Music
The Onlies, Open Road (Independent)
“We’re playing Country / right on CMT,” sings Will Harrison on “Country Star,” the second track from this Lafayette group’s second album. Whether the channel would be up to actually […]
Jim McCormick, The Middle of the River (Threadhead Records)
It’s been a bumper crop lately for New Orleans’ native son/Nashville songwriter Jim McCormick, who co-wrote number-one hits for country hat acts Jason Aldean (“Take a Little Ride”) and Brantley […]
Drew Meez on the Keys, Dressed, No Pickles (Independent)
With no less than four, count ’em, four, local bands—P.Y.M.P., Gravity A, Fred and the Big Easy Bounce Band—keyboardist Drew Meez has been, no pun intended, instrumental in bringing urban […]
Clarence Bucaro, Dreaming from the Heart of New York (2020)
If you didn’t listen too closely, you might mistake Brooklyn singer-songwriter Clarence Bucaro for a slightly deeper Jack Johnson or Ryan Adams; if you knew nothing but the hype, you […]
Farewell 2 Fear, New Blood (Independent)
Farewell 2 Fear are a hard-rock quintet based partly in NOLA and partly in Florida, one who claim to worship musical gods from the twin heydays of classic rock and […]
Aaron Lopez-Barrantes, ALB. (Independent)
Unequal parts adult-alternative singer-songwriter, twee folkie, and amateur acoustic bluesman, Aaron Lopez-Barrantes could have been just another sensitive college kid from Chapel Hill who decided to transplant himself to New […]
Ben Bell and the Stardust Boys, The Matador (Independent)
As the band’s very name indicates, Ben Bell and the Stardust Boys features a cowboy outfit backing a wry singer-songwriter, one who’s done time in bars from Alabama and Austin. […]
Louie Ludwig, Mixed Messages (Independent)
Few cities are as kind to the iconoclast as New Orleans, and Louie Ludwig’s series of homemade and independently produced albums bears that out: he’s referred to his style, to […]
Gitlo Lee, Comin’ Out the Hole (Independent)
Contrary to popular opinion, a great backstory isn’t a foolproof indicator a of a bluesman’s authenticity, much less his vision. But Gitlo Lee’s CV is admittedly impressive: he grew up […]
Flow Tribe: Painkiller (Independent)
This flashy sextet, committed as always to their un-ironic white boy rock-funk, sounds bigger than ever on their second EP, Painkiller, continuing to expand their traditional chicken scratch with literally […]
