Offbeat Cover for April, 2007

April 2007 Contents

Cover Story

Love is in the Air

Features

Blue Room Blues

French Quarter Fest A-Z

BackTalk

Bob French

OffBeat Eats

Dining Out: Café Amelie

The Countdown: Chef Scott Boswell

Fresh

A Neighborhood Named Desire

Fats Domino Is Back…Almost

Hanging on the Telefon

New Home Sweet Home

OffBeat Contributes to Hurricane Relief Fund

The Cupid Shuffle

The Low, Low Down

Reviews

Alvin Batiste/Bob French, Marsalis Music Honors (Marsalis Music)

Barbara Lee, Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? (Audiophile)

Bart Ramsey and 39 Strangers, Live in Italia (Independent)

Butch Hancock, War and Peace (Two Roads)

Duke Heitger’s New Orleans Wanderers with Bob Havens, What Is This Thing Called Love? (Jazzology)

Freddy King, The Very Best of Freddy King: Volume Three (Collectables)

Greezy, Soul City EP (Independent)

Jamie Bergeron & the Kickin’ Cajuns, I Know Dat’s Right (Juicy Pear Productions)

Joe Ely, Happy Songs from Rattlesnake Gulch (Rack’em)

Joe Zawinul, Brown Street (Heads Up International)

Les Amis Creole, Les Amis Creole (Arhoolie)

Lloyd Price/Larry Williams, Specialty Profiles (Specialty)

Mario Matteoli, Hard Luck Hittin (Independent)

Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle, Battery Milk (Hyena)

Peter Stampfel, Good Taste Is Timeless (BlueNavigator.net)

Pine Leaf Boys, Blues du Musicien (Arhoolie)

Robert Randolph & the Family Band, Colorblind (Warner Bros.)

Ruthie Foster, The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster (Blue Corn)

Southern Culture on the Skids, Countrypolitan Favorites (Yep Roc)

The High Llamas, Can Cladders (Drag City)

Tishamingo, The Point, (Magnat_ude)

Various Artists, How Low Can You Go? Anthology of the String Bass (1925-1941) (Dust-to-Digital)

Various Artists, Pure Swamp Gold Volume 7 (CSP)

Various Artists, Soul Sides, Volume Two: The Covers (Zealous)

Various Artists, The Instant & Minit Story (Charly)

Zeke Fishhead, Prodigal (LiveDownloads.com)

Mojo Mouth

Somewhat Optimistic?

Live Wire

Lily Allen, House of Blues, March 17, 2007

Lupe Fiasco Opening for the Roots, House of Blues, February 22, 2007

The Good, the Bad & the Queen, Republic, March 18, 2007

Letters

April 2007 Letters