Music
Mighty Sam McClain, Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) (City Hall Records)
With a great title and a tight band, Mighty Sam McClain’s latest record is a fine work that shows off the smooth quality of his voice with horn-driven modern blues […]
James Martin, Blue (Independent)
James Martin’s second CD Blue states his credo emphatically with the jazzy/funky hard-hitting opening number “Get With It.” Over background vocals chanting the title and a piano part that would […]
Louisiana Red, When My Mama Was Living (Labor Records)
Louisiana Red was an old-school bluesman. He had a searing, knife-in-your-gut voice that sounded as if his lyrics were experiences he was having at that very moment, not just things […]
Norco Lapalco, Norco Lapalco (Independent)
Back in the day audiences and listeners were enthralled and informed by the caustic lyrical and guitar stylings of one Mr. Lou Thevenot, with his commentary on the unique and […]
Alex McMurray, I Will Never Be Alone in This Land (Threadhead)
The Grand Sultan of St. Claude (and other streets) songwriting, Alex McMurray is among the best songwriters in New Orleans, a man who over the past two decades has written […]
The Tangle, Now We’re Awake (Piety Street Files and Archaic Media)
The fine debut record from The Tangle pairs the husband-and-wife team of vocalist D’Arcy Malone and guitarist Christopher Boye with New Orleans rock veterans Chris Johnson on bass and Mark […]
Mike Dillon Band, Urn (Royal Potato Family)
Mike Dillon’s music is not your granddaddy’s bebopping, finger-snapping, shades and beret, too-cool-for-school jazz. It has an intensity and attitude taken from punk rock and a slightly dirty, loud sound […]
Matt Lemmler, The Music of New Orleans (Independent)
Although the idea of doing modern versions of traditional New Orleans classics is not a new one, it is always a welcome one. For the old stalwarts to live and […]
Frank Lowe, The Loweski (ESP-Disk)
In researching the archives of ESP-Disk, producer Michael Anderson has discovered some great and wild sessions never heard before. This one, a live recording of the Frank Lowe Quintet in […]
Tuba Skinny, Rag Band (Independent)
It is apt that Tuba Skinny’s new release has the word “Rag” in it. The music here goes back beyond Dixieland to the early days of jazz when it was […]
