Que Hefner, his trio NOLA Fam (Que, Mani, and J-Smoke) and their wider collective, NOLA Familia, are some of the freshest voices to come out of hip hop New Orleans since the heady days of Ca$h Money and Master P. From High Times – NOLA Fam’s infectious romp about smoking pot – to the moody, politically…
Read MoreNow that the Katrina-darkened footlights are back on at the Saenger, the Mahalia Jackson and the Civic, theater is big business in New Orleans. Peter’s guests on out to Lunch are two of the people who brought these theaters back to life and who operate them. Bryan Bailey is co-owner and Managing Partner of the Civic…
Read MoreNew Orleans is a small city. People refer jokingly to “one degree of separation.” But what happens on this Happy Hour is beyond any coincidence you could imagine. If this was in a movie you’d dismiss it as being insanely implausible. Without ruining the revelation of the conversation, here’s what you need to know. Sarah…
Read MoreThere are a number of New Orleans businesses that are as much a part of the unique vocabulary of New Orleanians as “muffuletta” and “poboy.” Some of them – like K&B and Schwegmans – are in the “aint dere no more” category. One New Orleans institution that is still here is what we call either “Oxner”…
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