Music
Various Artists, Dear New Orleans (Air Traffic Control Records)
A working streetcar, a Saints Super Bowl victory and five years later, it might be easy for the events of August 29, 2005 to become a more distant memory for […]
The Vision Thing
“Doublewide” brings to mind images of those annoying “Oversize Load” trucks carrying what appears to be half of a pre-fab house down the freeway during afternoon rush hour. But to […]
Laura Reed & Deep Pocket, soul:music (Independent)
Laura Reed & Deep Pocket’s soul:music is so recognizable and so effortless that it’s hard to imagine it’s the Asheville, North Carolina group’s debut album. Reed’s soulful howl steers the […]
The Creole Rat Pack
In 2006, Paul Sanchez walked away from the rock group Cowboy Mouth, a band he helped form 16 years ago. He had lost his house to Katrina’s floodwaters, and once […]
Seven Days of Blues
The 2008 Baton Rouge Blues Week kicks off its 13th year on Saturday, April 19. The week-long blues celebration will feature concerts and blues seminars in clubs in Baton Rouge […]
Outformation, Traveler’s Rest (Outerprise)
If you can’t tell by the old west images on the front cover, Outformtion is a country rock band that leans heavily on jam band antics. The band features guitarist […]
Horns and Wires
In the city where traditional jazz is still king, the phrase “electronic improvised jazz” may raise a few eyebrows. But a group of New Orleans musicians are trying to push […]
Taking Back the Banjo
If there was a moment where the banjo was branded with a stereotype, it would have to be when Burt Reynolds and Jon Voight went on a canoe trip down […]
Louisiana in the Land of BBQ
It’s March and with the spring comes another South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas on March 7-16. Since its inception in 1987, the festival has become one of the […]
Turning 30
The Radiators are about to celebrate their 30th year as a band, but that’s not about to slow them down. The Rads are hitting the road again this winter and […]
