Issue Articles
10 Songs for Thanksgiving
Just in time for Thanksgiving, this month’s playlist features 10 lesser-known culinary gems. No surprise that it’s slanted toward Cajun and zydeco, since you find a lot of the best […]
Andre Williams, A Fortune of Hits (Night Train)
To his eternal credit, R&B maestro Andre Williams always had a very strange idea of what constitutes a hit record. Aside from the dance-craze tune “Bacon Fat”—which never tells you […]
Elvin Bishop, Can’t Even Do Wrong Right (Alligator Records)
Elvin Bishop was never the deepest of bluesmen—he’s a good-timey entertainer and proud of it. And if you boogied to his Struttin My Stuff album back in high school, you’ll […]
Better Than Ezra, Surprise (Liason)
Originally a cassette-only release in 1989, Better Than Ezra’s long-unavailable debut was essentially the work of a different band, with the core trio of singer/guitarist Kevin Griffin, bassist Tom Drummond […]
New Orleans Suspects are the Oldest New Band
For those not hip to Greek mythology, the Ouroboros is a serpent that swallows its own tail, an emblem of infinity and the circularity of life. This struck the New […]
Ghostly Gems: 10 Songs for Halloween
Most of the songs you hear every Halloween, from “Monster Mash” to the Cramps’ catalogue, don’t come from New Orleans. Here’s our attempt the remedy that, with 10 ghostly gems […]
The Psycho Sisters, Up On The Chair, Beatrice (RockBeat)
Score one for lasting friendships. Susan Cowsill and Vicki Peterson began singing together in the early ’90s, when both were based in Los Angeles; they planned to make a Psycho […]
Backtalk: Paul Thorn
Paul Thorn’s backstory is so good that someone would’ve had to make it up if it wasn’t all true. Born in Elvis’ hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi, Thorn grew up as […]
Sarah McCoy Storms Frenchmen Street
You don’t necessarily have to walk into the Spotted Cat to fall under Sarah McCoy’s spell. On a clear day, her voice carries clear down the street. It’s a hard […]
Hurricane Hit Parade
Hurricane season is at its peak once again, and it’s going to require a soundtrack. Assuming you charged your mp3 player before losing power, we present this mix of songs […]
