I truly enjoyed my first Jazz Fest weekend. The highlights were, of course, the weather being so wonderful throughout. My favorite day was Saturday, though. When I got to the Fest, I was hot and thirsty, so I immediately headed to the WWOZ Mango Freeze booth near the Fais Do Do Stage, picked up my freeze, [...]
Tag Archives: Amanda Shaw
Amanda Shaw, Good Southern Girl (Poorman Mayfield Records)
November 1, 2010 – 12:58 am
Updated: Amanda Shaw’s third solo album proclaims, with its title, that it’s about the performer’s identity. That’s just as true of her debut, 2004’s I’m Not a Bubble Gum Pop Princess, but Good Southern Girl represents a more developed personal and musical statement. The new title is obviously intended to be something of a tongue-in-cheek [...]
Notes from Jazz Fest’s Second Weekend
May 4, 2010 – 3:54 pm
R. Scully’s Rough 7 brought sunshiny good times to Jazz Fest, opening their set at the Acura Stage by singing “I’m Not Insane Anymore” and “Give Up Your Dreams.” Scully also sang one of the most interesting Katrina songs, and one of the few that didn’t sound a little dated. The verse is almost talking [...]
The Joy of Doing
February 4, 2010 – 12:07 pm
A who’s who of New Orleans musicians played “Musicians for Mitch” last night at the House of Blues, and it was hard not to be bowled over the non-stop star power of the show. Still, there was little music played that I remember today; it was all good, though little was inspired. I was impressed [...]
YouTube du Jour: Musicians for Mitch Press Conference
February 4, 2010 – 10:23 am
Wednesday night, the House of Blues hosted “Musicians for Mitch,” a fundraiser for mayoral candidate Mitch Landrieu. The star-studded event was emceed by Jazz Fest’s Quint Davis and paraded a who’s who of New Orleans music across the stage. Banu Gibson performed a new campaign song for Landrieu, and the evening presented such charming moments [...]
August 2008 Letters
August 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
FAN FOR LIFE I think Alex Rawls missed the point of Sonny Landreth´s excellent new CD, From the Reach. After releasing a live album with his trio, Sonny wanted to go in a different direction and wrote songs specifically for the people he collaborated with, folks he had wanted to work with for a long [...]
March 2008 Letters
March 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
BEST OF THE BEAT Terrance and I want to thank you for your love and commitment to Louisiana music culture and history. We are both deeply honored and humbled by the recognition we received from OffBeat‘s Best of the Beat Awards 2007, he for Best Accordion and me for my Heartbeat Award. Furthermore, we want [...]
The Road Not Taken
February 1, 2008 – 12:01 am
Amanda Shaw is leading her band through a driving, blues-rock tinged version of “Hot Tamale Baby.” As she dances around the stage, there’s no denying that she’s becoming one. At Voodoo just months earlier, children—her long-time audience—danced in the front row with their mothers next to dudes taking pictures of Shaw with their camera phones. [...]
