Kid Eggplant and the Melatauns, Big Trouble in Little Chalmette (Independent)

Musicians in New Orleans wear many hats. Bassist Robert Snow makes his bread playing an upright in trad jazz bands, and has fun playing electric bass with King James and […]

Swingin’ Melatauns, The Melatauns, (Independent)

If you saw the name of this four or five piece occasionally augmented by horns and thought you might be getting a Swingin’ Medallions type garage band done up NOLA […]

The Melatauns, Knuckle Sandwich (Independent)

No band can cover the whole varied history of rock ‘n’ roll from current times back to the beginnings with Louis Jordan, Fats Domino, Elvis, and others. The Melatauns do […]

The Melatauns, Bards of Melatonia (Independent)

From the sounds of this record, Melatonia is the extra-dimensional world where the drinks are always cold, the nights breezy, the music rocking, and the musicians loose. When you find […]

Kid Eggplant and the Groovy Melatauns, Peace, Love and Donuts (Independent)

When I popped the new album from Kid Eggplant and the Groovy Melatauns into my disc player and hit play, I had to check twice to make sure I wasn’t […]

Sticking to the Bass-ics: Robert Snow’s original music is new and fresh

They call Robert Snow the king of the sidemen. 
“That’s what everybody calls me,” bassist Robert Snow said. “They say, ‘Oh, you play with everybody.’ But you’ve got to do that in New Orleans. You’ve got to play with a bunch of different bands.”

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Previous Album Releases

Released in December 2017 Dave Bartholomew: Jump Children! (Imperial Singles Plus 1950-1962) (Jasmine) Grayson Capps: Scarlett Roses (Royal Potato Family) Crooked Vines: Alive (Independent) Dick Deluxe: Dive Bar Christmas (FritzCo) Ken Colyer Trust Band with Joe Payton: At Cafe […]

New Album Releases

CURRENT AND UPCOMING LOUISIANA CD RELEASES    March 1, 2024 Britti: Hello I’m Britti (Easy Eye Sound) Lynn Drury: High Tide (Independent) The Desert Nudes: Keep A-Movin, Dan (Lazy Day […]

The 50 Best Albums of 2021 in Louisiana Music

The COVID pandemic continued in 2021, making the presentation of live music difficult, and during a spike in infections, nearly impossible. Over the course of the year, fewer albums than […]