August 1996
BackTalk
- Charmaine Neville
If New Orleans can be described as a city at once downhome and cosmopolitan, perhaps no performer more embodies this…
Bluesworthy
- Revisiting Spencer Bohren; Bobby "Blue" Bland
It doesn't sound bluesy- a Wyoming native, resident and wandering troubadour appears at a jazz club, playing an array of guitars…
Cover Story
- Friction, Baby
The scene is positively Dickensian, albeit Dickens by way of Irvine Welsh or Aaron Cometbus. A dozen blank-faced street kids—crusties or,…
Eye Music
Fat City
Features
- Music from the North Shore
For years, the north side of Lake Ponchartrain has been known for breezy Sunday afternoons spent sailing and plenty of space… - You Can't Kill the Devil: An Interview with Huey "Cookie" Thierry, Part 2
Editor’s Note : Last month, the University Press of Mississippi published Shane K. Bernard’s book, “Swamp Pop: Cajun and Creole Rhythm… - Garaj Mahal
I can almost see the inner workings of guitarist Jimmy Tancill’s head as he goes through the opening and closing notes… - Of Human Bondage
Following a comprehensive battle of local rock acts, the highly anticipated announcement had finally arrived. The DJ stepped up to the… - King Sunny Ade: Music That Doesn't Stand Still
Despite his trailblazer and pioneer status in African music, King Sunny Ade is coming back on a national tour of the… - All Music Comes From the Church
"It was a monster task," says Keith E. Abel of Jewel Paula Records in Shreveport. "Trying to shepherd 33 manufacturing jobs,… - The City's Economic Development Trust Fund: Where's the Money Going?
Over the past five years the City of New Orleans has awarded nearly $3 million in grants to music-related organizations…
Feedback
Film & Video Bits
Letters
Live Wire
Strictly Jazz
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
Reviews
- Smokey Babe and Herman E. Johnson, Louisiana Country Blues (Arhoolie)
- Wallace Johnson, Whoever's Thrilling You (NYNO)
- Various Artists, People Get Ready: The Curtis Mayfield Story (Rhino)
- Bill Morrissey, You'll Never Get to Heaven (Philo-Rounder)
- Elate, Elate (Elite Music Group/Big Boy)
- The Rockin' Jake Band, Let's Go Get 'Em (Rabadash)
- Mike West, Redneck Riviera (Binky)
- Tim Laughlin, Blue Orleans (Good Time Jazz)
- Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie, That's What I'm Talkin' About (Rounder)
- Storyville, A Piece of Your Soul (Code Blue/Atlantic)
- Mark Knopfler, Golden Heart (Warner Brothers)
