Your Front Row Seat To Americana Music
Travers Geoffray has music—and New Orleans—in his DNA. “My grandfather was a musician in New Orleans, so was my great-grandfather who came from France to New Orleans,” he explains. “My dad wasn’t a professional musician, but because of our family history, he wanted to make sure music was a part of our education.” Geoffray,who was... Continue Reading →
"You've got to hack your way to Judgment Day and pay the devil back," wails New Orleans' Old Nobodaddy in his new song "Bury The Hatchet." The jangly song is a rootsy foot-stomper, its hypnotic vibe appropriate for a sweaty tent revival--if the officiants were into voodoo. We're mesmerized by Old Nobodaddy's sound, prepare to be... Continue Reading →
After a steady 15 years on the road, acclaimed singer/songwriter Ryan Montbleau suddenly found himself alone. A lot. “My band split up, my relationship ended, my management and I parted ways, all these support structures I had drifted apart,” he recalls. “I was often alone in a room, just contemplating what the hell had happened... Continue Reading →
“I went on a musical pilgrimage after high school and ended up in New Orleans; it was like all my interests had come together in this one place,” says bluesy roots rocker Luke Winslow-King. The Cadillac, Michigan native was inspired by the fact that music is an integral component of the Crescent City culture. “I... Continue Reading →
"You don’t really know where you’re from ’til you leave, you know? Living in New Orleans for the years we have, you don’t realize what all you’ve learned until you leave and do it different places," says Missouri native Riley Downing, frontman for five-piece band The Deslondes, on their adopted hometown. "It’s definitely got its own flavor. New... Continue Reading →
New Orleans is one of my most favorite places on the planet. I take a yearly autumnal sojourn to the Crescent City, (because if you go in the summer, you'll melt); there's just something magical about that town--the food, the culture, the history, and of course, the music. Everywhere you go, music is wafting through the air; there are... Continue Reading →