Music
Bo Dollis Jr. & the Wild Magnolias, New Kind of Funk (One More Time)
Sounds more like the old kind of funk, but that’s nothing to gripe too hard about. The first Wild Magnolias CD with Bo Dollis Jr. as the leader (and Bo […]
The Wee Trio, The Wee Trio Live at the Bistro (Bionic Records)
At the onset of this CD, James Westfall, who assembled the Wee Trio in 2005 during his stay in New York, is briefly alone at his vibraphones before being joined […]
Dash Rip Rock, Dash Does Shaver (Whiskey Bayou)
There aren’t many cover tunes on Dash Rip Rock’s dozen-plus albums; leader Bill Davis already has plenty of songs, thank you. But the band’s gone deep for this tribute to […]
The Junior League, You Should Be Happy (Greensleeves)
Along with the late, lamented Alex Chilton, the Junior League have more or less been keeping the power-pop flame alive in New Orleans since 2006, when they planted their flag […]
Borah Bergman, Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Michael Wimberly, Vita Brevis (Some Real Music)
It’s hard to believe that albums featuring Kidd Jordan used to be rare occurrences and difficult finds. This month, there are not one, but two, records that feature his stellar […]
Kidd Jordan & Hamid Drake, A Night in November: Live in New Orleans (Valid Records)
The excitement that prevailed in the atmosphere and music at the Piety Street Studio on November 20, 2011 is remarkably captured on this CD. The members of the audience were […]
Bleu Orleans, Transformation (Bleu Orleans)
Bleu Orleans, led by trumpeter Edward Anderson and keyboardist Darrell Lavigne and featuring reedman Aaron Fletcher, primarily gained its reputation in the smooth-jazz field since its formation in 2000. Shades […]
Gravity A, New Beginnings (Independent)
Drawn to a unique melding of funky backbeats, arena-rock riffs and the pleasing aesthetics of the Apple-lit jam generation, fans (via a Kickstarter campaign) financed New Beginnings, the first LP […]
B. Singer, Cherryfield (Independent)
Usually when musicians attempt to take on the twin icons of Americana and its more specific NOLA variant, they bog down their passions with the kind of hushed studiousness that […]
Funkle Sam, The Union (Independent)
Former New Orleans for the Creative Arts (NOCCA) student, guitarist Benjamin Greenberg headed to the University of North Texas to continue his music education. In a sense, this four-cut EP […]
