D&B For Dummies: An Electronic Music Primer With The House DJ
Deep in Marrero, miles away even from the Expressway, inside an otherwise fully domesticated house, through its kitchen, past the laundry room and finally into the walled-in garage, a red “on air” light glows from one of two flat screen monitors, letting the world know that BelowCLevel is broadcasting to the world. Helming the controls [...]
True Bromance with Boonparn and Loomis
You would never guess at first glance that these two guys would be friends at all. Art Boonparn, a soft-voiced Thai-by-way-of-Connecticut Tulane student seemed like the yin to Louie Bankston’s Cajun maniac yang. But then that’s how the cosmos works sometimes, isn’t it? In the vibrant and too-small-to-clique-up underground music scene of New Orleans in [...]
Bridging The Gap with Norco Lapalco
When I first saw the name Norco Lapalco on a flyer, I knew something was up. Any band that was going to draw its name from the polar opposite and outermost reaches of the city– planting their flag on the scene like they were fucking Iberville and Bienville themselves– had better bring it strong or [...]
It’s Supposed to Be Loud: Shovels and Rope Make Friends with the Sound Man
When Meschiya Lake and Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Lee (two of this city’s powerhouse singer-songwriters) both gush on stage about how excited they are to be opening for their favorite band, it’s hard not to expect something truly spectacular to follow in their wake. But that’s exactly what happened last February, when on [...]
From The Editor: Gone Fishing
We’re fashionably late this month. Sorry but with that thin slice of Spring almost gone, I had to get out and enjoy it. I was fortunate enough to gorge myself on crawfish and a flat full of Ponchatoula strawberries– thanks to Kevin B’s family out there in Livonia (Point Coupee Parish!)– and make it out [...]
From The Editor
“Hello me, it’s me again” –Dave Mustaine You’ve been hearing from me plenty these past seven-plus years, so I don’t think an introduction is quite necessary, but just in case: Hi, my name is Dan. I am your new Editor in Chief of this great big newspaper you hold in your hands, known throughout the [...]