Offbeat Cover for May, 2009

May 2009 Contents

Features

Choir Practice

Fest Focus: Bruce Daigrepont

Fest Focus: Buckwheat Zydeco

Fest Focus: Cedric Watson

Fest Focus: Chuck Brown

Fest Focus: Drive-By Truckers

Fest Focus: John Scofield

Fest Focus: Kings of Leon

Fest Focus: Lionel Ferbos

Fest Focus: MyNameIsJohnMichael

Fringe Benefits

Hard Headed Woman

Jazz Fest: From “A” to “Z”

Language Barriers

On the Road Again

Ponderosa Stomp Focus: Classie Ballou

Ponderosa Stomp Focus: Otis Clay

Sacred Songs: Danny Barker

The Bridge to Somewhere

The Write Stuff

This Is Pop?

BackTalk

Booker T.

OffBeat Eats

A Culinary Map of Jazz Fest

Alex McMurray Hits the Spot at Daniel’s

Dining Out: Four Jazz Fest Performers Dish about their Favorite Dishes in the City

Dining Out: Mandina’s

The Gravy: In the Kitchen with Marcia Ball

Two to Get Ready

Fresh

Hand-made Music

Let the Healing Begin

Live from Lafayette

New Orleans Sounds

Promises, Promises

The Friends and Family Plan

Wings Make the Man

Obituaries

Obituary: Eddie Bo (1930-2009)

Obituary: Snooks Eaglin (1936-2009)

Reviews

Allen Toussaint, The Bright Mississippi (Nonesuch)

Billy Iuso and the Restless Natives, Restless Natives Live at the Sandpiper Lounge (Independent)

Booker T., Potato Hole (Anti-)

Buckwheat Zydeco, Lay Your Burden Down (Alligator)

Derek Trucks Band, Already Free (RCA Victor)

Dr. Lonnie Smith, Rise Up! (Palmetto)

Eric Lindell, Gulf Coast Highway (Alligator)

Garland Thompson, The First Time (T-Do)

Honey Island Swamp Band, Wishing Well (Independent)

Ingrid Lucia, St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (Independent)

John Boutte and Paul Sanchez, Stew Called New Orleans (Threadhead)

Kermit Ruffins, Livin’ a Treme Life (Basin Street)

MyNameIsJohnMichael, The People That Come and Go (Independent)

Roy Rogers, Split Decision (Blind Pig)

Shamarr Allen, Box Who In? (Independent)

The Blue Note 7, Mosaic (Blue Note)

The Junior League, Smile Shoot Smile (Not Lame)

The New Orleans Moonshiners, The New Orleans Moonshiners (Independent)

Various Artists, The Roots of Hip Hop (Harte)

Willie Nelson and Asleep at the Wheel, Willie and the Wheel (Bismeaux)

Wynton Marsalis, He and She (Blue Note) and Branford Marsalis, Metamorphosen (Marsalis)

Zachary Richard, Last Kiss (Artist Garage)

Mojo Mouth

Myth Busters

Live Wire

Dan Deacon

Mastodon

Letters

May 2009 Letters