Keith Spera writes about music for "The Times-Picayune" in New Orleans. In 2006, he was a member of the newspaper's Pulitzer Prize-winning Hurricane Katrina coverage team. He has also contributed to "Rolling Stone", "Vibe", "Blender", "LA Weekly", "Garden & Gun" and numerous documentaries. He is the author of "Groove Interrupted: Loss, Renewal, and the Music of New Orleans". He lives in his native New Orleans with his wife and two young children.