In today's era of modern experimental rap, Noname covers important topics poetically and energetically. With insightful lyrics, Noname's music provokes conversation on black feminism, opportunity and the...
Burke Joslin, Associate Arcade Editor
• November 17, 2017
On Monday, Nov. 6, indie-pop-rock band Saint Motel took an ecstatic audience back to the '90s. In a performance bursting with youthful optimism and feel-good vibes, the Los Angeles four-piece brought charisma...
Jane Prior, Contributing Reporter
• November 17, 2017
Republic New Orleans is a venue already well-lit with haunted chandeliers and Edison-style bulbs, but punk bands Cloud Nothings and Japandroids did the most to light the place last Friday.
Though the...
Only the first of three waves of BUKU Music + Art Project artists has been released so far, but at this point, music fans know many big names will be taking the stage this coming March. Two headliners,...
Emily Meyer, Senior Staff Reporter
• November 16, 2017
White lights flashed, crowds shouted, smoke billowed and then — darkness. Finally, alt-J moved onto the stage and opened with the smooth instrumentals of "3WW."
The British trio performed Monday...
It's an autumn evening, early in the fall semester. The year is 2014. A young man naively climbs up onstage at a poetry slam in a last-ditch effort to impress the articulate, well-educated woman of his...
Lucy Rice, Contributing Reporter
• November 16, 2017
Diwali, the Festival of Lights, is India's hallmark holiday. It is a five-day-long affair, celebrated globally in countries such as Pakistan and Britain. Here in New Orleans, the Indian Association of...
Renowned Jazz saxophonist Archie Shepp once described jazz as "a symbol of the triumph of the human spirit, not its degradation. It is a lily in spite of the swamp." Today, the fourth rendition of the...
Jake Collazo, Contributing Reporter
• November 14, 2017
Acclaimed slam poet Neil Hilborn performed some of his poems for Tulane University this past Tuesday, Nov. 7 in the Dixon Hall Annex. His performance was a spectacle of tenderness, humor and genuine love...
This year's Voodoo Music + Arts Experience demonstrated what happens when a series of music acts from all over convene en masse in the culture hub of New Orleans: beautiful melodies and happy people. With...
The Black Angels trekked from Austin to perform a solid set to an underwhelming crowd at Voodoo. It’s hard to expect much else, as the band was scheduled right before Saturday’s headliners.
Projected...
It's an Instagrammer's wildest dream: custom milkshakes brimming with various sweet or savory toppings manicured in a tall candy-dipped cup. Shake Therapy, which recently opened on South Carrollton Avenue...
