Music
Aaron Neville, Apache (Tell It Records)
During his rain-drenched set at this year’s Jazz Fest, Aaron Neville quietly introduced a new song, “Stompin’ Ground”—a standout that found the singer back in “Hercules” territory, waxing streetwise about […]
Luke Winslow-King: No More Crying Today
For songwriter Luke Winslow-King, 2014-2015 was the kind of year that nobody would ever want to live through. Never much of an outlaw type, he spent a few weeks in […]
Cowboy Mouth, The Name of the Band Is… (Independent)
With their 25th anniversary in progress, Cowboy Mouth really deserve a definitive, career-spanning anthology—but since their catalogue is spread across a half-dozen different labels, we’re not likely to see that […]
Ten Louis Armstrong Landmarks
The Internet is full of Louis Armstrong top-ten lists, but we’ve noted that most of them seem to lean on the pop material and put “What a Wonderful World” at […]
The Relatives, Goodbye World (Luv N’ Haight)
The Relatives were a surprise sensation at Ponderosa Stomp in 2010, and in some ways they were that festival’s dream band: a regional Dallas family group, formed in 1970 and […]
Alexis & the Samurai, Move Into View (Independent)
Gorgeous melancholy is one of those qualities that makes indie pop go round, and Alexis & the Samurai’s latest is practically awash in it. The gorgeous part is what you […]
Lena Prima & the Lena Prima Band, Live at the Dew Drop Jazz & Social Hall (Aftergroove)
Louis Prima’s shadow is a tough one to escape, but Lena Prima—daughter of Louis Prima and his last wife and singer, Gia Maione—seemed to be managing it on her last […]
Royal Southern Brotherhood, The Royal Gospel (Ruf)
No getting around it: I’m writing this review in the wake of the latest (at press time) horrific mass shooting, and the Brotherhood’s topical “I’ve Seen Enough to Know”—which opens […]
Tangled Up: Darcy Malone & the Tangle
Born of New Orleans music royalty, Darcy Malone mixes up her music and blurs genres with her band, The Tangle. You know the T-shirt that says “I may be […]
10 Remarkable Songs Played at Jazz Fest 2016
This month we look back at the 2016 Jazz Fest and revisit ten of the songs that stood out for us. Keep in mind that your own list will depend […]
