Music
The Dana Abbott Band, Self-Titled, (Independent)
The Dana Abbott Band describes itself as a “modern R&B extravaganza” and that’s accurate: the opening song on their debut EP, “Oo We La La,” is a technical original that […]
The Scorseses, Magnumopus (Independent)
“Progressive ska-punk” is the label often applied to this local quasi-supergroup, which features a former Trombone Shorty bassist and two former members of post-hardcore group Alone at the Wheel. But […]
The Rotten Cores, Sweet Fellowship in Shame (Independent)
The Rotten Cores bill themselves as a rockabilly band and they certainly have elements of that in their DNA but that tag doesn’t quite do them justice: the tales of […]
Missing Monuments, Self-Titled (Independent)
As Bo Diddley knew, you can’t always judge a book by its cover. With their flying V’s, Black Flag and Blue Oyster Cult shirts, and full beards, Missing Monuments look […]
The Junior League, You Should Be Happy (Greensleeves)
Along with the late, lamented Alex Chilton, the Junior League have more or less been keeping the power-pop flame alive in New Orleans since 2006, when they planted their flag […]
B. Singer, Cherryfield (Independent)
Usually when musicians attempt to take on the twin icons of Americana and its more specific NOLA variant, they bog down their passions with the kind of hushed studiousness that […]
Eric Morel Ensminger, Wrong Woman Knockin’ (Independent)
Trumpeter Eric Morel Ensminger is a Philly native, and as such, his big, slick, brassy version of jazz tends to be more urbane and Northeastern. Think Dizzy instead of Satchmo, […]
Aural Elixir, Partially Domesticated Amazon: Exposed! (Independent)
On their fifth album since the late ’90s, this “rock-folk-jazz fusion” collective, which at one time featured Lynn Drury, has by now pared itself down to a jazz trio format, […]
James Clark, Shadows (Independent)
Being a jazz drummer, even in New Orleans, is a lot like being a writer anywhere; when people ask what you do for a living, they usually say, “That’s awesome!” […]
Dave Duplissey, Wine and Roses (Saxophobia)
Veteran sax man Dave Duplissey calls the sound of his eleventh album “Louisiana Smooth Jazz,” and having gigged with John Fred and gotten one of his instrumentals on The Weather […]
