Issue Articles
For the Love of Fats
Word has slowly filtered out that the Tipitina’s Foundation is working on a Fats Domino tribute album, and any shred of secrecy was shattered last month when Robert Plant came […]
Party Time
OffBeat got a jump start on Jazz Fest this year with a party at the Ritz-Carlton’s FQB, co-hosted by Art and Lorraine Neville. The party was in honor of Robert […]
Jimmy McIntosh, Orleans to London (Arizona Club)
Here’s a basic rule of thumb for all musicians: Don’t be shown up by your guests. Jimmy McIntosh has Ronnie Wood, Jeff Beck (billed as “Hot Rod”), “Mean” Willie […]
The Avett Brothers, Emotionalism (Ramseur)
Emotionalism is my first Avett Brothers album, and people who already liked them miss the raw attack of their previous albums, as they treated American roots music with a […]
Grinderman, Grinderman (Anti-)
Grinderman is Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds reduced to a guitar/bass/drums configuration, and if you have any stomach for Cave and his theatrical bent, Grinderman is a really […]
George Porter, Jr., It’s Life (Independent)
Believe it or not, it has been almost 16 years since George Porter, Jr.’s previous solo album, Runnin’ Pardners. With that amount of time elapsed, it’s no surprise that […]
Lil’ Fallay, Just for the Ladies (Lil’ Fallay Music)
Just for the Ladies is a pleasant, unassuming surprise, an album of contemporary urban R&B from Lafayette way that exists to fill dance floors. The lyrics do little more […]
Bonerama, Bringing It Home (Independent)
For years, Bonerama has proven to be a taxonomic nightmare. What is it? The problem arises most immediately when the magazines in town try to award year-end awards and […]
Various Artists, The Sandinista Project (00:02:59)
When the Clash released Sandinista! in time for Christmas in 1980, it was met with mixed reactions for its sprawl (three records, seen as indulgent), its musical range (the […]
