Music
Roscoe Chenier, Swamp Blues (Vidrine)
So this is swamp blues? Yes, there is some blues on the disk and several swamps are located in the region around Vidrine Recording Studios in Opelousas, but this is […]
Ruth Brown, A Good Day for the Blues (Bullseye)
At 71, Ruth Brown shows no signs of slowing down. A Good Day for the Blues is quick follow-up to 1997’s highly heralded R+B = Ruth Brown and was recorded […]
Various Artists, More New Orleans Party Classics (Rhino)
It’s not often a various-artists compilation spanning diverse genres and lime periods has real staying power, but 1991’s New Orleans Party Classics has endured beyond expectation. Spanning the second half […]
Big Ass Truck, Who Let You in Here? (Peabody)
As hip-hop’s influence spreads, turntables are now as common as guitars guitars, whether in solo acts like Q-Bert and OJ Shadow, in their old school incarnation such as MixMaster Mike […]
Rosie Ledet, I’m A Woman (Maison De Soul)
“The Zydeco Sweethearts” fourth Maison de Soul CD is possibly her best yet and includes a track that will certainly turn a lot of heads, as well as get a […]
The New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, Fresh Out the Past (Shanachie)
Who would have thought it possible? Jewish folk music made not only hip, but funky and danceable; an intertwining of swinging ‘hot jazz,’ full-throttle second-line street groove, and a myriad […]
The Wild Magnolias, Life Is A Carnival (Capitol/Metro Blues)
The major label release from the standard bearers of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras Indian funk tradition is undoubtedly one of the most highly anticipated and long awaited New Orleans records […]
Quintron, These Hands of Mine (Rhinestone/Skin Graft)
In which Mr. Quintron continues his transformation into the Jon Spencer of the Hammond model D. B-3s, Quintron would be quick to point out, are the most vanilla of electric […]
BeauSoleil, Cajunization (Rhino)
Cajunization is quite a sweet piece of work from America’s premiere Cajun band, BeauSoleil, as they follow-up their 1998 Grammy for L’Amour Ou La Folie with this acoustically-charged and very […]
Mystikal, Ghetto Fabulous (Jive/No Limit)
Mystikal’s debut album (released on a small indie label) was a high-energy showcase for the rapper’s dynamic, ever-changing flow. In one phrase, Mystikal would go from a whisper to a […]
