Photographer: Rick Olivier Chief Al Morris, if I recall, [Bruce] Sunpie [Barnes] was going to bring him over to my studio, but Bruce couldn’t find him. He was AWOL. But Bruce was able to bring him over on a later night and Al brought all his gear, including this giant cow pelvis mask/headpiece. [...]
Sam Rey is Mark Meaux of the Bluerunners’ latest deep-dig into Cajun blues essence via sample beats and exceptional songcraft. Inspired by Junior Kimbrough, Clifton Chenier and modern technology, Meaux and Willie Golden sketched out a number of song ideas and roughs at Golden’s Houston home. Prolific producer/engineer Ivan Klisanin (two Grammy nominations and props [...]
Kicking off her all-ages show with “LDN” and “Nan You’re A Window Shopper” must be Lily Allen’s way of dispelling the pre-show jitters. By “Shame For You” she was slinky, relaxed (although worried she had the flu) and ready to deliver her best song, “Everything’s Just Fine”, (dedicated to “bank managers, mortgage lenders, and fashion [...]
