Offbeat Cover for November, 2007

November 2007 Contents

Cover Story

20 in 20: Who Were the Artists Who Mattered Most in the Years OffBeat Has Been Published?

Features

Anders Osborne: Not Quite Down

Classic Songs of Louisiana: “Blueberry Hill”

Our First Steps

The Best of the Beat

BackTalk

Almost Everybody…

OffBeat Eats

Dining Out: La Vita

The Go-Between

Fresh

A Cause for Hope

At Sea for a Night

Behind the Brass

Betty Harris Returns

Cajuns Under the Stars

Making the News

Mark Your Calendars

Rubboards Never Looked So Good

With Strings Attached

Obituaries

Obituary: Kerwin James (1972 – 2007)

Reviews

Bernie Alan Band, As I Ride (Sound Ventures)

Bruce Springsteen, Magic (Columbia)

Charlie Hunter Trio, Mistico (Fantasy)

Cupid, Time for a Change (Atlantic/Asylum)

Down, Over the Under (Down)

Ed Sanders, Poems for New Orleans (Paris)

Gary Hirstius, Waterline (Radionic)

Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie, Le Cowboy Creole (Times Square)

Guyland Ledet and Zydeco Family and Friends, Be My Girlfriend (Shrimpo)

Invisible Cowboy, Wranglers Everywhere! (Nocturnal)

James Andrews and the Crescent City Allstars, People Get Ready Now (Independent)

John Coltrane, Interplay (Prestige)

John Fogerty, Revival (Fantasy)

Lil’ Brian and the Travelers, Worldwide (High Rollers Entertainment)

Merle Haggard, The Bluegrass Sessions (McCoury)

Nappy Brown, Long Time Coming (Blind Pig)

Noah Howard, The Black Ark (Bo’Weavil Recordings)

Shamarr Allen, Meet Me on Frenchmen Street (Independent)

Slang Angus, Slang Angus (Independent)

Sons of William, What Hides Inside (Red Lick)

Spank Rock and Benny Blanco, Bangers & Cash (Downtown)

Taken by Trees, Open Field (Rough Trade)

The Fantastic Ooze, Razzle Dazzle (Independent)

Various Artists, New Orleans Brass

Vavavoom, Swingphonicity (Independent)

Mojo Mouth

All in a Generation’s Work

Letters

November 2007 Letters