New Orleans Music
Rolling Stones Defy Father Time
New Orleans Concert Reviews
Local classic rock fans have been treated to a dizzying array of legendary musical performers over the past year. Starting last fall and winter with farewell concerts by Paul Simon and Elton John, followed by Sir Paul McCartney earlier this summer, all at the New Orleans...
Charly Bliss Bring Bombast and Leave Gasa Gasa “Blown to Bits”
It seems like this is the year that lovelorn pop punk is really making a resurgence. Unlike the early aughts, this time around this style of music has more meat...
Anderson .Paak Brings the Best Teeth in the Game to Champion Square
Releasing his first album in 2010, Anderson .Paak, has continued to grow as a multi-talented artist and he shows no signs of slowing down. With a sound heavily inspired by funk,...
Paul McCartney Rules the Night
Sir Paul McCartney made New Orleans the first stop on his latest North American tour, and from what the fans at the sold-out Smoothie King Center witnessed, it probably won't...
The Foo Fighters Deliver a Staggering Performance at The Fillmore
Seeing a huge band in a smaller venue is always a special treat. A few months ago, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Pat Smear, Nate Mendel, and Chris Shiflett were set to ring in the...
New Orleans Music News
Local Punk Rock Band Gains National Influence
New Orleans Music News
On Friday, June 28, the New Orleans based "alt-rock indie grunge" band, The Bummers, released their new EP, Dairy Beach. The four piece band has been "gaining momentum" in recent months. Their rise in popularity is primarily centered in the "Gulf South and East Coast," but they've seen an increase in "listeners and interactions" as far out...
The Essence Festival Takeover continues
New Orleans Music News
Saturday (July 6th)
Saturday of Essence Festival 2019 was simply amazing. We started our day at the Black Girl Podcast brunch where we watched the cast (Sapphira E., Bexx Francois, Alysha P., Scottie Beam, and Gia Peppers) record a live show while we sipped cocktails and dined on shrimp and grits.
The brunch was filled with...
Essence Fest 2019 is finally here!
New Orleans Music News
Beautiful people from all around the world are filling the hot July streets in droves, dressed to impress and here to spend money and have the time of their lives. Yes, Essence Festival 2019 is here and WYAT is all in the mix, covering the festivities from head to toe. Celebrating 25 years of success,the for day event started on Thursday, the...
- Here’s to Year 25: Previewing Essence Festival 2019
- *Repeat Repeat at Gasa Gasa
- “Caribbean-flavored surf-rock” band, Marina Orchestra, finds its way to New Orleans
- Pop Superstar Ariana Grande Brings a More Personal Sound to the Sweetener World Tour
- Professor Longhair Meets Paul McCartney
- The "Collective Community" at the New Orleans Jazz Market
- Lettuce Live at The Joy Theater on May 2nd
- An Interview With Don Marshall, Executive Director of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation
- Album Review: Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
New Orleans Musicians
Bourbon Street Blues: What It's Like Being A Bourbon Street Musician
New Orleans Musicians
Bourbon Street is named after a royal family of France, but these days, it's not a place associated with regality. The notorious 13-block street was a residential area for the upper crust, with fabulous restaurants, in the 1800s. After the nearby legal red-light district Storyville officially shut down in 1917, Bourbon Street became the...
Aaron Neville Tells It Like It Is
New Orleans Musicians
In late 1966, when a song titled "Tell It Like It Is" exploded onto the pop music scene and quickly shot up to #2 on Billboard's Hot 100 and #1 on Billboard's Hot R&B surveys, no one could have been more surprised than its singer, a then-25-year-old New Orleanian named Aaron Neville. The voice behind the song was unlike any ever heard...
A Conversation with Anders Osborne on Learning the Buddha Blues and More
New Orleans Musicians
About twenty years ago or so, my dad took me to what I now know to be French Quarter Fest. Truth be told, I don't really recall many specifics about that day, except for one. That day, I saw Anders Osborne perform, and the memory of the music bleeding from the stage left a lasting impact on me. It's one of the earliest memories I have of...
- Lost Bayou Ramblers: Not Just Fiddling Around
- From Playing Empty Rooms to Headlining Voodoo: The Rise of The Revivalists
- A Short History of New Orleans Jazz
- Little Freddie King Has The Blues
- Trombone Shorty is Not Short on Sound
- Gov't Mule Has Something To Say
- Louisiana Man Doug Kershaw
- Album Review: The Quaalords – The Quaalords
- Amanda Shaw: All Grown Up
- A Conversation with Henry Butler...
- A Conversation with Aaron Neville
- A Tribute To Allen Toussaint
- An Interview with Cowboy Mouth's Fred LeBlanc
- 5 Up and Coming Local Musicians
- Ainsley Matich and the Broken Blues
- Ruby and the Rogues
- Alfred Banks
- The Tomb of Nick Cage
- Maggie Belle
- The Meters Return
- The Meters Return Full Interview