March 2005
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- Footprints: The Life and Work of Wayne Shorter, By Michelle Mercer (Penguin)
The complex journey of saxophonist/composer Wayne Shorter’s remarkable musical career is glimpsed on this two-CD compilation that spans the master’s recorded…
Cover Story
- Go Southwest, Young Bands
Keith Ferguson, Parker Hutchison and Arthur Mintz of World Leader Pretend In March of each year, the South By Southwest Music…
Dis 'n' Dat
- Haunting Hunter
"We were playing at the Circle Bar in early January, and the bartender came up and told me that Hunter S.…
Features
- Telefon Tel Aviv
Joshua Eustis and Charles Cooper-the pair of New Orleans natives that comprise the electronic, ambient techno duo Telefon Tel Aviv-came together… - Interview with John Fields of Blackfire Revelation
"While many artists would coast the middle of the road in mediocre lyrics and unassuming chords, Blackfire Revelation treated the dividing…
Feed Me Something, Mister
Jazzin'
- Hot To Trot
"We're like the people's band," says Bennie Pete, the leader and tuba player of the Hot 8 brass band. "We pay…
Letters
- Letters March 2005
CRITICAL MASSAndy Forest is a very nice guy but I don't believe he fully thought through the implications of his letter…
Live Wire
Mojo Mouth
- Not For Sale
For 18 years, OffBeat has promoted New Orleans and Louisiana music. Our mission is to expose local musicians and music businesses…
Reviews
- The Happy Talk Band, Total Death Benefit (Independent)
Although I was handed a copy of this CD to review in late January of this year, I didn’t realize until… - Various Artists, Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough (Fat Possum)
Blues guitarist David “Junior” Kimbrough might have been a late bloomer as a recording artist (he released his first album, produced… - Jason Moran, Same Mother (Blue Note)
On Same Mother Moran uniquely delves into the relationship of jazz and blues with his long-lived group, Bandwagon, with bassist Tarus… - Willie Nelson, It Always Will Be (Lost Highway)
Throughout Willie Nelson’s long career there have been certain recordings that are absolutely pristine and beautiful. “Stardust” immediately comes to mind,… - The Blind Boys of Alabama, Go Tell It On The Mountain: Live In New York (Eagle Rock Entertainment)
March may seem like an odd time to buy a Christmas concert DVD, but this is the Blind Boys of Alabama… - Heavy Trash, Heavy Trash (Yep Roc Records)
“Play it for the one you love. You cannot lose.” So goes the motto plastered all over the packaging for this… - Voices of Distinction, What You Gonna Do? (Sound of New Orleans)
Though the New Orleans gospel group the Voices of Distinction was established just over three years ago, the individual members have… - Madeleine Peyroux, Careless Love (Rounder)
Madeleine Peyroux spent her early years in Georgia, California, and New York before moving to Paris as a teenager, embracing the… - Sonny Landreth, Prodigal Son (Westside)
Very few Gulf Coast musicians stirring up any kind of dust during the ’60s avoided the hustle of Louisiana-born, Texas-dwelling producer… - Billy Iuso, Restless Natives (Independent)
Any record that opens with a spirited cover of Wet Willie’s bar-band classic “Keep on Smiling” has already hooked me. Thankfully,… - Solomon Burke, Make Do With What You Got (Shout! Factory)
Burke, who turns 65 this month, proves once again that his reengineered fusion of classic rock and soul is essential listening.Produced… - Timothea, Time For Change (Independent)
When the digital age crept up on the record industry, no one could have foreseen the effect home recording would have… - Lance Ellis, Voodoo Love, (Independent)
When the digital age crept up on the record industry, no one could have foreseen the effect home recording would have… - Walls Of Jericho, All Hail The Dead (Trustkill)
I’ve been listening to a lot of hardcore music lately and what most of it has in common is relentlessness and… - John Hammond, In Your Arms Again (Back Porch Records)
Like his famous A&R father, John Hammond (Jr.) is best known for his association with others. Which is no sin, seeing… - Dr. John, Storm Warning (Westside)
New Orleans R&B and rock ‘n’ roll just doesn’t get any better than pre-Dr. John Mac Rebennack. While his vocals were… - Don Rich, Bayou Soul (Jin Records)
Once again Don Rich underscores the fact that no one feels a song better than bayou soul brother number one. To… - Lowerline, The Clearer I See (Independent)
Though you could say that hard rock and heavy metal never really went away, no one can deny that for a… - Various Artists, The Rough Guide to Zydeco (World Music Network)
From authoritative guides ranging from English football and travel to world music books and discs, Rough Guide has established itself as… - Baby Rosebud, Shipwreck (Rhinestone Records)
A casual perusal of allmovie.com’s entry for Orson Welles’ 1941 masterpiece debut Citizen Kane, in which a reporter seeks the hidden… - Paradise Vendors, Candy (Independent)
Jeanne Stallworth is an “It” girl waiting to happen: anyone who’s ever witnessed her sashaying across the impractically shallow Lounge Lizards… - Allen Toussaint's Jazzity Project, Going Places (CRT)
New Orleans legend Allen Toussaint has the chops to play anything he wants. He is the one whose huge contributions as… - Paul Bibbins, Songs From The Index Of Fools (Independent)
Dear Mr. Bibbins:I received your very kind letter through OffBeat, in which you indicate that, although you are quite proficient in… - Various Artists, It's Delovely: The Authentic Cole Porter Collection (Bluebird)
- Jackie Caillier/Ivy Dugas and the Cajun Cousins, A Bit of Two Worlds (Swallow Records)
- Johnny Horton, Live From The Louisiana Hayride (Scena)
- George Jones, Live From The Louisiana Hayride (Scena)
- Tou Plus Tou (Allen and Vincent Toussaint), 2 Plus 2 (Independent)
- Michel Camilo, Solo (Telarc)
- Los Hombres Calientes: Irvin Mayfield and Bill Summers, Nol. 5: Carnival (Basin Street Records)
