Vote for YOUR favorites here: http://www.offbeat.com/bob09 Who’s the Artist of the Year? Veterans BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, whose Alligator Purse underlined BeauSoleil’s place in the Americana conversation, or Allen Toussaint, who recorded an artful take on traditional jazz with The Bright Mississippi? Or Theresa Andersson, who spent the year introducing the country to Hummingbird, Go! [...]
Tag Archives: Deacon John
Charles Moore, Classical Guitar, Vol. 1 (Independent)
October 1, 2009 – 12:09 am
Charles Moore, the brother of Deacon John and Sybil Kein, plays guitar with both siblings and has appeared with Kein on her CDs exploring traditional Creole and European folk songs. Here Moore puts together a program of classical guitar music which, it turns out, is his real love. It’s an interesting program, mostly of shorter [...]
The Nite Cap: A “Fly” Joint
July 1, 2003 – 12:01 am
There have been several important music clubs in New Orleans over the years, including the Dew Drop Inn, Prout’s Club Alhambra, Mason’s Las Vegas Strip, the Blue Eagle, Jed’s College Inn, Jimmy’s and Tipitina’s. However, in the early ’70s, the city’s center of musical activity was located at the corner of Carondolet Street and Louisiana [...]
We All Love Earl King: A Personal Remembrance
June 1, 2003 – 12:01 am
When a musician of Earl King’s stature dies, the funeral service is often a homecoming of New Orleans musical artists, a chance for people who haven’t seen each other in years to reunite, an opportunity for folks whose working hours are after dark to meditate on mortality in the broad daylight. At Gallier Hall, on [...]
