NEW ORLEANS — The St. Augustine Marching 100 is as integral to New Orleans band culture as beads are to Mardi Gras. Leading this iconic ensemble is one of their own: Darren Rogers Jr., the newly ...

NEW ORLEANS — In just four years, the Mighty Marching Bobcats have grown five times their original size and won multiple awards. This is a stark contrast to how the band operated a few years ago. That ...

Soundtrack to Carnival is back for 2026! We kick off with historic McDonogh 35, spotlighting dynamic high school marching bands from Northshore to Southshore. 'Uninvestable': Trump pitch to oil execs ...

Bruce Iglauer, the founder of roots-music label Alligator Records, never tires of Henry Roeland Byrd, aka Professor Longhair. Likewise, 33 years after the New Orleans piano master’s death on Jan. 30, ...

Carnival season officially got under way during Harbour Nights last night when the weekly Front Street party was given a soca soundtrack. The event, Family Fete, was the first of more than a dozen ...