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08.17.04
COVER
STORY
Your Brass Is Grass
This summer, a group of New Orleans brass and jazz musicians journeyed to the heart of bluegrass in the hills of North Carolina. The rest was music.
By Marsha Barber
NEWS & VIEWS
Commentary
A city on the edge.
"Why?"
NOPD's shooting death of a young trombone player leaves onlookers and bandmates shocked and in search of answers.
By Katy Reckdahl
Police Killing Stirs Memories
A police-family survivor recalls the loss of her father.
By Allen Johnson Jr.
Penny Post
Andrei Codrescu: Et In Arcadia Shopping Est.
Bouquets and Brickbats
They get what they deserve.
Politics
Clancy DuBos on the U.S. Senate race.
FEATURES
Off Campus
The ultimate guide to having fun then you're not hitting the books.
The Big Easy on a Small Budget
How to make the most of $20 a day.
Ahead of the Class
Fashions that make the grade on and off campus.
Music
Cool clubs where you can catch hot bands.
Bars and Clubs
Places your academic advisor hasn't told you about.
Around Town
The 411 on where to go, what to do and why.
Arts and Theater
Spots where you can get your culture on.
Shopping
Because sometimes you gotta spend, spend, spend.
Food
Local restaurants that rock.
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Blake
Pontchartrain™
New Orleans' know-it-all.
Shoptalk
Kandace Power Graves on Bennachin and Fresh Day Spa.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Natural Born Storyteller
Gus Weill finally puts his stories to paper with his new novel, The Cajuns.
By Erik Spanberg
Hey, Bartender
Tales of the Cocktail brings noted beverage author Robert Plotkin to town.
By Sarah O'Kelley
Hot
Seven
Our suggestions for all that's worth doing and seeing this week, including
the HotPick.
Special Events
Listings
Music
Opening Act
Alex Rawls on Van Hunt.
Music Listings
Who's playing where and when this week.
The Arts
Theater
Dalt Wonk on Boobs! The Musical.
Art
D. Eric Bookhardt on Iva Guerorguieva and Jeffrey Pitt.
Books
Billy Manes on Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim.
Theater, Art and Books Listings
A week's worth of culture.
Film
Balcony Seats
Rick Barton on Dogville.
Film Review
David Lee Simmons reviews The Door in the Floor.
Film Listings
CUISINE
Restaurant Review
Sara Roahen on GiGi Asian Bistro.
Food News
By Sara Roahen
Wine of the Week
By Brenda Maitland
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