John Wirt on Muck Rack

John Wirt

As seen in: The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Billboard, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, The Grammy Awards, The Acadiana Advocate, OffBeat Magazine, Our Community Now, The Shreveport-Bossier Advocate

Get in touch with John

Contact John, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

John Wirt’s Biography

Read Full Bio →

Music, film, arts, entertainment, culture reporter and critic.

John Wirt’s Journalist Portfolio

See all →
Alarming and amusing, nutria spotlighted in 'Unusual' film

Alarming and amusing, nutria spotlighted in 'Unusual' film

Food, fur, pets. Those are some uses humans have found for nutria. The giant, semiaquatic rodents also inspir…

View article →
Leslie 'Lazy Lester' Johnson, architect of Louisiana swamp-blues, dies in California at age 85

Leslie 'Lazy Lester' Johnson, architect of Louisiana swamp-blues, dies in California at age 85

Leslie Johnson, the architect of Louisiana swamp-blues who was better known as "Lazy Lester," died Wednesday …

View article →
New Orleans Legend Dr. John Looks Back on 60 Years in Music, From Professor Longhair to Johnny Cash

New Orleans Legend Dr. John Looks Back on 60 Years in Music, From Professor Longhair to Johnny Cash

View article →
Ani DiFranco Talks Back

Ani DiFranco Talks Back

Iconoclast singer-songwriter, indie music pioneer and social activist Ani DiFranco moved to New Orleans in 20…

View article →
Dr. John promises a 'different curvature' for each night -- Dec. 27, 28 -- at Tipitina's

Dr. John promises a 'different curvature' for each night -- Dec. 27, 28 -- at Tipitina's

As he sits comfortably in a French Quarter courtyard on a lovely December Sunday, Dr. John doesn't play the s…

View article →
Elaborate 'Deepwater' film set creates a fiery hell on the high seas

Elaborate 'Deepwater' film set creates a fiery hell on the high seas

On a sultry night last summer in New Orleans East, actors and filmmakers on the set of "Deepwater Horizon" re…

View article →

Articles

Patriotic, pop and more: This harmonizing trio will usher in Fourth of July at the Manship

|
By John Wirt
| The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Store and/or access information on a device You can choose how your personal data is used.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (423) Issue with article?

Sunday Chanté with Syreeta Neal: 'There’s something special about singing in a group.'

|
By John Wirt
| The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
Sunday Chanté with Syreeta Neal 3 p.m.-5 p.m. on first Sunday of each month West Baton Rouge Museum, 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen Free westbatonrougemuseum.org Sunday Chanté at the West Baton Rouge Museum in Port Allen creates community through song. Even though all are welcome at the gathering, Syreeta Neal created Sunday Chanté especially for female voices.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Michael Foster Project prepares for Juneteenth performance: 'I take myself back in time.'

|
By John Wirt
| The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development Store and/or access information on a device You can choose how your personal data is used.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (464) Issue with article?
See all 462 licensed articles (517 Total)
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified