Music
Various Artists, Still Standin’: 25 Years of New Orleans Roots Music (Rabadash)
John Autin has quietly been putting out CDs on Rabadash Records for 25 years now, and he celebrates the anniversary with Still Standing, a compilation of highlights from their releases. […]
Alejandro Escovedo, The Boxing Mirror (Back Porch)
Austin, Texas’ Alejandro Escovedo and Jon Dee Graham were once bandmates in the True Believers, for many, the great American rock band that got away. One unrepresentative album in […]
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 […]
Why Jazz Fest Matters
“Most New Orleans Music Has a Recognizable Family Resemblance”: A Conversation with Tom Piazza Writer and critic Tom Piazza talks about Voodoo, country music and timelessness and how they […]
Christian McBride, Live at Tonic (Ropeadope)
Three discs for the price of one is good value, and on a per note basis, Live at Tonic is a steal. In person, the jam aesthetic of playing […]
Tom Ze, Estudando O Pagode (Luaka Bop/V2)
Avant-garde composer Tom Zé emerged from Brazil’s tropicalia movement in the late ’60s, but that’s more a function of being from Bahia and being too musically restless to be […]
Bobby Previte, The Coalition of the Willing (Ropeadope)
Drummer Bobby Previte calls this lineup — which includes Charlie Hunter, Skerik and Stanton Moore — his “super bar band.” On The Coalition of the Willing, that super bar […]
Asha Bhosle, Love Supreme (Times Square)
Cornershop paid tribute the voice of Bollywood film, Asha Bhosle, in the 1997 single “Brimful of Asha.” Ears not acclimated to Bollywood can find the music oddly high-pitched and […]
Irma Thomas, After the Rain (Rounder)
Many great jazz artists have complained about having to compete with their younger selves as reissues of their classic career-defining artists often more in demand than their contemporary work. […]
Drive-By Truckers, A Blessing and a Curse (New West)
When the Drive-By Truckers initiated their three-guitar lineup to tell the Lynyrd Skynrd story on Southern Rock Opera, they gave their exploration of contemporary southern life on the margins a […]
