October 2009
BackTalk
- Lenny Kravitz
He has worked with Mick Jagger, Curtis Mayfield, Michael Jackson and more. He’s soon to appear in the movie Precious with…
Cover Story
- Voices in the Wilderness: Tab Benoit and Voice of the Wetlands
Tab Benoit stood up before a group of musicians, journalists, wetlands activists and potential donors in an airplane hanger at the…
Features
- Sean and Secrets
In the world of zydeco, being able to trace one’s lineage to Amédé and Bois Sec Ardoin is a little like… - Classic Songs of Louisiana: "You Are My Sunshine"
Not only was “You Are My Sunshine” declared Louisiana’s official state song in 1977, it is a pretty safe bet that… - When Band-Aids Aren't Enough
While the nation debates health care solutions, local musicians are in danger of losing the foundation that is keeping them mentally… - The Pod People
The iPod tells us all we need to know. This Halloween weekend, the Voodoo Music Experience presents everything from singer/ songwriter…
Fresh
- Alec Ounsworth: A Crumbling Beauty
After singing “St. James Infirmary,” Alec Ounsworth walked off Tipitina’s stage slightly shaken. He thought he knew the lyrics until he… - The Rosetta Stone
Shannon McNally met Jim Dickinson immediately after Katrina, but they could have been lifelong friends from the way she talks about… - Tribal without Tattoos
The Bingo! Parlour will be one of the more unusual venues during the Voodoo Music Experience. In addition to hosting performances… - Bigger, Badder Blues
Festivals have become an essential part of the city’s life, ranging from the costly mega-productions such as the annual Essence, French… - Troubadours Today
Rockpile is a moveable feast of poetry, performance and music featuring bay area poets David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg. On Friday,… - That's the Joint
The famous singles of Fats Domino, Irma Thomas, the Dixie Cups and Lloyd Price continue to loom large over New Orleans… - Punk's Not Dead
Raw, stripped-down, in-your-face punk infiltrated American music in the mid-1970s, inciting an entire subculture to Rebel! Proclaim! Liberate! Punk was a… - Songs for the Saints
It’s no secret that New Orleans music and culture has a bit of a love affair with itself. Anyone who’s lived…
Letters
- October 2009 Letters
ARMSTRONG PARK You are right on with your (“Weekly Beat”) article on Armstrong Park. I moved here eight years ago and…
Mojo Mouth
- Navigating the "Velvet-Lined Rut"
I was sitting at my desk working on this issue on a Saturday afternoon, when I heard some music coming my…
Obituaries
- Obituary: Juanita Brooks (1954-2009)
Juanita Brooks, a jazz and gospel singer perhaps best known for her stint in the extremely popular stage production, “One Mo’…
OffBeat Eats
- Dining Out: Crabby Jack's
If one measures a restaurant’s excellence by how long you need to wait for a table, then Jacques- Imo’s is quite… - June Yamagishi Hits the Spot at Mojo Coffee House
Mojo Coffeehouse 1500 Magazine St (504) 525-2244 Why Mojo? You know, I was playing with Henry Butler every Tuesday at…
Dining Out
- Dining Out: Crabby Jack's
If one measures a restaurant’s excellence by how long you need to wait for a table, then Jacques- Imo’s is quite…
The Spot
- June Yamagishi Hits the Spot at Mojo Coffee House
Mojo Coffeehouse 1500 Magazine St (504) 525-2244 Why Mojo? You know, I was playing with Henry Butler every Tuesday at…
Reviews
- The Radiators, The Lost Southlake Sessions (Radz)
I’m going to go out on a limb and say The Lost Southlake Sessions was supposed to become the Rads’ third… - Lawrence Sieberth, Arkipelago, (Musik Blöc)
On his latest release, pianist, composer and synth sorcerer Lawrence Sieberth embarks on an excursion deep into the realm of ambient,… - Alec Ounsworth, Mo Beauty (Anti-)
In “Holy, Holy, Holy Moses (for New Orleans)” Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s Alec Ounsworth is reluctant to assert too great… - Odoms, Let Me Atom, (Independent)
It’s not surprising that Odoms Odometer—birth name Adam Bourgeois, better known as the hand and the voice of Lil’ Doogie, New… - Luke Winslow-King, Old/New Baby (Fox on a Hill)
Songman Luke Winslow-King has a fervent connection to New Orleans. On its corners, streets and sidewalks, this Michigan native sharpened his… - Shannon McNally and Hot Sauce, Coldwater (Independent)
Coldwater documents where Shannon McNally has been since Katrina—namely, settling down in Mississippi, starting a family and finding a stable band.… - Charles Moore, Classical Guitar, Vol. 1 (Independent)
Charles Moore, the brother of Deacon John and Sybil Kein, plays guitar with both siblings and has appeared with Kein on… - Creole Stringbeans, Creole Stringbeans (Stringbeans)
When I moved here in the late 1970s from a country with a maple leaf on its flag, there were bandslike… - Mike Dillon's Go-Go Jungle, Rock Star Bench Press (Hyena Records)
Mike Dillon’s Go-Go Jungle’s new CD, Rock Star Bench Press, combines a lot of different styles that would be almost too… - Lil’ Nathan - The Autonomous, Fit For Survival (Cha Cha)
Whoever said the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree when it comes to zydeco hasn’t been paying attention to the… - The High Ground Drifters, The High Ground Drifters, (Independent)
A bluegrass band in New Orleans has to be lonely. There’s a community of pickers, but the dearth of country and… - Bonsoir, Catin, Vive L'Amour (Valcour)
With their auspicious 2007 debut, Bonsoir, Catin established themselves among the creative forces in Cajun music. The group’s sophomore effort wastes… - Wardell Quezergue, Music for Children Ages 3 to 103 (Jazz Foundation of America)
They don’t call this guy “the Creole Beethoven” for nothing. Despite its title, this isn’t just a kids’ CD. Some of… - Ledisi, Turn Me Loose (Verve Forecast)
New Orleans-born Ledisi’s Turn Me Loose has a similar essence as Mary J. Blige’s No More Drama. The difference lies in… - Henry Gray and the Cats, Times are Gettin' Hard (Lucky Cat)
Scotlandville blues piano legend Henry Gray is one of those rare musicians—in the blues field they can be counted on one… - The Magnolia Sisters, Stripped Down (Arhoolie)
It seems surprising that the Magnolia Sisters refer to this as Stripped Down. Their sound has always been predicated on the…
