Khris Royal’s music is a Jazz-backed combination of styles that bleed and blend into a smooth, exciting sound. He grew up in New Orleans East and was “thankful for the long ride” to and from school everyday where he could put his headphones on and listen to a little bit of everything along the way. [...]

Kris Skoda and Taylor Knighton sit down with the Alabama Shakes (brittany howard, heath fogg, steve johnson, and zac cockrell) – from way up north in Athens – after their set at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club to shoot the shit and have a few laughs … BUY THEIR EP!!   Alabama Shakes EP by Alabama Shakes

BEN SHIELDS CONTRIBUTING WRITER   I’m a transplant, but I like New Orleans. I’m into the obvious things, food and culture. I like the statement of decay the city makes in its almost complete refusal to tear down a building. I don’t mind the busted streets and crooked politics. I like that it’s a strange [...]

Greenberry Taylor Music Editor MoonPies, beads and elaborate paper mache floats are pieces of the puzzle that is New Orleans Mardi Gras, or Carnivale, but they aren’t the edge pieces. Over time these items, along with others, have become popular symbols of this holiday, forcing some of its core elements to take a back seat. [...]

BEN SHIELDS CONTRIBUTING WRITER It’s Cats in the Basement, you people out there, and they’re coming to town. March 22 in our fair New Orleans, location—TBA. But they’ll “A” soon, I swear. The singer/songwriter/guitarist wears shaggy hair and a reasonable mustache. He’s thin and bounces around. The drummer has fun and looks like a guy [...]