Music
Paul Sanchez, Between Friends (Independent)
The concept of Paul Sanchez’ new album is that others—his friends—sing his songs. His friends include members of Hootie and the Blowfish, Mark Mullins, Theresa Andersson, John Boutte and more, […]
Patterson Hood
Drive-By Truckers: Voodoo Music Experience: City Park, October 28 A Blessing and a Curse is the title of the Drive-By Truckers’ most recent album, and the phrase could refer to […]
Grayson Capps, Wail & Ride (Hyena)
On Grayson Capps’ self-titled Hyena debut from 2005, he sounded a bit like an actor playing blues singer. He did take theater classes at Tulane, after all, but whatever the […]
Stanton Moore, III, (Telarc)
There’s a lot to admire about Stanton Moore’s new album. It’s hardly a solo show; even though his name is on the spine, III is clearly a group project, […]
Spencer Bohren, The Long Black Line, (Valve)
It’s no surprise that Spencer Bohren would find an interesting musical way to address the hurricane and its effects. As a student of American roots music, he has repeatedly […]
Aaron Neville
It’s a year later and the Neville Brothers still aren’t back in New Orleans. It seems hard to imagine because at least one member of the family has been a […]
Slow and Low
On Uncovered, Tony Joe White’s new album, the man responsible for “Polk Salad Annie” is back with an album dotted with duets with Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, J.J. Cale, Michael […]
For the Love of Gaye
On August 29, the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band is releasing an album dedicated to the music, spirituality and social vision of Marvin Gaye, an […]
