Friday, Grayson Brockamp, highlights, Jazz Fest, Jazzfest, Lulu and the Broadsides, New Orleans, picks, R&B, review, revivalists, The Stooges, thursday, Wash ThatComment

Broadsides, Boyfriend Best at Jazz Fest Thursday, and Friday Highlights

MusicAlex RawlsApril 26, 2019Beauty is Pain, blues, Boyfriend, Dayna Kurtz, delay, Friday, Grayson Brockamp, highlights, Jazz Fest, Jazzfest, Lulu and the Broadsides, New Orleans, picks, R&B, review, revivalists, The Stooges, thursday, Wash ThatComment

MusicAlex RawlsJanuary 02, 2019blues, Ernie Young, Ernie's Record Mart, Excello Records, JD Miller, Lightning Slim, Louisiana, Nashville, R&B, Slim Harpo, swamp bluesComment

The Excello Story Includes a Rock 'n' Roll Rarity

MusicAlex RawlsJanuary 02, 2019blues, Ernie Young, Ernie's Record Mart, Excello Records, JD Miller, Lightning Slim, Louisiana, Nashville, R&B, Slim Harpo, swamp bluesComment

TV and MoviesAlex RawlsSeptember 08, 2018Africa, Alexa Bliss, blues, Braun Strowman, Drake, Elias, Elias Samson, Free Bird, guitar, Hotline Bling, John Cena, Monday Night Raw, New Orleans, Oasis, professional wrestling, Raw, The Drifter, The Undertaker, Toto, Trish Stratus, Wonderwall, Wrestlemania, WWEComment

The WWE's Elias Walks Back to New Orleans on Monday Night

TV and MoviesAlex RawlsSeptember 08, 2018Africa, Alexa Bliss, blues, Braun Strowman, Drake, Elias, Elias Samson, Free Bird, guitar, Hotline Bling, John Cena, Monday Night Raw, New Orleans, Oasis, professional wrestling, Raw, The Drifter, The Undertaker, Toto, Trish Stratus, Wonderwall, Wrestlemania, WWEComment

MusicAlex RawlsMay 02, 2018Afghan Whigs, blues, electronic, Helen Gillet, highlights, James Blood Ulmer, jazz, Jazz Fest, Marian Hill, New Orleans, Nikki Glaspie, picks, pop, rockComment

Jazz Fest: Wednesday Night in the Clubs

MusicAlex RawlsMay 02, 2018Afghan Whigs, blues, electronic, Helen Gillet, highlights, James Blood Ulmer, jazz, Jazz Fest, Marian Hill, New Orleans, Nikki Glaspie, picks, pop, rockComment

MusicAlex RawlsMarch 21, 2018Alex Chilton, blues, book, book signing, Furry Lewis, history, It Came From Memphis, Jim Dickinson, Memphis, Memphis Rent Party, music, music history, Panther Burns, R&B, Robert Gordon, Tav FalcoComment

Robert Gordon's Memphis Rent Party Comes to New Orleans

MusicAlex RawlsMarch 21, 2018Alex Chilton, blues, book, book signing, Furry Lewis, history, It Came From Memphis, Jim Dickinson, Memphis, Memphis Rent Party, music, music history, Panther Burns, R&B, Robert Gordon, Tav FalcoComment

Milk for Santa, MusicAlex RawlsNovember 30, 2017Big Freedia, blues, BTS, Chance the Rapper, Christmas music, download, hip-hop, house, indie rock, Jeremih, K-Pop, Kacey Musgraves, major lazer, mixtape, R&B, rap, The Bird and the BeeComment

A My Spilt Milk Christmas 2017

A free, downloadable mixtape of Christmas music spanning the musical spectrum from wartime domestic pop to R&B to K-Pop to house.

Milk for Santa, MusicAlex RawlsNovember 30, 2017Big Freedia, blues, BTS, Chance the Rapper, Christmas music, download, hip-hop, house, indie rock, Jeremih, K-Pop, Kacey Musgraves, major lazer, mixtape, R&B, rap, The Bird and the BeeComment

MusicRaphael HelfandOctober 26, 2017Against Me!, benjamin booker, blues, Folk Punk, gospel, mavis staples, punk, R&B, Sam Cohen, soul, South Course Stage, This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, Voodoo, WitnessComment

Voodoo News: Benjamin Booker Breaks Boundaries

MusicRaphael HelfandOctober 26, 2017Against Me!, benjamin booker, blues, Folk Punk, gospel, mavis staples, punk, R&B, Sam Cohen, soul, South Course Stage, This Bike is a Pipe Bomb, Voodoo, WitnessComment

MusicAlex RawlsApril 24, 2017blues, Flow Tribe, folk, funk, jazz, Jazz Fest, Jon Batiste, klezmer, Naughty Professor, New Orleans, Nicholas Payton, pete fountain, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, rock, southside johnny, Trombone ShortyComment

My Spilt Milk at Jazz Fest 2017

MusicAlex RawlsApril 24, 2017blues, Flow Tribe, folk, funk, jazz, Jazz Fest, Jon Batiste, klezmer, Naughty Professor, New Orleans, Nicholas Payton, pete fountain, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, rock, southside johnny, Trombone ShortyComment

MusicAlex RawlsMarch 09, 2017bass, benjamin booker, blues, Buku, Drunk, gospel, guitar, Kendrick Lamar, mavis staples, punk, Thundercat, WitnessComment

Thundercat Drops "Drunk" Before Buku, While Benjamin Booker Bears Witness

MusicAlex RawlsMarch 09, 2017bass, benjamin booker, blues, Buku, Drunk, gospel, guitar, Kendrick Lamar, mavis staples, punk, Thundercat, WitnessComment

MusicAlex RawlsMarch 09, 2017beat matching, blues, Boogie T, Buku, datsik, dubstep, EDM, Electronic Dance Music, grime, ruskoComment

Boogie T Makes Dubstep Sound Easy Before He Plays Buku

MusicAlex RawlsMarch 09, 2017beat matching, blues, Boogie T, Buku, datsik, dubstep, EDM, Electronic Dance Music, grime, ruskoComment

Music, ReviewAlex RawlsSeptember 30, 2016Bloodshot Records, blues, Esther Rose, Frenchmen, I'm Glad Trouble Don't Last Always, Luke Winslow-King, New OrleansComment

Luke Winslow-King Unveils His "Troubles"

Music, ReviewAlex RawlsSeptember 30, 2016Bloodshot Records, blues, Esther Rose, Frenchmen, I'm Glad Trouble Don't Last Always, Luke Winslow-King, New OrleansComment