“Oo-Wee Sugar”: MCA Has Issued A Two-CD Set of Vintage New Orleans R&B

R&B Artists Get Busy During Jazz Fest; Our Columnist’s Debut Album Is Released

Tommy Ridgley, Since the Blues Began (Black Top)

A Sneak Peek at Jazz Fest Specials; Tommy Ridgley, Timothea Ready New Records

New Snooks, Alex Chilton Records; A Post-Mardi Gras Sampler of Brass Band Records

Look at Snooks Now!: Snooks Eaglin on Record, Then and Now

The diminutive man who can’t see is led onto the stage, seated in front of his amplifier, and handed his guitar. His gnarled fingers seek the strings and quickly renew […]

Spirit Land: The Soulful World of Coco Robicheaux

Coco Robicheaux found his life as a musician in the gutter. “I moved into New Orleans from the countryside when I was 17,” Robicheaux chuckles, “and I started playing guitar […]

Big Doings Around Town for Carnival; A Recap of the Allison Miner Benefit

A Recap of the Jessie Hill Party; Rebirth, Rads Unite to Aid Allison Miner

Jessie Hill, Professor Longhair Birthday Bashes; the Wolfman, Johnny Adams Reissued

The great Jessie “Ooh-Poo-Pah-Ooo” Hill will celebrate his 62nd birthday at Tipitina’s on Friday, December 9th, with an all-star cast of family and friends that includes Ernie K-Doe, Tommy Ridgley, […]