Issue Articles
Good Karma: Baton Rouge’s Karma and the Killjoys make their New Orleans debut
For convenience’s sake, Karma and the Killjoys call their music “piano rock.” But that easy-to-digest label belies the female-led band’s bold fusion of pop, rock and musical theater. The head-turning […]
Up From The Swamp: Swamp pop hero Tommy McLain returns to the studio
Tommy McLain is having a moment—a bright moment in the classic swamp pop singer’s long life of golden ups and disastrous downs. North Carolina’s Yep Roc Records has just released […]
Things Happen That Way: A conversation with Dr. John’s oldest child, Karla R. Pratt, on her father’s final album
Like Allen Toussaint, his fellow New Orleans music master, Dr. John left a parting gift. In June 2016, seven months after Toussaint’s death, Nonesuch Records released the final studio album […]
Louis Armstrong biographer Ricky Riccardi talks back
Two big-name acts in New Orleans music, Louis Prima and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, led Ricky Riccardi to the city’s most beloved musician, none other than Louis Armstrong. In […]
Happy 30th anniversary: The Bucktown All-Stars celebrate a milestone
When the Bucktown All-Stars perform at Mid-City Lanes Rock ’n’ Bowl on August 12, it will be more than the weekend-warrior band’s annual back-to-school event. It’s an anniversary party, marking […]
Fresh Fuel in the Tank: Andrew Duhon gets closer to his truest musical self
Andrew Duhon’s Emerald Blue reaffirms his well-deserved status among New Orleans’ singer-songwriters. A masterful collection of beautifully recorded songs, the album pairs contemplative lyrics with the lovely melodies Duhon sings […]
Kenny Neal, Straight from the Heart (Ruf Records)
In this 35th anniversary year of his recording debut, Baton Rouge’s Kenny Neal follows his Grammy-nominated 2016 album, Bloodline, with Straight from the Heart. Packed with authentic south Louisiana blues […]
Making Tracks: Producer Scott Billington’s memoir focuses on the artists
During his more than 40 years as a record producer, Massachusetts native Scott Billington guided sessions for dozens of great roots music artists, many of them from New Orleans and […]
Charlie Musselwhite, Mississippi Son (Alligator Records)
Mississippi native Charlie Musselwhite travels an often-hard road in Mississippi Son, the latest of his nearly 40 albums. A singer, guitarist and ace harmonica player raised in Memphis, Musselwhite moved […]
George Winston, Night (Dancing Cat)
A musician who describes himself as a creature of the night, pianist George Winston charts a nocturnal journey with Night. His sensitive keyboard touch and beautiful tone do invoke the […]
