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Cover Story Features


06.29.04


COVER STORY

Essence Music Festival
Prince holds court at the Superdome.
By Alex Rawls

PLUS: Geoffrey Himes on Anthony Hamilton; Kevin Forrest Moreau on Kevin Powell; listings.


NEWS & VIEWS

Commentary
Looking for solutions.

After the Storm
Two months after getting rained out at Jazz Fest, local musicians still don't know if they're getting paid.
By Alex Rawls

Board Update
Two School Board incumbents fined; qualifying for election nears.
By Allen Johnson Jr.


Bouquets and Brickbats
They get what they deserve.

Penny Post
Andrei Codrescu on the Pledge.

Politics
Clancy DuBos on Winnas and Loozas.


FEATURES






SUMMER 2004

SWIZZLE


A GUIDE TO LOCAL NIGHTLIFE



Exclusive Club
Two newly fashioned downtown dance clubs hope to cater to the upscale — and diverse.
By Frank Etheridge


Gin Blossoms
If you know where to look, you can find the full flowering of a classic New Orleans drink — plus an occasional history lesson — in the Ramos Gin Fizz.
By Eliza Strickland


Bars and Nightlife Directory
Where to go when the sun goes out of sight.

Blake Pontchartrain
New Orleans' know-it-all.

Shoptalk
Kandace Power Graves on Crescent City Tattoo and Makeup by Robert Hudson.


ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Big Damn Book List
Spend the summer wading through long, fun reads.
By Thomas Bell


Hot Seven
Our suggestions for all that's worth doing and seeing this week, including the HotPick.



Special Events Listings



Music

CD Reviews
Maze, Donny Hathaway, Bobbie Gentry.

Music Listings
Who's playing where and when this week.



The Arts

Theater
Dalt Wonk on Le Chat Noir's one-act plays and Eubie!.

Art
D. Eric Bookhardt on Christopher Saucedo and Glass and the Bigger Picture.

Books
Erik Spanberg on James Lee Burke and his latest novel, In the Moon of Red Ponies.


Theater, Art and Books Listings
A week's worth of culture.

Film

Film Review
Michael Moore grabs the spotlight with Fahrenheit 9/11.
By Paul Rosenberg

Film Listings


CUISINE

Restaurant  Review
Sara Roahen on Martinique Bistro.


Food News

By Sara Roahen

Wine of the Week

By Brenda Maitland 
 
   


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