Archive | May, 2003
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May 2003 Contents

Features

American Routes: Nick Spitzer’s Highway of Sounds

David Kunian

Arts & Crafts Focus: Jimmy Descant-Deluxe Rocket Ships

Jeff Hannusch

Club Crawl: Buckethead with Rob Wasserman, Mike Clark, Ben Ellman & Special Guests

David Kunian

Club Crawl: G. Love and Special Sauce

Cree McCree

Clubhouse: Rock ‘n’ Bowl

OffBeat Staff

Fest Focus: Anson Funderburgh

Kathleen Rippey

Fest Focus: Ben Harper

Christopher Blagg

Fest Focus: Big Chief Little Walter Cook

Geraldine Wyckoff

Fest Focus: Cedryl Ballou

Michael Hurtt

Fest Focus: Clarence “Frogman” Henry

Jeff Hannusch

Fest Focus: Dave Holland

Geraldine Wyckoff

Fest Focus: Eric Lindell

James Bailey

Fest Focus: Garage A Trois

James Bailey

Fest Focus: Goldman Thibodeaux

Herman Fuselier

Fest Focus: Herbie Mann Reunion Band

James Bailey

Fest Focus: Holmes Brothers

John Swenson

Fest Focus: Ivan Neville

H. Andrew Schwartz

Fest Focus: John Fohl

Alex Rawls

Fest Focus: Los Lobos

Christopher Blagg

Fest Focus: Lynn Drury & Bad Mayo

Christopher Blagg

Fest Focus: Mavis Staples

John Radanovich

Fest Focus: The Hackberry Ramblers

Dan Willging

Fest Focus: Theresa Andersson

Bunny Matthews

Fest Focus: Tom McDermott & Evan Christopher Quartet

Mel Minter

Fest Focus: Tyronne Foster & the Arc Singers

Christopher Blagg

Jazz Fest 2003 A to Z

OffBeat Staff

Masters of Louisiana Music: Mahalia Jackson

Geraldine Wyckoff

Ponderosa Stomp Focus: Jay Chevalier

Michael Hurtt

Ponderosa Stomp Focus: Phil Phillips

Michael Hurtt

The Ponderosa Stomp: Better Than Dick Clark on His Best Day

Michael Hurtt

BackTalk

Irma Thomas

Robert Fontenot

Obituaries

Obituary: Placide Adams and Frank Uddo

OffBeat Staff

Dis 'n' Dat

Uzi: A Deadly Rapper

Bunny Matthews

Bayou Boogie

That Butt Thing

Herman Fuselier

Blues Hound

Festival Blues

John Swenson

Feed Me Something, Mister

Jazz Feast

Ian McNulty

Food For Thought

How to Deny Ticketmaster Its Desire

Ian McNulty

Only in New Orleans: Tales from the Tummy

Ian McNulty

Still Hungry?

Ian McNulty

The Night Time Is the Right Time

Ian McNulty

Jazzin'

The Influence of Ornette

Geraldine Wyckoff

St. Rock

La Vida Jeff & Vida

Alex Rawls

Talkin' 'bout New Orleans

My House – A Movie Star, Part One

Jeff Hannusch

Reviews

Aaron Neville, Orchid in the Storm (Hyena Records)

Robert Fontenot

Charlie Hunter Quintet, Right Now Move (Ropeadope Records)

James Bailey

David Egan, Twenty Years of Trouble (Louisiana Red Hot Records)

Robert Fontenot

Fats Domino, Live! From the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2001 (Shout Factory!)

Jeff Hannusch

Frankie Ford, That Can Be Used Again (Briarmede)

Dean M. Shapiro

Garage a Trois, Emphasizer (Tone-Cool)

James Bailey

Hazard County Girls, Never No More (Wooded Wheel)

Alex Rawls

Headhunters, Evolution Revolution (Basin Street)

Geraldine Wyckoff

John Boutte & Uptown Okra, Carry Me Home (Independent)

Christopher Blagg

Josephine Mills, This Is Love (Orleans Records)

Robert Fontenot

Lynn Drury and Bad Mayo, Spun (Independent)

Christopher Blagg

Mama Digdown’s Brass Band, Delicious (Independent)

James Bailey

Maria Muldaur, A Woman Alone with the Blues (Telarc)

Robert Fontenot

Martin Snyder, Out of the Shadows (Digi-Tek)

Michael Hurtt

Michael Ray & the Cosmic Krewe, Live at Jimmy’s (Independent)

Mark Fowler

Monk Boudreaux and the Golden Eagles, Mr. Stranger Man (Shanachie)

Geraldine Wyckoff

New Orleans Stick Band, Fear of New Shoes (Four Cats/Radionic)

James Bailey

Original New Birth Brass Band, Get the Hump Out Yo Back (Independent)

Geraldine Wyckoff

Papa Grows Funk, Shakin’ (Independent)

John Swenson

Raymond Miles, A Taste of Heaven (Legacy/Honey Darling)

Robert Fontenot

Regina Carter, Paganini: After a Dream (Verve)

Mel Minter

Rob Wagner Trio, Walking, Crying, Laughing, Running (Valid Records)

Geraldine Wyckoff

Roger Eckstine, Live It Up-Live It Down/The Bourbon Street Beast (EMA)

Dean M. Shapiro

Sean Ardoin & Zydekool, Home Brew (Tomorrow Recordings)

Christopher Blagg

The Benjy Davis Project, More Than Local (Real Records)

Christopher Blagg

The Bluebirds, Highway 80 East (Louisiana Red Hot Records)

Robert Fontenot

The Friendly Travelers, Search My Heart (Rampart Street Music)

Dean M. Shapiro

The Willy DeVille Acoustic Trio, Live in Berlin (Eagle Records)

Robert Fontenot

Various Artists, Boozoo Hoodoo! The Songs of Boozoo Chavis (Fuel 2000)

Cree McCree

Various Artists, Cajun Music Hits (Mardi Gras Records)

Dan Willging

Vic Shepherd, New Orleans Harmonica: Jazz & Blues from the Crescent City (Independent)

Mark Fowler

Wally B., Hummingbird Blues (Independent)

Robert Fontenot

Woodenhead, Perseverance (Free Electric Sound)

Mark Fowler

Bookmark

George Wein on the Front Lines

Alex Rawls

Mojo Mouth

Year of the Woman

Jan Ramsey

Live Wire

Granny’s Got Blues

Christopher Blagg

Letters

Letters May 2003

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