Music
Stephanie Nilles & Zach Brock & the Magic Number, … Takes a Big Ship (Independent)
If there’s a takeaway here, it’s that things are never what they seem. If … takes a Big Ship was based on the first two tracks, “Gimme a Pigfoot (& […]
Willie Sugarcapps, Willie Sugarcapps (Royal Potato Family)
Fans of Southern-stewed roots music will rejoice in the fact that itinerant troubadour Grayson Capps’ opening lines to this superb album embody a self-fulfilling prophecy. “Get yourself on home, boy […]
Breton Sound, Maps (or Cartography and the Art of Generalization) (Independent)
For a five-song EP, Breton Sound concentrates on perfecting a certain sound. There’s hard-rock seriousness, rave ups, and a pretty ballad that slowly switches into an almost march. They pull […]
Barrence Whitfield & the Savages, Dig Thy Savage Soul (Bloodshot)
As collections of vintage, long-lost garage rock and R&B go, this one’s mighty hot: The opening “Corner Man” has the primal pound of a prime Sonics track and recording quality […]
Clarence Bucaro, Dreaming from the Heart of New York (2020)
If you didn’t listen too closely, you might mistake Brooklyn singer-songwriter Clarence Bucaro for a slightly deeper Jack Johnson or Ryan Adams; if you knew nothing but the hype, you […]
Tom McDermott, Bamboula (Minky Records)
Everyone knows Fess and Booker, but New Orleans piano goes deeper, and Tom McDermott understands this. On this new collection of mostly previously recorded material, the longtime New Orleans resident […]
Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, Dockside Sessions (MusicMatters Records)
Terrance Simien once recorded a spoken-word-and-music album, 2001’s Tribute Sessions, that paid homage to various Creole musicians. Here, he does another loving tribute to nearby Dockside Studio owned by Steve […]
Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns, Foolers’ Gold (Independent)
“Everybody knows I’m hot,” Meschiya Lake sings here on a version of Louis Prima’s “It’s the Rhythm in Me.” Well, yes: Many of the fans who flock to her shows […]
Farewell 2 Fear, New Blood (Independent)
Farewell 2 Fear are a hard-rock quintet based partly in NOLA and partly in Florida, one who claim to worship musical gods from the twin heydays of classic rock and […]
Ray Abshire, All Night Long (Swallow Records)
Ray Abshire’s third effort in a decade is his most dancehall-centric yet, due to a fuller band sound with sons Brent and Travis on acoustic guitar and bass and former […]
