December 2000
BackTalk
Bayou Boogie
- Kisses From Geno Delafose
On a Friday night last October, all was right with the world. Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie, had just finished…
Bluesworthy
Cover Story
- Tuba Fats: Livin' La Vida Tuba
Tuba Fats, born Anthony Lacen on September 15, 1950 in New Orleans, is an icon of brass band players. From the…
Dis 'n' Dat
- The Religion of Art
When New Orleans Saints fallen warrior Ricky Williams chills in his Kenner crib, the chilling is elevated by the hip-hop murals…
Features
- All I Want For Christmas Is...
Lorelei Fuller, known professionally as Miss Lorelei Lane, is the genius behind the Shim Shamettes, New Orleans’ (and perhaps, the nation’s)… - Lorelei Fuller
Lorelei Fuller, known professionally as Miss Lorelei Lane, is the genius behind the Shim Shamettes, New Orleans’ (and perhaps, the nation’s)… - Masters of Louisiana Music: Lee Allen
Born: July 2, 1926, Pittsburg, KS Died: October 18, 1994, Los Angeles, CA Chuck Berry’s electric guitar, Earl Palmer’s propulsive drums… - Mystikal: Hip Hop's Everyman Makes the Mainstream Come to Him
- The Original Meters Reunion
On November 11, at the Warfield Theater in San Francisco, the original Meters (to be distinguished from the funky Meters) reunited,… - Critics' Choice: The Best Louisiana CDs of 2000
Culled from over 300 Louisiana releases, our Critics’ Choices of 2000 were a joint effort of OffBeat’s editors and writers, including…
Ill-literate
Know What It Means
Letters
- Letters December 2000
WHY IS THE LOUISIANA MUSIC COMMISSION SO DEFENSIVE? Here we go again! It never ceases to amaze me (although I should…
Mojo Mouth
- The Ultimate Healing Force
I just got back from San Francisco last weekend, the site of the long-awaited Meters reunion. The Warfield Theater was packed…
Pass A Good Time
St. Rock
Straight, No Chaser
- Mayfield Puts "Bling" in Swing
For most young men, turning 23 is a relatively low key affair, but not for trumpeter Irvin Mayfield. He’s masterminded a…
Take Two
Reviews
- Don Rich, This Christmas Day (Jin)
- Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington, The Great Summit/Complete Sessions/Deluxe Edition (Roulette Jazz)
- Bob Folse, Christmas (Independent)
- Richard Carr, Christmas Fireside (Rec'D Music)
- Various Artists, A Putumayo World Christmas (Putumayo World Music)
- Justin Murphy, Mana (Independent)
- Bayeaux, C'est Cheaux (Bad Weather Records)
- The Jay B. Elston Band, The Jay B. Elston Band (Noiseland)
- Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, Absolutely The Best Of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee (Fuel 2000)
- Michael Torregano, Without Your Love (Independent)
Pianist Michael Torregano has been performing professionally for over 20 years. He’s appeared onstage with such luminaries as George Benson, Allen… - Lee Benoit, Dis 'N' Dat (MTE Records)
- Odetta, Absolutely the Best (Fuel 2000)
- Clarence Samuels, House of Blues (Gift)
It’s quite amazing that Clarence Samuels, the first man to record for Leonard Chess in 1947, wouldn’t have his own CD—contemporary… - Deke Dickerson & the Ecco-Fonics, Rhythm Rhyme & Truth (Hightone Records)
- Fernest Arceneaux, Old School Zydeco (Mardi Gras Records)
Nothing terribly serious here, just some rough and ready zydeco played the way it used to be played. Hardly a new… - Clearwater, Free My Blues (Clearwater Music)
- May Flood, 13 Inches (Independent)
- Big Al and the Heavyweights, Live Crawfish (Bluesiana Music)
- Boozoo Chavis, Johnnie Billy Goat (Rounder Heritage Series)
- Bleu Orleans, Bleu Orleans (Fertile Crescent)
- Boo La Crosse, The Stolen Lives of Luther Lecroix (Independent)
- Johnny Adams, There Is Always One More Time (Rounder)
- Clifton Chenier, Live! at Grant Street (Arhoolie)
Fact: During his four decade reign as the undisputed king of zydeco, Clifton Chenier recorded live albums all over the world—Norway,… - Buckshot, Full Throttle (White Trash Records/Louisiana Red Hot Records)
For close to five years now, Andy Songy and Leon Touzet have had double duty, playing bass and guitar respectively for… - Coco Robicheaux: Hoodoo Party (Orleans Records)
Coco Robicheaux holds a place in local history as being one of a handful of musicians who has helped create and… - Christina Machado, Gone With the Wind (Independent)
- Aaron Neville, Devotion (Tell It Records/EMI)/ The Very Best of Aaron Neville (A&M)
