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As “Hello? Is anyone there?” rang out through the United Center Monday, crowds bathed in green light and rallied to answer the call from the Gorillaz’ 2001 classic “M1 A1.” The Chicago stop in Gorillaz World Tour 2022 featured a setlist that showcased the U.K.-based virtual band’s diverse discography, borrowing mostly from its 2005 chart-topping...

Today on Louisiana Considered, we take you on a musical journey! We hear about the upcoming Crescent City Chamber Music Festival and talk to New Orleans singer/songwriter Eva LoVullo for our latest episode of Liner Notes.

Eva LoVullo’s summer spent traveling back and forth between Kentucky and Tennessee led to a gloomy guitar rift that reminded her of passing the highway exit signs. Today, that riff has transformed into one of her newest songs, "Midnight Snack," that explores the anxiety we feel during life’s more banal moments.

BLACKPINK is once again back in your area.  Two years after its last album release in 2020, arguably the world’s biggest girl group released “Born Pink” — an eight-track album featuring a variety of girl crush songs about love and being a badass.  Was the wait for only eight songs worth it?  As one of...

In 1672, Isaac Newton was experimenting with light and color, ultimately discovering what he called “the colored image of the sun.” More than 300 years later, Jean Preston heard that line and decided to write a song about it. In this segment of Liner Notes, we learn about exploring themes of color through music.

Today on Louisiana Considered, we talk politics with the Advocate’s Stephanie Grace and hear why environmental advocates are remaining skeptical of Biden’s climate agenda. We also chat with two members of the New Orleans band, Whisper Party, to learn more about their songwriting process.

Waxwork Records has released the score to Killer Klowns from Outer Space on vinyl! The score was composed by John Massari.

Renaissance: a cultural rebirth in every sense of the word. First coined by the French in the 14th through 17th centuries as a rediscovery of philosophy and artistry, the Renaissance opened the world to new and improved trains of thought. And Beyoncé’s new album, aptly named for this period, is fresh, funky and innovative —...

I first faced my queerness while singing worship music at church camp. The guitar seemed to belt threats of hell that day, and the drums induced claustrophobia. I worried the songs knew a secret I wasn’t ready to share at age 11.  A decade later, I listened through Maggie Rogers’ sophomore record “Surrender” while speeding...

“Gemini Rights,” Steve Lacy’s newest psychedelic pop project, is worth a listen for every R&B or soul fan. Lacy’s funky instrumentals and impressive vocals show his prowess at making old musical styles and lyrical themes feel oh-so new again on his sophomore album. Released Friday, the album contains 10 tracks filled with emotion, which Lacy...