November 1997
BackTalk
- Herman Leonard
A legend in his time – that's the word for Herman Leonard. Leonard, the photographer whose portrait of Jon Cleary adorns…
Bluesworthy
- Goodbye to Corey Harris; Welcome back for Bryan Lee; Mem does Muddy
Since moving to New Orleans in 1992, acoustic bluesman and Colorado native Corey Harris has gone from street-singing in Jackson Square…
Bookmark
- Space is the Place: The Lives and Times of Sun Ra
For many, “compromise” is the dirtiest word in art. It suggests artists sell out, catering to buyers’ whims, sullying themselves and…
Cover Story
- Jon Cleary: Heir to the New Orleans Piano Throne
New Orleans rhythm and blues is in danger of dying in its hometown. When the British Invasion wiped out the genre's…
Dirty Rice
- Folktales and French poetry from Southwest Louisiana
Volume took on a new meaning at this year's installment of Festivals Acadiens, when authors Zachary Richard and Sharon Arms Doucet…
Dis 'n' Dat
- LMNOP Dates Set, The Cold, Dogstar Communications & More
The next Louisiana Music New Orleans’ Pride (LMNOP) Music Conference has been scheduled for April 27-29, 1998. The conference will feature…
Eye Music
- Sheroes
Sheroes '97 was a lineup of the finest in contemporary painting, photography and sculpture by 50 local women artists, held in…
Features
- Scott Kirby's Ragtime
Travel with me, friends, to a time before Fats and Fess, before Jelly Roll and Satchmo, to the primordial bog before… - Brint Anderson
While Green Bay cheeseheads and New England chowderheads were roaming the streets of New Orleans in January 1997, guitarist Brint Anderson… - From the Get-Go with Paul Cebar
Paul Cebar drives the streets of Milwaukee, sniffing the night air for funk – real funk. "That's Jones Island, the waste… - The "Father" of the Blues
Raful Neal is perhaps best known for being the father of a brood of successful blues musicians than for his own…
Feedback
- Glyn Styler & Frigg A-Go-Go
Wait a minute. Can this be true? Is Glyn Styler actually happy? "Yes," Styler admits. "Well, I mean he's all right…
Film & Video Bits
- Boogie Nights, L.A. Confidential, U-Turn & NOVAC Scholarships
The adult film industry of the 1970s and 80s gets sensitive treatment in Paul Thomas Anderson's second feature, Boogie Nights. Starring…
Grapevine
- KOLAB's Ernie Vincent
It's a long way from the plantations in Thibodeaux to the Pacific Rim but Ernie Vincent seems to make the trip…
Letters
- Letters November 1997
PRAISE, THANKS & MONEY I just had to break down and write a few lines of “thanks” to the wonderful staff…
Mojo Mouth
- Information is Power
Ever wonder why things take so long to happen in New Orleans? Here’s a little story for you: Back in 1987,…
Dining Out
- Beer Cuisine
Now, all of my loyal readers know that I have a certain affinity for brew pubs. That affinity has developed over…
Plugged In
- It's a Mean Ol' World (Wide Web)
To keep all the blues lovers occupied after they've finished our chock full o' blues November issue, here are some of…
Savoring Sin City
- Beer Cuisine
Now, all of my loyal readers know that I have a certain affinity for brew pubs. That affinity has developed over…
Straight, No Chaser
- Jazz Poetry Cutting Contest & Mose Allison at Snug
"Good Morning, daddy! Ain't you heard The boogie-woogie rumble Of a dream deferred?" - Dream Boogie, Langston Hughes On Sunday, November…
Street
- Threat, 10:26 Entertainment, Which One and Street Vibe
It’s official, according to former Black Menace member, Threat: Black Menace is history. While Threat won’t comment on the break up,…
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
- Arhoolie's Chris Strachwitz
Chances are that if you have an interest in blues, Cajun, zydeco or ethnic music, you’ve probably got a few Arhoolie…
Reviews
- J. Paul Jr & the Zydeco Newbreeds, Taking Over (Maison de Soul)
Ladies and gentlemen, meet the challenger to Keith Frank's throne. Houston-balled band leader J. Paul Jr. takes many of his cues… - Aaron Neville, To Make Me Who I Am (A&M)
TOP 40 songwriter-for-hire Diane Warren and contemporary R&B mega-producer Babyface penned "Say What's In My Heart," the lead-off track and single… - Johnny Jenkins, Ton Ton Macoute! (Capricorn)
One of those "legendary" rock albums relegated to obscurity by the rush of musical (and commercial) activity in the late 1960s,… - Jelly Roll Morton, Last Sessions (Commodore)
Jelly's mostly remembered in jazz histories as the first composer and arranger to organize the resources of jazz into complex, exciting,… - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, Trouble Is... (Revolution)
Being a blues player is a tough gig. Being a phenomenon is even worse. Being expected to step into Stevie Ray… - The Replacements, All for Nothing (Reprise)
In the 1980s, when Lionel Richie, Phil Collins, Madonna and Huey Lewis ruled pop music, the Replacements were the greatest rock… - Jacky Terrasson & Cassandra Wilson, Rendezvous (Blue Note)
This record was a winner from conception. Take Terrasson, the young Parisian import who, since winning the Thelonious Monk competition in… - Marcus Roberts, Blues for the New Millenium (Columbia)
They told us the Gulf of Mexico was out of oil. Then they drilled deeper and found new, rich deposits. With… - Coteau, Highly Seasoned Cajun Music (Rounder)
To most Cajun-music fans under 30, the seminal avant-trad combo Coteau is as much a rumor as a legend. Despite blazing… - Various Artists, Louisiana Blues (Arhoolie)
This 48-minute, 12-song, five-artist showcase for Louisiana's finest bluesmen first appeared in 1970, and despite its absence from the standard classic-blues… - Joe Falcon, Cajun Music Pioneer: Live in Scott, LA, 1963 (Arhoolie Records)
If by some odd chance you're enough of a Cajun-music fan to have an original, 29-year-old copy of this album on… - Mighty Joe Young, Mighty Man (Blind Pig)
If you'll forgive the obscure reference, everything from the bass line to the cadence to the tone of this album's powerhouse… - Vin Bruce, Beau Bayou L'Ours (Lanor)
You want songs in 3/4 time? How about seven of them out of a possible dozen? That's how many country waltzes… - All That, Eponymous Debut (Independent)
Given the band's loose arrangement, All That's debut release appropriately sounds more like a jam session of some of New Orleans… - Nocentelli, Live in San Francisco (DJM)
Meters fans who miss the slinky guitar of original member Leo Nocentelli – replaced in the funky Meters by Brian Stoltz…
