2020 Grammys Honor 14 Louisiana Natives, Award Three
(LOS ANGELES) — The 62nd Grammy Awards, hosted by Alicia Keys, did not disappoint for Louisiana natives. 14 Louisiana artists were nominated for 21 awards, and three people were honored during the award ceremony, two of them taking home an award. New Orleans native, PJ Morton, 2019 Grammy winner for Best Traditional R&B Performance, won […]
Voodoo 2K19 Electrifies Concert-Goers
(NEW ORLEANS) — Voodoo Fest 2019 was a memorable experience that provided enthusiastically costumed concert-goers with a medley of music and food. With headliners like Post Malone, Bassnectar, Beck, and Guns N’ Roses, New Orleans was treated to an eventful weekend. Voodoo Fest has been a popular event in New Orleans for 21 years. Taking […]
JG’s Music Review: 6LACK Shines at the Joy Theater
(COVINGTON, La.) — 6LACK performed at the Joy Theater this past weekend and I was fortunate enough to be able to attend. My wonderful girlfriend surprised me with the 6LACK tickets at the Joy Theater. The Joy Theater is in downtown New Orleans on Canal Street. This historic theater opened up in 1947, and was […]
(OPINION) The Current State of the Rap Community
(COVINGTON, La.) If there was an answer to what is going on in the rap and hip-hop community, it sure would be complex. Music from the genre today is scattered with everything from modern day poets to high school dropouts. Rap is leading the United States in the most streams and listens since 2017, dethroning […]
Outro: My Final Music Picks of the Year
As the school year (and my senior year) come to a close, I will have limited chances to recommend music to the reading audience of The Paper Wolf. In the past nine months or so, I have listened to around 65,000 minutes worth of music, about 45 days of tunes. I have listened to around […]
Five Tracks to Get You Through the Week
With the end of the school year approaching and the workload increasing, I often look to music to help control my stress. Here’s what I’ve been listening to this week: Mona Lisa Monte Booker, Naji (pop) Opening with flowing synth bars and seemingly offset bundles of snaps and clicks, “Mona Lisa” introduces itself as a […]
Dixon, Stein Turn ‘Stranger Things’ Upside Down with Synth Soundtrack (Music Review)
When a television show is based in 1984, viewers should expect to be immersed in the culture and vibe of the intended time period through injections of retro clothing, hairstyles, technology, dialect and even music. Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein are responsible for the award-winning soundtrack of Netflix’s sci-fi success story. Along with the visionaries […]
The Tunes of My Tenure at St. Paul’s
Between my 8th grade and senior years, millions of albums, EPs, and singles have been released, and many have caught my attention. As someone who listens to music constantly, I have shifted into the spectrum of lesser-known artists. A few lower-scale artists quickly began to catch my attention, aside from the more noticeable big names, […]
Flambeau Fest to Ignite this Weekend
(GONZALES, La.) This weekend, The Flambeau Fest will make its debut with headliners like Sam Hunt, Hank Williams Jr., and Lynyrd Skynyrd performing on the Ascension Fields at the Lamar Dixon Center in Gonzales. “This is a first year festival,” Gina Addison, the wife of festival co-founder David Addison, said, “and it is planned for […]
