Music
Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys, Call It What You Want (Swallow)
On his eighth overall and sixth in a series of quality releases, Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys aren’t about to turn in some lackluster dud. With nearly a year […]
Drew Landry Band, Bandry Land (Palehorse Music)
Albums recorded for a C-note and cheap beer aren’t supposed to sound this good. But give it up for Lafayette singer-songwriter Drew Landry, who not only lands his best album […]
Michael Doucet, From Now On (Smithsonian Folkways)
Solo records from a band frontman are usually interesting propositions since they often have something to say beyond their normal band framework. Such was the case with BeauSoleil’s Michael Doucet’s […]
Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, Live at Knucklehead’s, Kansas City (Swampadellic)
There’s a lot to live up to when you proclaim your humble self as “yo father of fun” but as this separately packaged live CD and DVD attest, Chubby Carrier […]
Smoky Greenwell and the Blues Gnus, Between Iraq and a Hard Place (Southland)
The latest from Frenchmen Street warriors Smoky Greenwell and the Blue Gnus will likely appeal on several levels. On one level, the handful of omnipresent covers (“Key to the Highway,” […]
Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers, The Corner Post (Swallow)
If you blinked, you might have missed it. Cajun music just sprouted another branch, and this time it’s Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers. Though the Ramblers may be […]
Rufus Thibodeaux, A Tribute to Harry Choates (Kajun)
“When I first heard Harry Choates, that was it,” Hadley Castille explains about how his lifelong vocation as a Cajun fiddler came to be. Castille wasn’t the only one affected […]
Truckstop Honeymoon, Won’t Let the Angels Take You Away DVD (Binky)
Truckstop Honeymoon’s Mike West and Katie Euliss have always kept their music as a scrapbook portal to their lives with their honest, no-holds-barred songcraft. So, it shouldn’t come as a […]
Various Artists, A New Orleans Visit-Before Katrina (Arhoolie)
When source material turns out to be a bumper crop, one good project will often seed another. Arhoolie’s Chris Strachwitz realized that when he and filmmakers Maureen Gosling and Chris […]
T-Sale, Une Autre ‘Tit Bout (Swallow)
Spend any time at all in the dancehalls of southwestern Louisiana and inevitably you’ll hear cries of “Une Autre ’Tit Bout” if the music and vibe are right. It’s the […]
