Offbeat Cover for March, 2007

March 2007 Contents

Cover Story

Modern Times

Features

Classic Songs of Louisiana: “Ooh Poo Pah Doo”

The Big Beat

BackTalk

Harry Connick, Jr. and Branford Marsalis

OffBeat Eats

Dining Out: Tucker’s Tavern

Don’t Fear the Green Space

Fresh

A Cajun Encyclopedia

An Update

Just for the Hell of It

Loyola New Home for Monk Jazz Institute

No Damsels in Distress

Still Waiting

Tablas Master Comes to New Orleans

Obituaries

Obituary: Harold Cavallero

Reviews

Bourbon Cowboys, A Taste for Whiskey (Independent)

Charles Mann, Pushing Your Luck (Jin)

Charlie Louvin, Charlie Louvin (Tompkins Square)

Dash Rip Rock, Hee Haw Hell (Alternative Tentacles)

Diana Krall, From This Moment On (Verve)

Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers, Traveling Man (Sound of New Orleans)

Eleni Mandell, Miracle of Five (Zedtone)

Gary Lucas’ Gods & Monsters, Coming Clean (Mighty Quinn)

Gill Landry, The Ballad of Lawless Soirez (Nettwerk)

Harry Connick, Jr., Oh, My Nola (Columbia)

Heritage Hall Jazz Band, Live at the American Theatre (Heritage Hall)

Irma Thomas, Wish Someone Would Care/Take a Look (Collectables)

Kenny Bill Stinson, F-Earl (Independent)

Lafayette Rhythm Devils, Les Clefs de la Prison (Zaffaire)

Larry “Love” Hamilton, The Soulman (LJH)

Lewis Taylor, The Lost Album (Hacktone)

Lisa Lynn, Call Me Baby (Independent)

Mista Allen, Area 504 (Smacktite)

Money Mark, Brand New by Tommorrow (Brushfire)

Otis Taylor, Definition of a Circle (Telarc)

Sloan, Never Hear the End of it (Yep Roc)

The Eames Era, Heroes + Sheroes (Independent)

The Silos, Come On Like the Fast Lane (Bloodshot Records)

Travis Matte and the Zydeco Kingpins, Booty Zydeco (Mhat)

Truth Universal, Move the Crowd Mixtape (Truth Universal)

Various Artists, A Date With John Waters (New Line)

Various Artists, The Mercury New Orleans Sessions 1950 & 1953 (Bear Family)

Mojo Mouth

Getting Caught Up In It

Live Wire

Albert Hammond, Jr. and Incubus, House of Blues, January 21, 2007

Lindsey Buckingham, House of Blues, January 29, 2007

Letters

March 2007 Letters