Where Y'at

Brace yourself for some history! In ancient Mesopotamia, we saw the first mention of a creature akin to an incubus. This creature is a demon who has a penchant for selecting and seducing women, which sometimes would result in a child (succubi were female demons who seduced men).  This long-running California rock band may have taken...

Menzel’s voice has always been a force of its own. Her consistent career as one of Broadway’s best has definitely given her a leg up on her own pop material. Known initially as the originator of Maureen Johnson in the coveted musical Rent, Menzel has become a beloved Broadway star through originating the role of Elphaba from...

Perhaps the saying gets old, but the Essence Festival is BACK! Okay, just for a moment, let’s act as if we don’t know that it’s an annual event. The Essence Festival has been a star-studded event since 1994, and was dubbed “the party with a purpose” in New Orleans. It is still considered to be the largest...

Photos by Tim Ellis/French Quarter Photography In late March, Henry Butler performed for the first time since his three weeks of cancer treatments in Germany. The virtuoso pianist and singer from New Orleans played two enthusiastically received sets at Bar LunÀtico in Brooklyn, New York. Friends and fellow...

“Where y’at?” Aaron Neville asked with a chuckle. “That’s a New Orleans thing.”  Neville knows all things New Orleans. Even though he’s lived in New York for years, New Orleans, his music-saturated hometown, shaped and schooled the man and the artist he is today.  “New Orleans...

If it's true what they say about a person's life being measured by the volume of their body of work, then Allen Toussaint's place in that pantheon is assured.  Most songwriters measure the length of their compositions in minutes and seconds. Toussaint's works can be measured in hours, days and weeks. Possibly...