August 2021
Cover Story
- New Orleans’ oldest working musician at 94, pianist Lawrence Cotton remains vital, "excited and delighted"
“I practice maybe two or three times a week though I should do it every day—but I'm a lazy man,” Lawrence…
Features
- Book excerpt | Heart Full of Rhythm: The Big Band Years of Louis Armstrong
Editor's Note: Nearly 50 years after his death, Louis Armstrong remains one of the 20th century's most iconic figures. In his… - My Music with Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins, in his own words, as told to Thomas Cole. “I grew up in the lower 9th Ward where my… - Music That Makes You Want To Move: Trumpeter and singer Doyle Cooper leads the Doyle Cooper Jazz Band at Satchmo SummerFest
Doyle Cooper loves playing music that makes people move. For this 28-year-old singer and trumpeter, that music is traditional New Orleans… - Brice Miller: A Man of Many Talents
It’s difficult to shortlist Brice Miller’s myriad musical endeavors. A singer and trumpeter born and raised in New Orleans jazz tradition,…
BackTalk
- Nancy Sinatra talks back
She grew up as pop royalty, embodied mid-’60s glamour, romanced Elvis onscreen, and made the history books with “These Boots are…
Fresh
- Better Than Ezra’s 'Friction, Baby' Turns 25: A conversation with lead singer Kevin Griffin
One has to believe that if you were anywhere in the 1990s, you would immediately recognize the voice of Kevin Griffin,… - Honoring a Blues Legend: Win a Gibson Slim Harpo “Lovell” ES-330 guitar
Louisiana blues musician James "Slim Harpo" Moore is remembered mostly for the song "I'm A King Bee." But his other songs… - White Linen Night returns to galleries and museums in the Arts District
Arts District New Orleans (ADNO), the organization that founded White Linen Night in 1994, announced that the event will return this… - Jazz at Congo Square celebrates New Orleans music and culture
On Sunday, August 8, Delfeayo Marsalis and the Uptown Jazz Orchestra will host the inaugural Jazz at Congo Square festival. The… - Music Quest: Vintage vinyl treasures are out there for the scoring (Episode 5)
While last month’s five records were from artists who visited and found a “sense of place” in New Orleans, this month’s… - 2021 Satchmo Summerfest Schedule
Satchmo SummerFest presented by Chevron will return to the New Orleans Jazz Museum as a live event taking place July 31-August…
Dining Out
- Dining Out: Boucherie
Boucherie is one of those New Orleans restaurants that’s been around for a while—one of those spots that I’ve dubbed “perfect…
Obituaries
- In Memoriam: Dale Triguero (1953-2021)
Dale Triguero made New Orleans better. On both sides of the Mississippi River, he transformed rundown bars into destination music venues…
Reviews
- Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias, My Name Is Bo (Gallatin Street Records)
Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. brought together members of New Orleans’ extensive musical “family” for his new release, My Name Is… - Kid Eggplant and the Groovy Melatauns, Peace, Love and Donuts (Independent)
When I popped the new album from Kid Eggplant and the Groovy Melatauns into my disc player and hit play, I… - Nigel Hall, Spiritual (Regime Music Group)
Nigel Hall burst on the scene in New Orleans like a comet. Though he already had the beginnings of a successful… - Clint Morgan, Troublemaker (Lost Cause Records)
Based in Olympia, Washington, singer-pianist Clint Morgan comfortably inhabits the historically linked but often segregated worlds of blues, country and rock… - Brass Lightning, Consonance (Independent)
Hot off the presses, or rather available on all the major streaming services since early July 2021, is the debut album… - Various Artists, Southern Bred: Louisiana and New Orleans R&B Rockers (I Hate To See You Go, Volume 15) (KoKo Mojo)
This series of Southern Bred CDs reminds one of listening to vintage "Records From the Crypt" shows hosted by Billy Delle… - Pocket Protection, Volume 1 (Color Red)
The play on words in the name of the band may not be immediately obvious, but one listen to Pocket Protection’s… - OHD, mine. (Independent)
OHD, a.k.a. Owen H. Dunne, gives a fresh burst style and personality with his debut album and Pride Month offering. Released… - Clifford Lamb, Blues & Hues New Orleans (Weberworks Entertainment Group)
New York City born and now living in San Francisco, pianist and composer Clifford Lamb joins several New Orleans musicians on… - Tia Carroll, You Gotta Have It (Little Village)
Tia Carroll is the archetypal American artist who is better known internationally than stateside. Her major-league debut on Little Village should… - Book Review | Macon Fry, They Called Us River Rats (University of Mississippi Press)
Be it the vastness of New Orleans East or the tiny sliver of the Mississippi River batture, very little has been…
