Issue Articles
Inside the Mind of Alex McMurray: The quintessential New Orleans singer-songwriter boldly heads into The Recent Future.
Alex McMurray will never be Emperor of the Universe, nor would he ever aspire to be. That crown belongs to the once and future Emperor Ernie K-Doe. But McMurray does […]
Alex McMurray, The Recent Future (Diphthong Records)
“A good songwriter writes good songs. A great songwriter writes overarching poetic narratives. The songwriter as lyric poet doesn’t just turn out albums or mixes, they weave myths that touch […]
Fest Focus: Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones will perform on the Gentilly Stage at Jazz Fest on Saturday May 7, at 2:45 p.m. Rickie Lee Jones was no stranger to New Orleans the first […]
All you need is roux: A personal Jazz Fest retrospective
Jazz Fest popped my cherry in 1988, when I hit the mud running and instantly went native, gatoring in the Blues Tent (still on the infield then), joining in tribal […]
BackTalk: Michael Cerveris and Kimberly Kaye of Loose Cattle
When I reviewed Loose Cattle’s latest album, Heavy Lifting, released during a brief pandemic hiatus in the early summer of 2021, I called band co-founders Michael Cerveris and Kimberly Kaye […]
Swashbucking Outlaw: Rickie Lee Jones makes her French Quarter Festival debut
When Rickie Lee Jones finally makes her debut at the thrice-delayed French Quarter Fest, she’ll be warmed up and rarin’ to go, fresh from major East Coast tour capped off […]
Who you Gonna Call If You Have Ghosts? Malevitus!
UPDATE: The vinyl release party for the Malevitus album If You Have Ghosts has been rescheduled for Sunday, June 5, at The Columns hotel. “Come for the music, cocktails and […]
Dayna Kurtz talks back
When Lulu and the Broadsides played Chickie Wah Wah in early November, I hadn’t seen lead singer Dayna Kurtz since before the pandemic, when I interviewed her about their upcoming […]
Loose Cattle, Heavy Lifting (Low Heat Records)
Moo! As we emerge from the darkest days of the pandemic, Loose Cattle, my favorite Americana cowpunks in New Orleans, are here to help us carry that load with Heavy […]
Bas Clas, Meteorite! (Serfdom Records)
Look! Up in the sky! It’s a Meteorite! blazing across the cosmos to announce that Bas Clas is back with a vengeance. On their fourth release since 2011, when Lafyette’s […]
