September 2003
BackTalk
- Aaron Neville
It has been an honor in my life to know Aaron Neville, one of the greatest singers in the world. We…
Bayou Boogie
- Connaissance du Cajun
The year was 1989. I was just a few months into what would be four years as a sports writer in…
Blues Hound
- Blowing in the Ninth Ward
New Orleans blues harmonica wizard Andy J. Forest has been doing a semi-regular Thursday night gig at d.b.a. and often plays…
Cover Story
- Tabby Thomas (Interview)
He may bill himself as The King of the Swamp Blues, but Louisiana music legend Tabby Thomas is most intriguing in…
Dis 'n' Dat
- Creole Everything
Handsome Moïse Viatorand his beautiful sister Alida, aged 22 and 19, respectively, were raised on the family farm in Eunice and…
Features
- Sassy, Saucy, & Sultry: Barbara Lynn, The Empress of Gulf Coast Soul
Texan Barbara Lynn first came to New Orleans in 1962, when producer Huey P. Meaux brought her to Cosimo Matassa’s studio… - Masters of Louisiana Music: Cornelius Green "Lonesome Sundown"
Born: December 12, 1928 Donaldsonville, Louisiana Died: April 23, 1995 Gonzales, Louisiana Commencing his musical career in 1955 as a guitarist… - Sid Williams: The High Price of Zydeco
- Acadiana After Dark
As I drove across the Atchafalaya Basin, cypress knees and moss-draped trees covered the landscape as far as the eye could… - Kind Of Blues: What's Your Favorite Song?
Feed Me Something, Mister
Jazzin'
- Sonic Youth
To be realistic, most of the jazz world expected Nicholas Payton to follow a conservative stylistic route similar to fellow New…
Letters
- Letters September 2003
SUPERB The piece you did [Bunny Matthews] on the Ninth Ward is superb—really so. Bravo! —S. Frederick Starr, Chairman, Central Asia-Caucasus…
Live Wire
- Go Fish!
- The Latest Model Ford
- Yet Another Ravi?
- A Peruvian Goddess on Oak Street
- Patti Austin & Irvin Mayfield with the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra featuring Ellis Marsalis, Mahalia Jackson Theatre of the Performing Arts, August 3, 2003
- Darryl Reeves, Snug Harbor, August 7, 2003
- Satchmo SummerFest
- Harold Brown and Company, Block Party (200 Block of South Pierce Street in Mid-City), August 5, 2003
- Benefit for the Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp, Maximo's Bar & Grill, July 30, 2003
- Poor Man's Speedball, Maple Leaf, July 18, 2003
- Nancy Sinatra, House of Blues, July 20, 2003
- Cyril Neville and the Uptown Allstars, d.b.a., August 13, 2003
- Lynn Drury, Kerry Irish Pub, August 11, 2003
Mojo Mouth
- Mayoral Music
Thank God it’s September, and we can see an end to the physical heat and a rising temperature in the music…
Obituaries
- Obituary: Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips 1923-2003 Sam Philips, one of the architects of popular music, died in a Memphis hospital July 30, 2003. He…
St. Rock
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
Reviews
- Moise and Alida Viator with Eh, La-Bas!, Mermaids of the Canary Islands (Acadiana Records)
- Les Freres Michot, La Roue Qui Pend (Swallow Records)
- Pat Savant, Cajun Instrumentals: A La Nouvelle Mode (Swallow Records)
- B.B. Major, I'm Not Ashamed to Sing the Blues (Starlight)
- Ballzack, Knucklehead Memoirs (Fludidew Records)
- Esquizito, Esquizito Vol.1: Sentimental Journey (Maison Musique Records)
- Fountains of Wayne, Welcome Interstate Managers (S-Curve Records)
- Various Artists, Midnite Blues Party (Electro-Fi)
- Michel Camilo, Live at the Blue Note (Telarc Jazz)
- Chris Belleau & the Zydeco Hounds, Repeat Offender (Proud Dog Records)
- Cracker, Countrysides (Cooking Vinyl)
- Andre Williams and Green Hornet, Holland Shuffle (Norton Records)
- Webb Pierce, Honky-Tonk Hero (Fuel 2000)
- Jaco Pastorius Big Band, Word of Mouth Revisited (Heads Up)
- Clem Snide, Soft Spot (SpinArt Records)
- Tim Easton, You Don't Have to Break Your Mother's Heart (New West)
- Banu Gibson & Bucky Pizzarelli, Steppin' Out (Swing Out Records)
- Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater and Los Straightjackets, Rock 'n' Roll City (Bullseye)
- The Robert Cray Band, Time Will Tell (Sanctuary)
- Various Artists, Exile on Blues Street (Telarc)
- Jeff Albert Quartet, Picadilly Carrot Shuffle (Lakefront Digital)
- Furry Lewis, Good Morning Judge (Fat Possum)
- Johnnie Taylor, There's No Good In Goodbye (Malaco)
- R.L. Burnside, No Monkeys On This Train (HighTone)
- Johnny Shines, Skull & Crossbones Blues (HighTone)
- Mississippi Fred McDowell, Heritage of the Blues (HighTone)
- Pinetop Perkins, The Complete HighTone Sessions (HighTone)
- Otis Spann, I Wanna Go Home (HighTone)
- Jessie Mae Hemphill, Shake It Baby (HighTone)
- Phillip Walker, The Best of Phillip Walker (HighTone)
- Various Artists, Blues King Pins (The Right Stuff/ Virgin)
- Harry Connick, Jr., Other Hours (Marsalis Music)
- Jeff Chaz, Cookin' In Old Grease (JCP Records)
- Various Artists, The Story of the Blues (Columbia/Legacy)
- Various Artists, Angola Prison Spirituals (Arhoolie)
- Various Artists, Blues in the Mississippi Night (Rounder)
- Various Artists, Spicy New Orleans Rock (Spicy)
- Terence Blanchard: Bounce (Blue Note)
Terence Blanchard knows what it takes to assemble a fully comprehensive program of music. The trumpeter, a now-seasoned, hugely capable musician,… - Eric Lindell, Piety Street Sessions/EP Vol. 1 (Sparco Records)
- Aaron Neville, Nature Boy: The Standards Album (Verve)
