Molly Reeves in Motion: An Animated, Artistic Life

We sat down with Molly Reeves over tea and sliced bread, at a Magazine Street coffee shop, where she arrived for an afternoon interview and photo shoot, armed with an acoustic guitar and a stuffed black cat proudly displaying an anarchist pin. Reeves shared her encyclopedic knowledge of early 20th century jazz, illuminated us on the longtime relationship between comics and music, and joined us down rabbit holes about authors, venues, and musicians way too numerous to fit in this small space.

Since moving to New Orleans from the San Luis Obispo area, about a decade ago, Reeves has endeared herself by playing her archtop guitar in some of the most beloved jazz groups around town, as well as the occasional punk/rock project. She's also designed album covers and flyers for numerous well-known New Orleans bands and musicians, as well as creating her own quirky comic and zine projects…

Read the whole article, by Steven Melendez, in The New Orleans Arts Rag Volume 2