http://www.whereyat.com/neworleans/articles.sec-11-1-ones-to-watch.html recall a few years ago talking with a filmmaker friend who remarked that the greatest fault any work of art could commit is to be boring, because despite its message or intentions, it fails to hold the attention of the viewer. Art, he said, is consumed in a person’s free time, and it’s first objective— above all else— should be to entertain.]]>  New Orleans is a city that has never lacked emerging, talented hip-hop artists.  From the success of Cash Money and No Limit Soldiers, Jay Electronica and Curren$y, to the now national buzz]]> Vox and the Hound rarely synch their schedules, so the practice I sat in on was a rare treat, though the evening began at a Burger King due to a light bulb at their practice space overheating. Crammed]]>  Leave it up to the young ones to express themselves with all the piss and vinegar that comes from being a disgruntled sub-urban kid, banned from convenient stores for wearing ski masks, says dru]]>  The Factory is a cavern, really, with concrete floors and glass panes punched out of the front window. Long ago, a congressman launched his campaign for governor here. Now it’s October 2010, o]]>  The most fitting label for Dezmond Meeks is entertainer. Yes, it is an ambiguous and untelling title to address one’s art form. Saying someone is an entertainer can mean many things: the perso]]>  Lagniappe Brass Band draws crowds in with its high-energy, New Orleans second-line brass band sound. The band is young and fun, and it is packing the crowds in at venues across New Orleans.
]]> Even on a rainy day, Koan could always find solace writing rhymes at the concrete picnic tables under the gazebo in his Ninth Ward childhood yard.]]> Every bit, however, is true. “i’m kind of still in shock about it,” robert Fortune, guitar player and lead vocalist for the robert Fortune band, said when discussing the whirlwind career he experienced all before turning 18-years-old. “i didn’t even play the guitar until i was around 13-yearsold…i didn’t know why people liked us so much.]]>
]]>  New Orleans Khris Royal has it all: talent, drive and work ethic, and he’s not too hard on the eyes of any beholder listening to a set of his at the Maple Leaf. Khris caught up with us to talk]]> When New Orleans Brass Band meets Washington D.C. Go-Go in the City That Care Forgot, there’s no place like The 12 Bar on a Wednesday night! Music Writer Dionne Charlet caught up with the members of the Brass-A-Holics, and the entire band took time out of their busy schedules to grant Where Y’at Magazine this interview.]]> Donned in a light brown blazer and dark brown slacks, Honeyboy Carencro made his way to the stage. With a gentle, yet anxious stride, the singer made the most subtle of entrances and finally launched ]]> At only 24 years old, vocalist Sasha Masakowski has already firmly established her musical career and distinct voice in the New Orleans music scene through several different bands and collaborative re]]> The Scorseses were born and raised in and around the New Orleans Metro area and the band members are DAMN proud of it!!!]]>