A working streetcar, a Saints Super Bowl victory and five years later, it might be easy for the events of August 29, 2005 to become a more distant memory for some. But if Dear New Orleans, the new digital benefit compilation dedicated to the Big Easy from Air Traffic Control, is any proof, no one [...]
“Doublewide” brings to mind images of those annoying “Oversize Load” trucks carrying what appears to be half of a pre-fab house down the freeway during afternoon rush hour. But to saxophonist John Ellis, doublewide has an entirely different meaning. Ellis grew up in a North Carolina town full of doublewide trailers, and he uses the [...]
In 2006, Paul Sanchez walked away from the rock group Cowboy Mouth, a band he helped form 16 years ago. He had lost his house to Katrina’s floodwaters, and once he was off the road, he started the process of dealing with the storm–something touring helped stave off. He later developed a seizure disorder that [...]
The 2008 Baton Rouge Blues Week kicks off its 13th year on Saturday, April 19. The week-long blues celebration will feature concerts and blues seminars in clubs in Baton Rouge clubs including the Manship Theatre, the Roux House, Chelsea’s, Teddy’s Juke Joint, and the Pastime. Walter “Wolfman” Washington, Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Music Experience, [...]
Laura Reed & Deep Pocket’s soul:music is so recognizable and so effortless that it’s hard to imagine it’s the Asheville, North Carolina group’s debut album. Reed’s soulful howl steers the group and gives it an old school R&B flavor. However, it’s Deep Pocket, featuring drummer Jim Buchanon, bassist Ben Didelot, and keyboard player Ryan Burns [...]
If you can’t tell by the old west images on the front cover, Outformtion is a country rock band that leans heavily on jam band antics. The band features guitarist and vocalist Sam Holt, bassist Grady Upchurch, drummer Lee Schwartz, keyboard player C.R. Gruver, and Jeff “Birddog” Lane on additional percussion. “Carnac” relies on a [...]
It’s March and with the spring comes another South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas on March 7-16. Since its inception in 1987, the festival has become one of the world’s premiere music conferences and festivals. Though SXSW’s roots are musical, it has added an interactive festival celebrating new media technologies and a film conference [...]
If there was a moment where the banjo was branded with a stereotype, it would have to be when Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight went on a canoe trip down the Cahulawassee River in the film Deliverance. Years later, the banjo cannot entirely shake the associations, so it’s thought of first and foremost as a [...]
In the city where traditional jazz is still king, the phrase “electronic improvised jazz” may raise a few eyebrows. But a group of New Orleans musicians are trying to push the envelope with two new electronic music albums, Beautiful Bells and Box3. The Beautiful Bells liner notes read, “All music was composed, performed, arranged, mixed, [...]
The Radiators are about to celebrate their 30th year as a band, but that’s not about to slow them down. The Rads are hitting the road again this winter and they’re kicking things off with a pair of anniversary shows at Tipitina’s on January 25 and 26. The band will play two more New Orleans [...]
