Music
Jim Robinson with Kid Thomas, Ernie Cagnolatti & De De Pierce, Self-Titled (G.B.H. Records)
This is a classic CD featuring two bands on two dates in New Orleans in the mid-‘60s. The first session with Jim Robinson and His New Orleans Band has a […]
Dirty Bourbon River Show, Volume Four (Independent)
God save the Dirty Bourbon River Show. You expect them to title their seventh release proper with Volume Four in the same way you expect their wacky, shabby vaudeville carnival […]
The Dana Abbott Band, Self-Titled, (Independent)
The Dana Abbott Band describes itself as a “modern R&B extravaganza” and that’s accurate: the opening song on their debut EP, “Oo We La La,” is a technical original that […]
Jim Pharis, Having a Ball (Independent)
Lafayette’s Jim Pharis’ debut album consists of seven originals and two covers, all adeptly finger picked on a steel-body resonator guitar. Overall, the disc has a live feel, as if […]
Buddy Flett, Rough Edges (Honey Bee Entertainment)
Quite frankly, this was almost the recording that never happened. Sometime after Buddy Flett’s splendid 2007 release Mississippi Sea, the Shreveport guitarist/”A” Train alumni contracted viral encephalitis, which nearly left […]
Ganey Arsement, Le Forgeron (Salty Bayou Music)
Formerly of the Lake Charles-based Lakeside Gamblers Cajun-folk trio, Ganey Arsement steps out here with a 15-track (nine original) affair that’s the best composite sketch of his musical persona to […]
Che Prasad, Shiva Me Timbers (Independent)
San Francisco-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Che Prasad on this solid Nola-infused release showcases remarkable musical and lyrical dexterity as he expertly moves between Western and Eastern, melancholy and rowdy, California […]
Various Artists, Louisiana Saturday Night Revisited (Ace Records)
British reissue label Ace has long championed the unique music of South Louisiana, be it zydeco, Cajun or, especially, swamp pop. Step back over two decades ago, when Ace issued […]
The Scorseses, Magnumopus (Independent)
“Progressive ska-punk” is the label often applied to this local quasi-supergroup, which features a former Trombone Shorty bassist and two former members of post-hardcore group Alone at the Wheel. But […]
J.J. Caillier & the Zydeco Knockouts, I Can Give You What You Want (Caillier Records)
On his seventh album, J.J. Caillier demonstrates how he is a master of developing an idea into a densely layered track that oftentimes feels like a night in the club. […]
