Offbeat Cover for December, 2004

December 2004 Contents

Cover Story

Brian Stoltz

Features

10×10 2004

Lenny Jorns Drops an N-Bomb

Stratocaster Stratosphere

BackTalk

Mark Mullins

Dis 'n' Dat

Displeasure

Bayou Boogie

Zydeco’s Grand Ole Opry

Bluesworthy

Scratchin’ at the Blues

Feed Me Something, Mister

Retro Revival

Hidden Charms

Christmas In July

Jazzin'

Abrams Lets the Audience Decide

Reviews

Babe Stovall, Mississippi Blues and Religious Songs (Arcolaa Records)

Big Al and the Heavyweights, Nothin’ But Good Lovin’ (Independent)

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Everything You Want For Christmas (Big Bad/Vanguard)

Bonerama, Live From New York (Mule Train Records)

Casey Hayes, The Iron Year (Perennial Records)

Chris Thomas King, Why My Guitar Screams & Moans (21st Century Blues)

Craig Klein, Trombonisms (Independent)

Del McCoury, High, Lonesome, and Blue (Rounder)

Dianne Reeves, Christmas Time Is Here (Blue Note)

Dink Johnson, Mr. Johnson Signing Off (Delmark)

Donald Fontenot et Les Amis de la Louisiane, Ride the Donkey (Swallow Records)

Esther Sparks, Dirty Little Fingers (Independent)

Green Day, American Idiot (Warner/Reprise)

Howard Noel, Jr. & Cajun Boogie, The Ring On Her Pillow (Lanor Records)

Jimmy McCracklin and his Blue Blasters, Blues Blastin’ (Ace)

Keith Jarrett Trio, The Out-of-Towners (ECM)

Monica Dillon, All I Have Is A Moment (Independent)

Nathaniel Mayer, I Just Want To Be Held (Fat Possum)

Nublues, Dreams of a Blues Man (21st Century Blues)

Rhoades D’Albo & the Devil’s Right Hand, Truckerspeed and Other Vices (Statue)

Rusty Bonz, Rusty Bonz (Independent)

Sean Ardoin-N-Zydekool, Strictly For The Dancers (Zydekool Records)

Sister Gertrude Morgan, Let’s Make A Record (Preservation Hall Records)

Steve Juno, 8-Track Mind (Vinyl Records)

Townes Van Zandt, Legend (Charly)

Truckstop Honeymoon, Christmas In Ocala (Squirrel Records)

Various Artists, Blues In The Night/Soul of the Night (Rounder)

Various Artists, Christmas Gumbo (Flambeau Records)

Various Artists, Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol’ Box of New Orleans (Shout! Factory)

Various Artists, Pure Swamp Pop Gold: Volume 5 (CSP Records)

Velvet Revolver, Contraband (RCA)

Washboard Chaz Blues Trio, Dog Days (Corrugated Records)

Wayne Foret, Let’s Do It Again (CSP Records)

Willie “Big Eyes” Smith & the Juke Joint Rockers, Bluesin’ It (Electro-Fi)

Bookmark

Bob Dylan, Chronicles Volume One (Simon & Schuster)

Ned Sublette, Cuba and Its Music (Chicago Review Press)

Mojo Mouth

Music Museum on Canal Street?

Live Wire

First Annual Brazilian Music Festival, Snug Harbor, November 3-7, 2004

Mosquitos, the Parish, November 14, 2004

Ronnie James Dio, House of Blues, October 18, 2004

Roy Haynes, Contemporary Arts Center, November 13, 2004

Voodoo Casts Another Spell

Letters

Letters December 2004