Music
Marty Christian, Bluesicana (Independent)
James Taylor sometimes deceives himself into thinking he’s got the blues. If Sweet Baby James actually had them—or, more accurately, understood them—he’d probably sound a lot like guitarist Marty Christian, […]
Chris Lenox, Meridian (Independent)
When an artist subtitles his previous collection “A Solstice Ritual,” you know his muse is going to require deep thought on your end, or at least concentrated listening. And yet, […]
Dire Wood, Stand at the Edge and Listen (Red Amp)
You could be forgiven for mistaking a band and an album with names like these for something darker and more intense than they actually are. These gentle, brooding Lafayette pop-rockers […]
Broken Smokes, Separate The People (Independent)
Though they’re a trio live, Broken Smokes actually revolves around the insular dreamworld of transplanted Northwesterner Charles Smith, who makes indie rock that couldn’t be the product of anything but […]
Impulss, Impulss’ Beats and Lagniappe Social and Pleasure Club (Quarter Rat Musique)
Despite the crowded title, this local hip-hop CD is a one-man show, the product of one Daniel Perez, who came straight out of Michoud (with a side trip to NYC) […]
Damien Youth, Phantoms of Fables (Zygote)
Although his dive into psychedelic goth folk was reportedly instigated by an overly religious upbringing in the backwater of Hammond (back when it was a backwater), Damien Youth is so […]
The Junior League, Catchy (Greensleevs Sound)
Someone fucked Joe Adragna up but good. The lead singer (and everything else) of this local project literally spends nine-tenths of this debut CD mourning his great lost love, with […]
Jimmy Thackery and the Cate Brothers, In The Natural State (Rykodisk)
Usually when an artist goes back to his rustic point of origin—in this case, the Ozarks—and records with locals, it’s a bid for authenticity, and acoustic authenticity at that. But […]
Tom Coerver and Goin’ South, Thirds and More (Independent)
Swamp-rock vet Tom Coerver may sound like he picked up two confreres on his latest collection of amped-up, jazz-influenced Southern rock, but he’s still doing most of it himself. Besides […]
