Issue Articles
David Egan’s Infinity of Ideas
You may know David Egan as the keyboard player in Li’l Band O’ Gold, or from his decade-plus run with Filé. What you may not know is that he’s Louisiana’s […]
Fest Focus: Holmes Brothers
Not all the gospel music at Jazz Fest takes place in the Gospel Tent, a fact that will be brought home with great spirit by the outstanding vocal harmonies of the Holmes Brothers, who combine their gospel roots with rock soul/rhythm & blues grooves, a repertoire that ranges through rock, pop and country and a jam-band aesthetic that anticipated the “sacred steel” movement by a decade.
The Radiators: Silver Like A Chalice
A crescent moon carved a scimitar scar across the cobalt midnight sky over the Bahamian islands. Orion’s Belt framed a canvas of diamond stars set in the velvet stillness above […]
Chris Thomas King’s Strange New Song
Chris Thomas King is probably the most misunderstood figure in contemporary blues. He is born to the tradition of the blues, growing up in the shadow of his father, the […]
Blues Hound: Washboard Blues
Keri the bartender is slinging margarita’s at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville on Decatur Street. She is no bimbo behind the bar, dressed down in t-shirt and jeans and primed for action, […]
