March 2000
BackTalk
- Pinetop Perkins
If the term "living legend" weren't a stock cliche used by every celebrity ass-kisser around, we might use it to describe…
Bookmark
Chassez De Faim
Cover Story
- Galactic: A Lust for the Groove
Galactic, n. 1. an elite sect of interstellar nomads, originating from the Crescent nebula, who seek out and plunder worlds in…
Dis 'n' Dat
- Leo's Back
I’m doing phenomenally wonderful," famed Meters guitarist Leo Nocentelli declares from his Los Angeles home on the eve of his return…
Features
- M.O.M.s Ball: Postpartum (In)Discretion
- 10 Years Ago in OffBeat: March
- Cowboy Mouth: The Oral History
Mardi Gras is Mardi Gras. Unless you're Cowboy Mouth, that is, and in that case Carnival 2000 becomes a Huge Event.… - Kim Fowley: A Strange Dog in the Barnyard of Humanity
Feedback
Know What It Means
Letters
- Letters March 2000
PILLAR TALK Congratulations to OffBeat for giving Cosimo Matassa the first ever [Business] Lifetime Achievement Award! Although Mr. Matassa is not…
Mojo Mouth
Pass A Good Time
Sauce Piquante
Straight, No Chaser
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
Reviews
- Various Artists, Super Mardi Gras (Mardi Gras Records)
Another year, another Mardi Gras, another new Mardi Gras album or—in this case—two new Mardi Gras albums. The first, by a… - Joe Houston & Otis Grand, The Return of the Honk! (JSP Records)
My response to the first few seconds of this CD was “hell yeah.” But the impression I received from its entirety… - Sean Ardoin and Zydekool, Sean Ardoin and ZydeKool (ZydeKool)
Check it out—inside and around this disc, the word kool appears a whoppin’ 23 times, ‘kool akkordians,’ ‘kool akoustik guitar,’ kool… - Donna Angelle and the Zydeco Posse, Down the Bayou (Maison de Soul)
Last time out, zydeco newcomer Donna Angelle caused an uproar with her surprise hit “Old Man’s Sweetheart” that yearned for a… - Various Artists, Music from the Zydeco Kingdom (Rounder)
Although there are a number of collections that serve as worthy introductions to zydeco, none have ever presented the down-home side… - Toni Lynn Washington, Good Things (Tone Cool)
There’s a point at which mellowness becomes narcolepsy and stain becomes a shroud. This, Washington’s third CD and her first with… - Shane Theriot, Highway 90 (Shose Records)
The inside cover of Highway 90 features a picture of a young Shane Theriot circa 1982, in New Orleans, probably 13… - Tinsley Ellis, Kingpin (Capricorn Records)
Legendary Producer David Z, a Prince alumni who was behind albums by Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd, was brought on… - Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Swingin' The Blues (Bullseye Blues and Jazz)
It’s inspiring to hear of musicians who perform at age 90. Claude “Fiddler” Williams first recorded in 1929, a mere dozen… - Various Artists, Medicine Show Vol. 2: Live at Grant Street Dancehall (Acadiana Arts Council)
What began as a one-time event has become tradition. After the tragic 1997 passing of Lafayette musician/pathologist Tommy Comeaux, the Lafayette… - Glitter N' Gold, Naturally New Orleans (Independent)
Another year, another Mardi Gras, another new Mardi Gras album or—in this case—two new Mardi Gras albums. The first, by a… - Harry Mayronne, Jr., Every Day Is Mardi Gras in Heaven (A.R.S. Records)
“Every day is Mardi Gras in Heaven” is the musical argument asserted by pianist/vocalist Harry Mayronne,Jr., on this five-cut CD’s title… - Ingrid Lucia and the Flying Neutrinos, Hotel Child (Artists Only! Records)
As vocalist (and former New Orleanian) Ingrid Lucia explains in the album’s liner notes: “Musicians are Hotel Children. Some bring their… - Hunter Hayes, Through My Eyes (Louisiana Red Hot Records)
“The boy’s got a very sharp mind,” Church Point recordman Bee Cormier once remarked who recorded the young prodigy for his… - Various Artists, Frett'n the Blues: Best of the Great Blues Guitarists (Vanguard)
No once can accuse Vanguard of being stingy. Both of these recent releases are packed right to the gills with their… - Various Artists, Blow'n the Blues: Best of the Great Harp Players (Vanguard)
No once can accuse Vanguard of being stingy. Both of these recent releases are packed right to the gills with their… - Clifton Chenier, Mance Lipscomb and Lightning Hopkins, Live! At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival (Arhoolie)
There was a time when legends Clifton Chenier, Mance Lipscomb and Lightning Hopkins were mere mortals exposing their music to fertile… - Little Freddie King, Sing Sang Sung (Orleans)
You have to love a guy who puts his life out there for the world to chew on, especially if he’s… - Zachary Richard, Silver Jubilee: The Best of Zachary Richard (Rhino)
Cajun multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Zachary Richard is a musical chameleon who is at home in two different musical and geographical cultures. Often one… - Fredy Omar con su Banda, Desde Nueva Orleans (Louisiana Red Hot Records)
Romantic dancing to rhythms of Hispanic origin in New Orleans dance spots is nearly as old as the city itself. Cuban… - Ibrahim Ferrer, Buena Vista Social Club Presents (World Circuit/Nonesuch)
Deviating a bit from the usual routine, this is a review of both Ibrahim Ferrer’s CD and his recent sold-out concert… - Maxjazz: Ladies Sing the Blues and Jazz
Laverne Butler Blues in the City (MaxJazz) Carla Cook It’s All About Love (MaxJazz) Asa Harris All in Good Time (MaxJazz)…
