Issue Articles
Ken Vandermark in New Orleans
Composer and reed player Ken Vandermark is a busy man. But, lucky for us, he is making time for a short excursion to New Orleans September 8-9 to interview trombonist […]
Kevin O’Day and Live Animals Return September 26
There was a time, in the years before and after the turn of the century, when drummer Kevin O’Day was everywhere. He was touring with Anders Osborne. There were funk […]
Marc Broussard, A Life Worth Living (Vanguard)
Marc Broussard’s voice is an inspiring instrument. Broussard can sing with subtle shadings, calibrated emotion, and sheer energy, all of which are featured on his new record, A Life Worth […]
Jane Harvey Brown, Live from New Orleans at the Old U.S. Mint (Independent)
Jane Harvey Brown puts together a veteran band to back her on a set of mostly jazz and New Orleans standards recorded in a live setting at the Old U.S. […]
Hill Country Hounds, HCH (Independent)
The self-titled debut from the Hill Country Hounds mixes both traditional and modern country while eschewing the current pop/rock/country movement of Nashville. This type of country uses Memphis and Bakersfield […]
Kevin Clark & Tom McDermott, Smiles: Cornet/Piano duets in the New Orleans Style (Independent)
Somewhere in both Tom McDermott and Kevin Clark’s early report cards, there must be comments that say, “Plays well with others.” Both musicians are known for their continuing and musically […]
Mahayla, Electricspaceagesweetheart (Serial Lover Records)
All throughout this new record by the recently reconstituted Mahayla, there is an air of regret. David Fera’s first effort under the Mahayla name since the turn of the century […]
Seth Walker, Sky Still Blue (Royal Potato Family)
Guitarist and songwriter Seth Walker cultivates an ominous and sexy sound on his latest recording, Sky Still Blue. Bassists Steve Mackey and Chris Wood and drummer Derrek Philips keep a […]
Various Artists, All My Friends: Celebrating the Songs and Voice of Gregg Allman (Rounder Records)
In putting together all these songs with performers as varied as John Hiatt, Keb Mo, Jackson Browne, and Martina McBride, among many others, the producers of this February 2014 concert […]
Drummer Lawrence Batiste Recalls Growing up in Louis Armstrong’s Neighborhood
Not unlike many New Orleanians, 75-year-old drummer Lawrence Batiste had pre-birth experiences with the music of the Crescent City. Sitting in a coffee shop on Oak Street in the heat […]
