This here’s a tale of two country albums. Gill Landry’s new record is a walk on the wild side, while the Bourbon Cowboys offer a more mainstream, rocking country show. Don’t expect too much frontier spirit from A Taste For Whiskey, but do expect a foot-stomping show. It’s a lively, fun album that possesses spunk [...]
Who: With members from the Cosmic Sweat Society, the Neville Brothers and alumni from Rebirth Brass Band and Big Sam’s Funky Nation, the Underdawgs possess a fine pedigree. The rhythm section features Elliot Cohn on guitar, bassist Kenny Green, and drummer Willie Green—no relation to Kenny. Throw in pianist/organist Mike Burkart and a horn section [...]
Who: Metronome The City is a four-piece instrumental rock band consisting of locals William Gilbert, Patrick Condon, Brad Theard and Marc LaPorte, several of whom are Loyola graduates. The band draws inspiration from video game music and film soundtracks, and they classify their style as “schizophrenic.” Where: The Howlin’ Wolf, December 1, 9 p.m., with [...]
Art courtesy of Peter Bagge (cartoonish second line poster) “Katrina killed my mom,” says New Orleans comedian/musician P.H. Fred’s MySpace page. In fact, his mother died of natural causes in an old folks’ home shortly before the levees gave way. What Katrina did do was send him on a month-and-a-half-long odyssey to find her body. [...]
When Jeff Albert released his latest album — a collaborative effort between himself on trombone and Ed Barrett on guitar entitled Duets Volume I — it didn’t create headlines. No record label pushed press releases; no ad agency bought magazine spots. That’s because Albert released Duets Volume I online at www.pepperenterprises.com, bypassing traditional (and expensive) [...]
Culled from some of drummer Sam Altman’s last performances before leaving the group, The Wind at Four to Fly seems like an identity statement more than anything else: This is who the Disco Biscuits are. Rather than pursue a theme for the album, they chose to do what they do best — run their “classics,” [...]
Bart Ramsey’s Café Amnesia doesn’t fit comfortably in any one genre. His piano playing has a jazz flavor, while his thoughtful, reflective lyrics suggest a singer-songwriter background. “The Carpenter,” for instance, finds him contemplating Jesus, wondering, “was he distant from the flesh, / did he like hookers the best.” Here and throughout the album, Ramsey’s [...]
