Music
Brass-A-Holics: I Am a Brass-A-Holic (Independent)
These days the brass bands fall into two basic yet malleable categories, the raw, street parade bands and the more polished stage/club oriented band. Brass-A-Holics add keyboard, guitar, and trap […]
Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes: 2000 Days (Full Frontal)
After nearly a decade on the jam-band circuit, Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes are clearly swinging for the rafters on their latest album, 2000 Days, and not just because […]
Fi-Yi-Yi and the Mandingo Warriors: Fi-Yi-Yi and the Mandingo Warriors (Independent)
Percussion rules, at least downtown, in this stripped-down, old-school offering from Fi -Yi-Yi and the Mandingo Warriors, here represented by the trio of Big Chief Victor Harris along with Jack […]
Tommy Malone: Natural Born Days (MC Records)
It’s a crime that Tommy Malone isn’t better known around the world. He is a triple threat—beautiful singer, fine songwriter, and killer guitarist. Most of those talents are showcased on […]
Andrew Duhon: The Moorings (Independent)
“Some songs developed slowly, while others—like souvenirs—seem to have been picked up along the way.” Andrew Duhon explains in the liner notes of The Moorings, the singer-songwriter’s third record. Upon […]
Johnny Sansone: Once It Gets Started (ShortStack Records)
He has crept up on us slowly but surely, and now Johnny Sansone has become one of the best bluesmen/roots musicians on the scene. His last few records have been […]
Various Artists, Ashe Cultural Arts Center Presents: Healing Force (Independent)
What turned out to be a magical June night in 2012 brought together a diverse array of artists to perform at the Ashe Cultural Arts Center. The music, much of […]
Dave Jordan: Bring Back Red Raspberry (Threadhead Records)
“Dave Jordan sings true songs about love, heartbreak, loneliness, shrimp, and pie.” So says his website, in the way only a native New Orleans musician would describe his new joint. […]
Luther Kent: Luther (Independent)
Blues and soul man Luther Kent hasn’t made a CD in four years, the news on this one is that it includes some of the last sessions by the great […]
Rich Collins: That Escalated Quickly (Independent)
Given his day job, it’s no wonder that multi-instrumentalist Rich Collins would make a catchy, modern-sounding rock record. Collins’ main line of work, one of the “Juice Box Heroes” a.k.a. […]
