June 2004
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BackTalk
- BackTalk: Fats Domino (Interview)
If the late New Orleans R&B singer Ernie K-Doe is remembered for anything besides his music, it’s without a doubt his…
Cover Story
- Life Sentence: An Interview with Philip Frazier of ReBirth Brass Band
On his first day off following a Jazz Fest whirlwind of some 20 gigs, ReBirth Brass Band’s Philip Frazier sat in…
Features
- Cosimo Matassa: The King of New Orleans Recording Engineers
If there is one man who singularly charted the course for New Orleans' contribution to the world of popular music, that… - Heady Metal
- Just Who Is Earl Turner Anyway?
- Jazz Fest 2004 Redux
The 35th annual New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival was, unfortunately, marred by forces of God and man. Precipitation drenched participants…
Feed Me Something, Mister
Hidden Charms
- Allen Collay's "Last Chance"
There are certain local records—Roland Stone’s “Just A Moment,” Milson Luce’s “Don’t Break Your Promise To Me,” the Jokers’ “There’s Got…
Jazzin'
- Battiste For All
Folks still rue over the fact that trumpeter Buddy Bolden, dubbed the “first man of jazz,” was never recorded. Only the…
Letters
- Letters June 2004
INTOXICATED Congratulations on a truly intoxicating Jazz Fest issue. Your recipe was righteous: Add equal parts pride and passion. Shake with…
Live Wire
- Ponderosa Stomp: The Real Thing
- French Quarter Fest: Fun for Free
- Rudy Ray Moore, Third Annual Ponderosa Stomp, Mid-City Lanes, April 27, 2004
- Micheal Franti Is A Babe!
- Al Green and Bobby "Blue" Bland, Saenger Theatre, April 29, 2004
- Clumsy Love Story
- Orchestra Baobab, House of Blues, April 19, 2004
- David Bowie, Saenger Theatre, April 30, 2004
Safe is not a word one normally associates with David Bowie. Here is an artist who has spent the better part… - Gentilly Groove Masters, Big Easy Travel Plaza, April 20, 2004
- The Darkness, House of Blues, April 9, 2004
Mojo Mouth
- What's The Jazz Fest Gonna Do?
Got a call from a local musician, who was plenty, plenty steamed right after the Festival, claiming that local musicians weren’t…
St. Rock
Urban Legends
Reviews
- ReBirth Brass Band, ReBirth for Life (Tipitina's Records)
- Pleasure Club, The Fugitive Kind (Purified Records/Brash)
- Rebirth Brass Band, Ultimate ReBirth Brass Band (Mardi Gras Records)
- Glorybee, GYB: The First Power (Independent)
- R. Scully, R. Scully (Rock Collectibles)
- Joseph P. Larkin, Songs of Freedom and Joy (Also-Ran Records)
- Aaron Foret & Duane Schurb, Two Generations of Swamp Pop (HLE Records)
- Ron Sexsmith, Retriever (Nettwerk Records)
- Various Artists, Cajun Champs (Arhoolie Records)
- Jay Chevalier and the Louisiana Long Shots, The Rocking Country Sides (Hydra Records)
- Lee Quick, Do You Think? (Independent)
- Tierney Sutton, Dancing in the Dark (Telarc)
- Dave Douglas, Strange Liberation (Bluebird)
- James Cotton, Baby Don't You Tear My Clothes (Telarc)
- Clifton Chenier, Sings The Blues (Arhoolie Records)
- Bob Dylan, Live 1964: Concert at Philharmonic Hall (Columbia/Legacy)
- Wilco, A Ghost Is Born (Nonesuch)
- Sondre Lerche, Two Way Monologue (Astralwerks)
- Sansone, Krown & Fohl, Sansone, Krown, & Fohl (ShortStack Records)
- Ben Kweller, On My Way (ATO Records)
- Antifluff Superstar, Spirit Play (Daddy's Tutti Music)
- Various Artists, Creole Bred: A Tribute to Creole & Zydeco (Vanguard Records)
- Rockpile, Seconds of Pleasure (Columbia/Legacy)
- Shane Henry, Deliverance (Shanachie)
- Lisa Lynn, Ten Cents A Dance (Independent)
- Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys, Kevin Naquin & the Ossun Playboys (Acadiana Records)
They all gotta start somewhere and, as the CD release of Kevin Naquin and the Ossun Playboys’ debut indicates, it’s obvious… - Zigaboo Modeliste, I'm on the Right Track (JZM Records)
- James and Troy Andrews, 12 & Shorty (Keep Swingin' Records)
- Bourbon Cowboys, Straight Shot (Independent)
- Grayson Capps, Grayson Capps (Independent)
- Feufollet, Tout Un Beau Soir (Feufollet Records)
- Lenny McDaniel, Faith Is in the Heart (Cafe' Au Lait Music)
- Rick Trolsen, Gringo Do Choro (Lort Records)
- The Radiators, Earth vs. The Radiators: The First 25 (Image)
