Offbeat Cover for August, 2005

August 2005 Contents

Cover Story

Shannon Powell: A Decidedly Different Drummer

BackTalk

Aretha Franklin

Dis 'n' Dat

Roll Your Own

Alt NO

No-Man-Band

Bayou Boogie

The End of Zydeco Dancehalls

Bluesworthy

Remembering Big Daddy

Feed Me Something, Mister

Raw and Order

Hidden Charms

Island on the Bayou

Jazzin'

Surrendering To The Trumpet

Reviews

Buzzy Beano, Between Hay & Grass (Redionis)

Hootie & the Blowfish, Looking for Lucky (Sneaky Long Records)

James Andrews and the Andrews Family, Hear No Evil (Keep Swingin’ Records)

Leroy Jones, New Orleans Brass Band Music: Memories of the Fairview & Hurricane Band (Independent)

Lizz Wright, Dreaming Wide Awake (Verve)

Merry-Go-Drown, As She Screams (Independent)

Michael Juan Nunez, About To Snap (Parishing Records)

N’Stankt, Places Please (ShiNOLA Records)

Outlaw Nation, Tripping Wire (Ralph Records)

Rebecca Barry and the Headhunters, Rebecca Barry and the Headunters (Independent)

Shannon McNally, Geronimo (Back Porch Records)

Shemekia Copeland, The Soul Truth (Alligator Records)

Solomon Burke, Soul of The Blues (Shout! Factory)

The Peasall Sisters, Home To You (Dualtone)

Various Artists, Billy Crystal Presents The Milt Gabler Story: From “Strange Fruit” to “Rock Around The Clock” (Verve)

Various Artists, Swing Around The World (Putumayo)

Vic Shepherd, Chromatic Cocktails (Independent)

World Leader Pretend, Punches (Warner Bros)

Mojo Mouth

Music Is the Key

Letters

Letters August 2005