Interviews

Wendell Brunious Brings the Story of New Orleans Jazz to Viking Mississippi

Preservation Hall Jazz Band trumpeter Wendell Brunious shares stories of family, music, travel and the importance of keeping audiences at the heart of jazz There...

Lauren Watkins on If I’m Being Honest, Life on the Road and Finding Stories Everywhere

For Nashville singer-songwriter Lauren Watkins, honesty has always been at the center of her music. Her latest album, If I’m Being Honest, takes that idea...

The Spirit of the Road: Jim Lauderdale on Songwriting, the Places That Inspire Him, and a Life in Song

Few artists have traveled as many musical roads as Jim Lauderdale. A two-time Grammy Award winner, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee and prolific singer-songwriter,...

A Conversation on Grief, Connection, and Healing with Anderson Cooper and Dax Shepard at the New Orleans Book Festival

At the New Orleans Book Festival at Tulane University last Saturday, one of the most emotionally resonant conversations unfolded inside the Avron B. Fogelman Arena at Devlin...

Ella Langley and Jo Dee Messina Open Up About Authenticity and Faith at CRS

At the Country Radio Seminar, one of the most compelling conversations didn’t come from a performance—it came from a deeply honest exchange between rising star Ella...

Emeril and EJ Lagasse on the Evolution of New Orleans Cuisine at Book Festival

At the New Orleans Book Festival, one of the most anticipated culinary conversations of the weekend unfolded inside Dixon Hall, where legendary chef Emeril Lagasse sat alongside...

Kenny Chesney Shares Stories Behind Heart Life Music at New Orleans Book Festival

A massive crowd gathered at Avron B. Fogelman Arena at Devlin Fieldhouse last Saturday afternoon for one of the most anticipated conversations of the weekend at...

Lzzy Hale of Halestorm on Songwriting, Travel, and Staying True to Rock ‘n’ Roll

Few voices in modern rock are as powerful—or as instantly recognizable—as Lzzy Hale, the powerhouse frontwoman of Halestorm. For more than two decades, Hale and her...

Building the Beat of a City: Quint Davis Reflects on the Legacy of Jazz Fest During New Orleans Book Festival

At 11 a.m. Friday March 13th, festival goers packed into Dixon Hall at Tulane University for a conversation that explored one of the city’s most beloved traditions. As...

Salman Rushdie Reflects on Storytelling, Survival, and the Power of Fiction at the New Orleans Book Festival

A packed crowd gathered at Avron B. Fogelman Arena at Devlin Fieldhouse at 10 a.m. for one of the most anticipated conversations of the weekend at...

Johannes Eckerström of Avatar Talks “Don’t Go in the Forest,” Dungeons & Dragons, and Nordic Travel

Swedish metal visionaries Avatar have built a reputation for blending theatrical performance, crushing riffs, and fearless creativity into one of modern metal’s most distinctive sounds. Frontman Johannes...

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