Galactic: Every Corner Has a Story (Relix Revisited)

“It was outrageous,” declares Lyrics Born, the Bay Area MC whose wonderfully detailed story “I Got It (What You Need?)” kicks off the album in high style. “It was amazing,” he raves. “They started at 12:30 and played until 4 a.m. without a break. It was bonkers!”

The Core: George Porter Jr. and Page McConnell

Page McConnell: My dad spent a lot of time in New Orleans in the ‘50s and just loved the music. He encouraged me to consider schools there, so I always had an appreciation for the town. I ended up going to college in Dallas for a bit in the early ‘80s and that’s when a friend of mine played me The Neville Brothers and I started getting into their music

Spotlight: Dumpstaphunk

Dumpstaphunk, the quintet from New Orleans with two bassists led by Ivan Neville (son of Aaron), has a few cards stacked in their favor. There’s that last name, Neville, shared by Ivan and guitarist Ian (son of Art). There’s the fact that you’ve probably already heard at least one member of the band play, given that they’ve worked with a wide array of artist ranging from The Rolling Stones to Trey Anastasio to Beyoncé.

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Parting Shots: Aaron Neville

Though Aaron Neville has steadily recorded over the years, Apache is a welcome return to the classic R&B, soul and funk sounds that earned him a reputation as the sweetest voice in New Orleans’ first family.

50 Years of Jazz Fest: John Medeski + Kirk Joseph, Hot Off the Skillet

MMW’s John Medeski and Dirty Dozen Brass Band alum Kirk Joseph reflect on the sounds of the city that first brought them together.

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Track By Track: Jon Batiste We Are

“There are three prongs to this album,” Jon Batiste says of his new record, We Are. “It’s autobiographical, but it’s also a time stamp of the culture of today as well as the heritage that this music comes from.”

Tank and the Bangas: There Goes The Neighborhood

For the first decade of Tank and the Bangas’ existence, lead singer Tarriona “Tank” Ball set a singular goal in her mind: She was going to buy a house. She wanted a place of her own, to exhale completely, to fill with music and art and poetry.