Justin Perez is a self-taught, lifelong drummer and Louisiana resident. He's played in bands like Skincrawl, Demise, Goatwhore, and is currently the drummer for Blacklist Union. Constanty travelling out of state and touring, his commitment to the art is unparalleled. We speak about his early start in music, his time in Japan with Goatwhore, and the mentors and influences that he feels so fortunate to have met in his lifetime. Join me in getting to know drummer Just Perez.    https://blacklistunion.com/ Check out our top rating on Feedspot! https://blog.feedspot.com/louisiana_music_po ..read more

Join us as we take a walk down memory lane with New Orleans multi-instrumentalist Sid Snow. He tells of stories that draw from just about every venue in New Orleans, including the decadent Blue Room at the Roosevelt Hotel. He takes us through Europe and South America during the years he spent touring with everyone from big band players to honkytonk regulars. His band, The Franklin Avenue Underpass was his band locally. Both here and abroad, his experiences with Trini Lopez, Lou Rawls, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Tripani, Benny Grunch, Frankie Lane and so many more are discussed, with some of the be ..read more

Jack Miele is an 11x Platinum, 6x Telly and 5x Global Music Award Winning audio engineer, producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist. He has also been an audio/ mix engineer for 22 years, with projects winning 2 Grammy Awards and 4 Grammy nominations, as well as on Emmy Award winning television promos. He's been a live guitarist for 30 years. We talk about the bands he's played in over the years and star-studded sessions he's recorded. Studio tactics, band performance strategies and more discussed in this incredibly interesting episode! https://jackmiele.com/ Support this show through PayPa ..read more

Trained as an opera singer and classical pianist, Georgia native Lilli Lewis has been a composer, producer and performer for over two decades. Fresh off the stage at this year's Jazz Fest, Lilli is well versed in folk, roots, country soul, gospel, and jazz. Having a prodigious ear early on, the practice of music was a way for her to mend early childhood trauma as well as congeal the different hemispheres of her mind. Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds were enough of an inspiration to her to quit her job, leave town, and pursue her career in music. She has always been a multi-genre writer, finding ..read more

In this episode, Offbeat Magazine publisher Jan Ramsey talks about the challenges she faced as a board member of the French Quarter Festival. She gives us insight into the inner workings of the festival and what could be improved upon. We talk about the musicians' union in New Orleans, venue ailments downtown and their cultural impact, and a musician directory she created that was ahead of its time. She reflects on her time at college and tells all in this important finale of out time together.    https://www.offbeat.com ..read more

Jan Ramsey, publisher of Offbeat Magazine, gives an in-depth look into her formative years and her assumption of various roles of influence living and working in New Orleans. We discuss the underlying mechanics and infrastructure of local festivals, museums, and social landscapes, and how they impact the music scene in New Orleans. Peer into her childhood and witness the arts through the lens of a passionate, articulate music journalist.    https://www.offbeat.com ..read more

There is so much that can be said about lyricist Alfred Banks, from the 12th Ward in New Orleans, Louisiana. His entrepreneurial acumen and diligence has landed him on the cover of major publications, a groundbreaking performance with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, a feature at Jazz Fest, and so much more. Self-made and booked out to the end of the year, we sit and talk about the experiences that made him and his strides in the business of music.  https://www.underdogcentral.com ..read more

Guitarist and vocalist Johnny Lagrange of The Bald Dog Project hails from Garyville, Louisiana. We talk about his roots in Cajun and country music, and how the greats like Black Sabbath and Slayer broadened his exploration. His move into sobriety never stifled his creativity. Rather, authored frustrations written during recovery, coupled with an acoustic guitar he was given as a gift, fueled a fusion of acoustic and heavy metal that has come to be known as The Bald Dog Project. It causes us to define what is "heavy" in music and transitions us to a new project that's been under wraps until now ..read more

Freshly signed to Pugnacious Records, singer/ songwriter and guitarist Sean Riley originally hails from Saratoga Springs, New York. He grew up listening to Roy Orbison, Beach Boys, Paul Simon, and Waylon Jennings. Though no one in his family played, he just loved the look of an SG hanging on the music shop wall and took it upon himself to learn. He was a bit of a shy kid but playing helped him out of his shell, finding support and making friends along the way. He gravitated toward his current expressions of blues, roots, and Americana and formed Sean Riley and the Water. While Manhattan venues ..read more

Bassist Dean Zucchero has a resume a mile long that starts in Manhattan and ends up in New Orleans, including a nine-year stint in Europe. He has played along-side such respected musicians as Popa Chubby, Ghalia Volt, Sweet Georgia Brown, Little Freddie King, and Johnny Sansone, to name a few. His projects have charted on Billboard while his acumen has landed him the position of program director at Bratz Y'all, a German Bistro in the Bywater area of New Orleans. Hear about his travels, his studio sessions, his new label, and his upcoming international tour with Cyril Neville (The Meters, The N ..read more