Music
Atman Roots, Improvizatiphopation (Independent)
The six (more or less) members of Atman Roots may all hail from New Orleans, or at least have the stamp of native you get when you let this city […]
Lenny McDaniel, Two Sides (Cafe Au Lait Music)
Lenny McDaniel is a good singer, an excellent instrumentalist (especially on guitar), and a producer of major-label ability. What he does best, however, is write, and since New Orleans can […]
C-Murder, The Truest $%#@! Ever Said (Koch)
This is, of course, the CD that’s been grabbing all the headlines, the one that convicted murderer (and, oh yeah, rapper) C-Murder made while in lockdown, dropping rhymes on his […]
Little Freddie King
He plays hypnotic, repetitive, sometimes atonal blues on a pawnshop guitar. His songs are simple, loose, unstructured, cantankerous, and happily unenlightened when it comes to the fairer sex. And his […]
Tin Men
Only in New Orleans could an album featuring jazz guitar, washboard, and tuba—and those instruments only, save for an occasional short-order cook’s “order up!” bell—be most notable for its songwriting. […]
Brian Stoltz: Masters of War
The record review section is no place for political discourse. And, some would argue, neither is the record bin. Former Neville Brothers and current funky Meters guitarist Brian Stoltz […]
Various Artists, Funky Funky New Orleans: Vol. 5 (Funky Delicacies)
This latest in the series of rare funk releases on Tuff City’s Funky Delicacies imprint shows that the vast reserve of unheralded groove from the Crescent City’s salad days remains […]
