Issue Articles
The Voodoo Playlist
With Halloween and Voodoo both on the way, this month’s playlist looks at the subject of voodoo—not surprisingly, a topic that’s fueled more than a few local classics. Dr. John […]
Anders Osborne, Flower Box (Back on Dumaine Records)
Anders Osborne is on a creative tear latterly: This is his second album this year and, if you count the one with North Mississippi Allstars, his third in 18 months. […]
Randy Newman, Songbook (Nonesuch)
It’s not often that music can be great and unnecessary at the same time, but that’s the case here. Randy Newman inaugurated his solo-piano Songbook series in 2003; a second […]
Dr. John & Friends, The Musical Mojo of Dr. John: Celebrating Mac and His Music (Concord)
All-star tribute albums are necessarily a mixed blessing. Even at their best, they’re such a logistical nightmare to carry off that the real magic winds up in short supply. For […]
Christian Serpas & Ghost Town, Favorites (Independent)
Christian Serpas likes to call his band a combination of Led Zeppelin and Johnny Cash, but it’s really more like AC/DC and Merle Haggard: His brand of country is the […]
Rewind: The New Orleans Social Club, Sing Me Back Home (Burgundy Records)
Producer Leo Sacks hits rewind on the New Orleans Social Club’s Sing Me Back Home. “I was sitting in a pizza parlor in midtown Manhattan with a dear friend of mine, […]
Seth Walker, Gotta Get Back (Royal Potato Family)
Ever notice that modern-day Americana is far too short on party songs? Pouring out your darkest secrets is fine and all, but you’ve gotta enjoy yourself sometime. And celebrated songwriter […]
Bobby Rush, Porcupine Meat (Rounder)
Bobby Rush’s Rounder debut is the closest thing to a major-label release in his 50-year career, and it may be the most polished one he’s ever made. Producer Scott Billington […]
Ten Songs You Didn’t Know Were Recorded in Louisiana
Correction: An earlier version of this article was titled “Ten Songs You Didn’t Know Were Recorded in New Orleans.” This was an error, as many of the songs on this list […]
New Orleans Suspects, Kaleidoscoped (Independent)
This is the fourth New Orleans Suspects album in as many years—and for a band whose members have been around the block a few times, they sound pretty fresh and […]
