Issue Articles
Festival Times Three
This time last year, two new festivals joined the same weekend as the French Market Creole Tomato Festival to build the June weekend into a big event centered on the […]
A Conference by Any Other Name
In 2004 and 2005, TapeOpCon took place at the Fairmont Hotel and the Orpheum. The conference for recorders, engineers, producers and those interested in the technical and artistic side of […]
New Orleans on the iRadio
WWOZ has some competition on the Internet. The station is streamed around the world on through the station’s Web site (WWOZ.org), but there are two new entries in online radio […]
Kenny Neal, Let Life Flow (Blind Pig)
Let Life Flow sounds like Kenny Neal is trying to make a blues album, but he keeps getting interrupted by life. It has songs you expect: A fine version of […]
Chris Thomas King, Live on Beale Street (21st Century Blues)
Most of this short live album from 1997 presents Chris Thomas King on his most solid ground. He’s a funky blues guitar hero for most of Live on Beale Street, […]
Robert Walter, Cure All (Palmetto)
The news on Cure All is how different it is from the Stanton Moore Trio, which prominently features soul-jazz organ player Robert Walter as well. Here Walter plays with the […]
Paula and the Pontiacs, Louisiana Bride (Independent)
When Paula and the Pontiacs get it right, they get it very right. “Everything I Need” plays to all the band’s strengths—its ability to nail a barroom R&B groove, and […]
The Last Straws, Time Marches On: Fifty Years Going and Blowing (Independent DVD)
This self-made documentary on the traditional jazz band the Last Straws has much of the same charm as a Peggy Scott Laborde-produced documentary on WYES. The camera pans lovingly across […]
Alejandro Escovedo, Real Animal (Back Porch)
On Real Animal, Alejandro Escovedo looks at growing up punk, but he doesn’t necessarily romanticize those days. More accurately, the album’s tone reflects someone who loves the life he has […]
Ronnie Hawkins, Mojo Man/Arkansas Rockpile (Collector’s Choice)
The albums included on this two-for-one reissue of Ronnie Hawkins’ albums from the 1960s were recorded with members of the Band, and there’s a lot to love here. For fans […]
