Music
Al Anderson, After Hours (Legacy)
Anderson made his reputation initially as the guitar player in NRBQ, but since leaving in 1993, he has had a successful second career as a Nashville songwriter. After Hours […]
The Wilders, Throw Down (Rural Grit)
Dirk Powell produced this Kansas City string band, the sort that makes you wonder why every city doesn’t have a good honky-tonk band. They make old time country and […]
DJ Logic, Zen of Logic (Ropeadope)
I endorse the notion of turntablist as jazzman, and DJ Logic’s too professional and smart not to make a solid CD. Still, I need more mood, more song structure or […]
Richard Thompson, RT: The Life and Music of Richard Thompson (Free Reed)
Richard Thompson fans can get religious about the British songwriter and guitarist, and nothing illustrates this better than Nigel Schofield’s 170-page book accompanying this 5-CD box set. Almost any […]
Harry Shearer, Now You See it (DVD), Dropping Anchors (Courgette)
Part-time New Orleanian Harry Shearer is a throwback to the great radio comedians Bob and Ray. Their comedy came from depicting characters who were good-natured small-timers, and the humor […]
Gregg Martinez, Big Bad Daddy (Seaul)
Gregg Martinez flirted with a career as a rock ’n’ roll singer in the 1980s, but he ended up with the addictions and unpleasant down sides without the gold […]
Alexandra Scott, Spring (Independent)
One of the highlights of Theresa Andersson’s 2004 album Shine was “Good Girl,” written by Alexandra Scott. Sadly, Scott left town after Hurricane Katrina and recently moved to Montreal, but […]
Theresa Anderson, Theresa Anderson (Basin Street)
Theresa Andersson has worn a lot of musical suits in New Orleans, and her gift and curse has been to wear them all well. She has been funky, she […]
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint, The River in Reverse (Verve Forecast)
If nothing else, Elvis Costello deserves thanks for doing what many Allen Toussaint fans have wanted to do for years. For The River in Reverse, he rummaged through Toussaint’s voluminous […]
Elvis Costello, My Flame Burns Blue (Deustche Grammophon)
Earlier this year, the musically restless Costello also released My Flame Burns Blue with the Metropole Orkest. The album was recorded live in 2004, and on it he performs […]
