Music
Spooney, Whiskey in the Coffee (Independent)
Albert Marino would certainly not be the first modern folkie to enter the music through the songs of John Lennon and work his way backward through Dylan and Cohen and […]
Brass Bed, Midnight Matinee (Independent)
If you were told that Lafayette’s Brass Bed mixed country, psychedelia, and pop-rock classicism, you might get one impression of them. But a listen to their second full-length disc reveals […]
Gravy, Said & Done (Independent)
Naming your band after that strange liquid which fills the streets of the Quarter is a dicey proposition—“Gravy” is a funky, homegrown name for a funky collegiate collective, but the […]
Lil’ Doogie, The Thoughts of My Mind (Independent)
The next great white rapper is a puppet. Well, at least when it comes to the Dirty South, where local native Lil’ Doogie—a real man, brah—has just dropped one of […]
Gov’t Mule, Mighty High (ATO)
The idea of every Southerner’s favorite jam band releasing an album of reggae covers, dub remixes, and alternate versions may seem bizarre, but only if you’ve been a fairweather Mule […]
Kelcy Mae, The Times Compiled (Independent)
One look at this native’s MySpace page will confirm what you can hear in her voice on this, her debut CD: she appreciates the obliquely cutting poesy of Tori Amos, […]
Jimmie Leslie, Surfin’ the Swamp (Concurrent)
San Francisco guitarist Jimmy Leslie’s music has a jazzy hippie aesthetic on top and a funky New Orleans heart underneath, so it’s only natural that he record the rhythm tracks […]
Sons of William, What Hides Inside (Red Lick)
The Sons of William are heavily into tradition—yes, they really are two brothers fathered by a Bill who taught them music, accompanied on this debut by several pianists and bassists. […]
The Fantastic Ooze, Razzle Dazzle (Independent)
You can tell a lot about a band from its official bio. Sometimes more than you might have wished. “The Fantastic Ooze are prepared for battle, leading an army of […]
Gary Hirstius, Waterline (Radionic)
As one of the original musical satellites orbiting around the Continental Drifters—later to become the subdudes—Gary Hirstius knows his roots music. As a detective, he also knows human nature. But […]
