September 2001
BackTalk
- Better Than Ezra
Better Than Ezra is in a different place than other New Orleans pop/rock bands. As the city’s biggest alternative rock success,…
Bayou Boogie
Bluesworthy
Cover Story
- Rosie Ledet: Zydeco Grrrl!
In the male-dominated realm of wydeco, Rosie Ledey is the genre’s greatest songwriter and the crown princess of tease. Herman Fuselier…
Dis 'n' Dat
Features
- Rosie Ledet Has us Listening
Pork steaks have just come off a new George Foreman grill. Soft music from The Dish Network is playing on the… - Found: One Soul Legend, The Reverend Howard Tate
- Paul Is Not Dead
- Galactic Live
- Zydeco: An Ardoin Family Perspective
- 150 New Orleans Bars in One Word or Less
- Drunk!: A Satirical Essay on the Spirits of New Orleans
- Masters of Louisiana Music: Sidney Bechet
In this month’s installment of OffBeat’s “Masters of Louisiana music” series, John Swenson examines the life and legend of Sidney Bechet,…
Feed Me Something, Mister
- The Great Boudin Hunt
For zydeco musicians, the Boudin Trail is the circuit of clubs and dancehalls between Houston and Lafayette where bands prove their…
Ill-literate
Know What It Means
Letters
Mojo Mouth
Obituaries
Straight, No Chaser
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
Reviews
- Dwayne Burns and his New Orleans Band, Thanks a Million (504 Records)
- The Detroit Cobras, Life, Love and Leaving (Sympathy for the Record Industry)
- The Compulsive Gamblers, Crystal Gazing Luck Amazing (Sympathy for the Record Industry)
- Andrew Thierry, It's About Time (Independent)
- Billy Boy Arnold, Boogie N Shuffle (Stony Plain)
- Gary Stewart, Out of Hand/Your Place or Mine (Koch)
- Various Artists, Truck Driver's Boogie: Big Rig Hits Vol. 1 (1939-1969) (Diesel Only)
- Scooter Lee, Would You Consider… (Southern Tracks)
- The Holy Modal Rounders and Friends, I Make A Wish for A Potato (Rounder Heritage)
- Various Artists, New Orleans Funk (Soul Jazz Records)
- Sonny Boy Williamson w/Eric Clapton & the Yardbirds and Eric Burden & the Animals, UK Blues (Fuel 2000)
- Andre Williams, Rib Tips and Pig Snoots (Soul-Tay-Shus)
- Henry Gray, Plays Chicago Blues (Hightone)
- Fred Clark, Living in Dakin's Neighborhood (Rockout Records)
- The Tea Sea, Steep (Multiphonic)
- Barstool Logic, Beyond Logic (Thumbprint)
- Jim White, No Such Place (Luaka Bop)
- Rod Piazza and the Mighty Flyers, Beyond the Source (Tone-Cool)
- Various Artists, Putumayo Presents Arabic Groove (Putumayo)
- Ike Turner & His Kings of Rhythm, Ike's Instrumentals (Ace)
- Hasil Adkins, Drinking My Life Away (Shake It Records)
- Hasil Adkins, Poultry in Motion, The Hasil Adkins Chicken Collection 1955-1999 (Norton Records)
- Michael Ward, Make a Wish (Ralph Records)
- Peter Brotzmann, Fuck De Boere (Atavistic Unheard Music Series)
- Sun Ra & his Intergalactic Arkestra, It Is Forbidden (Total Energy)
- Kidd Jordan & the Elektrik Band, Kidd Stuff (Danjor Music)
- BR549, This Is BR549 (Lucky Dog/Sony Nashville)
- Bonne Musique Zydeco feat. Willis Prudhomme, Jojo Reed, Chris P Ardoin, and Danny Poullar, Gumbo Mix (Big Berv Music)
- Various Artists, Destination New Orleans: Recipe for Cultural Gumbo (National Geographic/Sugo Music)
- Warren Battiste, Street Jazz (Independent)
- Etta James, Tell Mama (MCA/Chess)
- Bon Temps Roulez avec Dennis Stroughmatt, Viens Dans Mes Bras (Independent)
- Various Artists, Down the Dirt Road: The Songs of Charley Patton (Telarc Blues)
- John Hiatt, The Tiki Bar Is Open (Vanguard Records)
- Earl King, King of New Orleans (Fuel 2000)
- Snooks Eaglin, The Crescent City Collection (Fuel 2000)
- James Rivers, Songs People Love to Hear (Aries)
- Dave Bartholomew, 1947-1950 (Classics)
- Mahalia Jackson, Sunday Morning Prayer Meeting with Mahalia Jackson (Columbia/Legacy)
- Mahalia Jackson, Mahalia Jackson in Concert Easter Sunday, 1967 (Columbia/Legacy)
- Mahalia Jackson, Recorded Live in Europe During Her Latest Concert Tour (Columbia/Legacy)
- Stover's Bad Mayo, Chicken Slipper (Independent)
- Jeff Naideau, Heaven on the Half Shell (Altered Records)
- Donna Angelle and the Zydeco Posse, It's Alright (J&S Records)
- C.J. Chenier & The Red Hot Louisiana Band, Step It Up! (Alligator Records)
- Sean Ardoin & Zydekool, Pullin' (Tomorrow Recordings)
- Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers, The Best of Beau Jocque & the Zydeco Hi-Rollers (Rounder Heritage)
- Better Than Ezra, Closer (Ezra Dry Goods/Beyond)
- Wynton Marsalis, Popular Songs: The Best of Wynton Marsalis (Columbia)
- Terrance Simien, The Tribute Sessions (AIM Records)
