Music
The Ugly Beats, Brand New Day (Get Hip)
If Austin’s Ugly Beats borrow anything from the mid-60s, it’s the idea that your song should make its point and get out quick: Only one song on this 12-track album […]
Atta Kid, East Basics (Independent)
Atta Kid’s connection to New Orleans is largely spiritual, though members of the Bay Area band have played with local icons including Irma Thomas and Zigaboo Modeliste. They’re a funky […]
Ten Buried Allen Toussaint Treasures
Collecting Allen Toussaint can be a full-time occupation, but one that turns up its fair share of rewards. You already know the hits, but here are some lesser-known gems in […]
Debbie Davis & Matt Perrine, Oh Crap, It’s Christmas (Independent)
The title may lead you to expect an album full of anti-Christmas sentiments, but don’t be fooled: Davis and Perrine’s Christmas disc may have its irreverent moments, but at heart […]
Sonia Tetlow, A Place for Everyone (Independent)
This is Sonia Tetlow’s third album in just under two years, including one with the acoustic group Roxie Watson last spring. The sound here is generally more acoustic than 2013’s […]
Earth, Wind & Fire, Holiday (CBS)
Earth, Wind & Fire’s brand of funk was always mixed romance with spirituality, so a Christmas album from the band would seem a no-brainer. Sure enough, this disc gets seasonally […]
Valerie Sassyfras, Girls Night Out! Live at Gasa Gasa (Independent)
The beginning of this live disc is attention-grabbing, to say the least: Backed by a low-budget drum machine, the singer promises to get “offset, off-kilter and off-key.” The first song […]
The New Orleans Nightingales are a Group of Bad-Ass Women
It sounds like a setup for a parlor game: If you could get 19 of the best female voices in New Orleans together for one song, which one would it […]
Galactic Reinvents Itself
It’s shakeup time again for Galactic, who’ve already been through a few handfuls of changes in the past decade. Their New Year’s Eve show at Tipitina’s will feature two notable […]
10 New Orleans Christmas Classics
These 10 New Orleans Christmas Classics will be the highlight of any holiday party: Frankie Ford, “The 12 Drinks of Christmas” So you thought “Sea Cruise” was his greatest record? Guess […]
