Offbeat Cover for July, 2002

July 2002 Contents

Cover Story

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Features

Essence Music Festival

Masters of Louisiana Music: Rockin’ Sidney Simien

BackTalk

Robert Randolph

Obituaries

Obituary: Jeff Naideau

Obituary: Walter Lewis

Dis 'n' Dat

Morning Glory

Bayou Boogie

America Has A Crush on Cajun/Zydeco

Blues Hound

30,000 Fans Can’t Be Wrong

Feed Me Something, Mister

Fast Food Our Way

Jazzin'

Christian Scott’s Summer Vacation

St. Rock

Afroskull’s New York State of Mind

Talkin' 'bout New Orleans

Teddy Royal: Guitar Monarch

Reviews

Abe Schwartz, The Klezmer King (Columbia/Legacy)

Alec “Guitar Slim” Seward, Louis “Jelly Belly” Hayes, Blind Willie McTell, “Champion” Jack Dupree and Brownie McGhee, The Back Porch Boys (Delmark)

Beth Patterson & Kalafka, Take Some Fire (Little Blue Men)

Big James, Waiting for Nothing (Independent)

C.A.C., RESIDENTalien (Renaissance Records)

Christian Serpas and Ghost Town, Giddy Up (Ralph Records)

Corey and the Zydeco Teens, Corey and the Zydeco Teens (J&S Records)

Darryl Reeves, The Activator (Independent)

Down, A Bustle in Your Hedgerow (Elektra)

Groovopolis, Groovopolis (Blue Bamboo)

Ingrid Lucia, Fortune (Independent)

Irene Sage, Live at the Leaf (Independent)

Jessica Williams, This Side Up (MaxJazz)

Jimmy King, Live at Monterey (Bullseye Blues & Jazz)

John Rankin, Guitar Gumbo (STR Digital)

Kine, Ghetto Supermodel (Ganja Farm Publishing)

Laura Nyro, Live: The Loom’s Desire/Angel in the Dark (Rounder), Eli and the Thirteenth Confession/New York Tendaberry/Gonna Take A Miracle (Columbia/Legacy)

Los Lobos, Good Morning Aztlan (Mammoth)

Los Tres Amigos, Moon and Sand (Mirliton Records)

Massiv, Global (Mass Appeal)

Nebulous, -i (Negative i) (Independent)

Piney Brown/Eddie Mack, Hoot & Holler Saturday Night! (Delmark)

Porter Hall, Tennessee, Welcome to Porter Hall, Tennessee (Slewfoot)

Suplecs, Sad Songs…Better Days (Devil Dolls)

Syl and Jimmy Johnson, Two Johnsons Are Better Than One (Evidence)

The Band, The Last Waltz (Rhino)

The Belfry Bats, Tall Tales of the Future World Primitive (HellBopp)

The Flatlanders, Now Again (New West)

The Musiker Brothers & Dave Tarras, Tanz! (Columbia/Legacy)

Trey Anastasio, Trey Anastasio (Elektra)

Uncle Tupelo, 89/93: An Anthology (Columbia/Legacy)

Various Artists, Avenue A to the Great White Way: Yiddish & American Popular Songs 1914-1950 (Columbia/Legacy)

Various Artists, Mississippi Blues (Putumayo World Music)

Various Artists, The Best of Cajun Hits Vol. 1 & 2 (Swallow)

Various Artists, The Rough Guide to Delta Blues (World Music Network)

Various Artists, The Rough Guide to the Music of Louisiana (World Music Network)

Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch)

Willow’s Passage, Green (Independent)

Mojo Mouth

Doing the Charleston

Live Wire

Hasil Adkins, Shim Sham Club, May 10, 2002

Stratospheric Straitjackets

The Darkest Hours, The Circle Bar, May 31, 2002

Letters

Letters July 2002