July 2006
BackTalk
- Ashley Kahn
Ashley Kahn reading and book signing Garden District Book Shop 2727 Prytania Street; 895-2266 Saturday, July 15, 1-3 p.m. Ashley…
Cover Story
- A Lounge Act
“I think he’s spraying the place with Lysol,” Dub Brock says. Brock—who performs under the name Bobby Lounge—is standing in…
Features
- Looking For The Silver Lining
Dave Pirner still can’t get jeans that fit. As he stands in a crowd at Jazz Fest, a woman walks by… - They Got It Bad: Habitat for Humanity's Musicians' Village
Hot 8 Brass Band snare drummer Dinerral Shavers grew up in the Lower Ninth Ward, a couple blocks from the levee.…
Fresh
- Weird Science
Imagine Weird Al Yankovic bent on world domination, or perhaps a more malevolent Mystery Science Theater 3000. Or Morgus the Magnificent… - No More Playing Possum
Blackfire Revelation’s web site proclaims, “We come from the woods and that’s exactly where we’re headed back to when we’re done… - Saturn Returns
The Saturn Bar, the Bywater institution located at the intersection of St. Claude and Clouet is one of the first businesses… - A Blue-Eyed Farewell
One day in 1955, 15-year old Doug Ardoin sat down behind a make-shift drum kit, twisted the harmonica rack that he’d… - A Little Recognition
The James Beard Foundation held its annual award ceremonies in New York May 7 and 8, and several New Orleanians came… - Banding Together
The Carrollton Station Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing relief to area musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina, released Feeder Bands… - Scott Thomas
“He was a total stand-up guy.” “An extra good dude” “A great guy to know.” “A gentleman’s gentleman.” This is a… - Richard's Last Night
Michael Seider remembers the first time he attended Richard’s Club in Lawtell, known as the Grand Ole Opry of Zydeco. Seider…
Letters
- July 2006 Letters
ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? In the June “Backtalk,” Jan Ramsey asked Neil Portnow about a music museum in New Orleans, and he…
Mojo Mouth
- Is New Orleans The Next Galveston?
The summers in New Orleans are notoriously pitiless. It’s hot enough to not only cook your goose, but to steam it…
Reviews
- DJ Logic, Zen of Logic (Ropeadope)
I endorse the notion of turntablist as jazzman, and DJ Logic’s too professional and smart not to make a solid CD.… - The Wilders, Throw Down (Rural Grit)
Dirk Powell produced this Kansas City string band, the sort that makes you wonder why every city doesn’t have a… - Al Anderson, After Hours (Legacy)
Anderson made his reputation initially as the guitar player in NRBQ, but since leaving in 1993, he has had a… - Grandaddy, Just Like the Fambly Cat (V2)
There’s nothing not to like about this album, which, like a more electronic Wilco, synthesizes many disparate influences into a… - Willie Nelson, You Don't Know Me (Lost Highway)
Cindy Walker penned many of Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys’ biggest hits, but with Tommy Duncan good-time vocals singing… - T-Broussard and the Zydeco Steppers, Knock Knock (Soulwood)
Three years ago T-Broussard released Git It On Git it On, a respectable outing produced by his cousin, zydeco monster Keith… - 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,… - Moise and Alida Viator with Eh, La-Bas!, Creole Fusion (Independent)
Moise and Alida Viator’s previous offering, 2003’s Mermaids of the Canary, left a sizable sonic footprint with their coverage of New… - Chris Thomas King, Rise (21st Century Blues)
With its haunting lyrics and country and western swing, “What Would Jesus Do?” reigns as the opening jewel on an album… - Charles Lloyd, Sangam (ECM)
Charles Lloyd earned his stripes way back in 1950s Memphis playing horns in local R&B aggregations, back in the days of… - Various Artists, Sound of New Orleans Gospel Favorites (Sound of New Orleans)
While it takes a back seat to R&B, rock ’n’ roll and jazz, gospel is major piece in the New Orleans’… - Dave Alvin, West of the West (Yep Roc)
On 2000’s Public Domain, songwriter Dave Alvin covered folk songs that, as the album’s title implied, were in the public… - Various Artists, The Restless Natives (Dragon's Breath)
People often associate New Orleans rap with artists such as Lil’ Wayne and Juvenile, and the very popular call-and-response music known… - Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet, Husky (Hyena)
The jazz group Skerik’s Syncopated Taint Septet, or ST7, sounds like an eclectic jukebox jittering randomly between albums. The deadly confident… - Various Artists, Buffalo Jambalaya 2004 (Buffalo Jambalaya)
Since 1997, the non-profit Baltimore Folk Music Society has offered the best deal anywhere with their annual Buffalo Jambalaya camp: four,… - Johnny Cash, Personal File (Columbia/Legacy)
This two-disc set of solo tracks recorded by Johnny Cash at home in the ’70s, has the feel of a… - Bob Andrews, In New Orleans (Independent)
Around town, Bob Andrews is known as a sideman, playing with John Mooney and Johnny Sansone this year at Jazz… - Bobby Lounge, Ten Foot Woman (Abitian)
It is a very small fact, ignored by most of the known world until now, that I have been living with… - Astral Project, Live In New Orleans (Independent)
It’s not an exaggeration to say that a typical night at Snug Harbor with Astral Project is always a great night… - John Mooney, Big Ol' Fiya (LML)
“To get to heaven you got to go through hell,” notes John Mooney on Big Ol’ Fiya’s first song. One can…
