October 2003
BackTalk
- Tony Green
Artist/guitarist Tony Green was born in Naples, Italy in 1954 and raised in Algiers. His murals, including those devoted to Storyville…
Bayou Boogie
Cover Story
- George Schmidt and the Art of New Leviathania: The Sheik of Julia Street
In 1938, a quarter of a century after its maiden voyage, the four stack passenger liner S.S. Leviathan arrived at the…
Dis 'n' Dat
- Elegantly Decadent
Photographer Richard Sexton’s photo book about New Orleans, Elegance and Decadence (with text by Randy Delehanty), is one of the greatest…
Features
- Masters of Louisiana Music: Nathan Abshire
Born: June 27, 1913 Gueydan, Louisiana Died: May 13, 1983 Basile, Louisiana Cajun musician Nathan Abshire, a collaborator with the… - Clubhouse: The Funky Butt at Congo Square
Funky Butt proprietor Richard Rochester was born in Anniston, Alabama, infamous for its chemical dumps and high rates of cancer. Leaving… - Artists Only
“Art is about paying attention.”—Laurie Anderson “Art isn’t something you marry. It’s something you rape.”—Edgar Degas “Art is seduction, not rape.”—Susan… - New Orleans Uncensored at New Orleans Film Festival
Feed Me Something, Mister
Jazzin'
- The Book on Blanchard
Early warning signals indicated that there may be a bumpy road ahead in Anthony Magro’s biography on New Orleans trumpeter Terence…
Letters
- Letters October 2003
LESS MONEY FOR ROCK STARS The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s decision to cut funding for police escorts for the…
Live Wire
- Troi Bechet, Satchmo SummerFest, White Linen Night, August 2, 2003
- Live from New York!
- Black Men of Labor Parade, August 31, 2003
- Al Green, House of Blues, September 16, 2003
- The SophistiCats and the SophistiKittens, El Matador, September 13, 2003
- Rolling With 12 Stones
- The Blackfire Revelation and the VowDenKey, Howlin' Wolf, August 27, 2003
- Joe Krown with Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Maple Leaf, September 12, 2003
- Bowling for Soul
- The Scripts, Glorybee and Ballzack, Howlin' Wolf, September 6, 2003
- Inter-Fest, Congo Square, Armstrong Park, September 13, 2003
Mojo Mouth
- Progress Is As Progress Does
For as much as everyone in New Orleans complains (including yours truly) about how nothing seems to happen in local music…
St. Rock
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
- Rev. Charlie Jackson's Got It
Outside of perhaps the Zion Harmonizers, gospel music pretty much exists under the radar for most OffBeat readers, regular New Orleans…
Reviews
- Various Artists, Live at the W.C. Handy Blues Awards: Volume One (Tone-Cool)
- Duke Robillard, Exalted Lover (Stony Plain Records)
- Big Sandy and the Fly-Rite Boys, It's Time! (Yep Roc Records)
- Danilo Perez, ...till then (Verve)
- Robert Earl Keen, Farm Fresh Onions (Audium/Koch Records)
- Galactic, Ruckus (Sanctuary)
- Terry and The Zydeco Bad Boys, Make You Feel Good (MTE Records)
- Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band, Ain't No Party Like a Chubby Party (Swampadellic Records)
- The Dixie Hummingbirds, Diamond Jubilation (Treasure/Rounder Records)
- Mike Gordon, Inside In (Ropeadope Records)
- Brendan McKinney & the 99 Brown Dogs, Right Where I Come In (Hapi Skratch Records)
- Doctor a Go-Go, Hot Girlie Action (Idiotnik)
- Kirk Holder, The Last Blonde On Earth (Redloh)
- Foret Tradition, Hey Good Lookin' (HLE Records)
- War, The Very Best of War (Rhino)
- Melissa Sigler, Eddie Kirkland, Willie Foster, Billy F. Otis, Four Aces (Wild Oats)
- Josh Rouse, 1972 (Rykodisc)
- Trailer Bride, "Hope Is A Thing With Feathers" (Bloodshot)
- Big Sandy and the Fly-Rite Trio, On The Go (Jeems)/It's Time! (Yep-Roc Records)
- George Wein, Wein, Women and Song and More (Arbors Records)
- Improvisational Arts Council, Gardens (Independent)
- Nicholas Payton, Sonic Trance (Warner Brothers)
- Slim Harpo, The Excello Singles Anthology (Hip-O)
- Scott Obenschain and Friends, The Gypsy Drag (Mazurka Music)
- The Savoy Family Band, Cajun Album (Arhoolie Records)
- Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Bon Reve (Rounder Records)
- Dr. John, All By Hisself: Live At the Lonestar-The Rebennack Chronicles: Volume 1 (Hyena/Skinji Brim)
- James Blood Ulmer, No Escape from the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions (Hyena)
- Blair Gimma, Blair (Independent)
- Cowboy Mouth, Uh-Oh (33rd Street Records)
- Branford Marsalis Quartet, Romare Bearden Revealed (Marsalis Music)
