Music
Christian Serpas and Ghost Town, Open Road (Independent)
Little things make a big difference with Christian Serpas and Ghost Town. Serpas can write the sort of clever song that no one in country has written in 20-plus years, […]
The Big Ol’ Nasty Getdown, Volume 1 (Getdown Entertainment)
During the late ‘60s/early ‘70s heyday of Parliament/Funkadelic, George Clinton would regularly herd a few dozen musicians into the studio without a real game plan, let the jams flow with […]
Sir Patrick and the Swamp Bottom Boys, Sir Patrick and the Swamp Bottom Boys (Independent)
A great thing about Louisiana: across the state, everyday people play instruments for the entertainment of everyday people. America 2012, you can save your digital remove, your pretense of higher […]
Keith Jarrett, Rio (ECM Records)
Keith Jarrett has been putting out solo piano records for 40 years now. I’ve tried to keep up with his vast output over the years, and own maybe 15 of […]
Brass Bed with Allison Bohl, On Nilsson (Crossbill Records)
Harry Nilsson is no stranger to album-length cover projects. At his creative peak, the hedonistic early ’70s in L.A., Nilsson dragged an obscure American songwriter named Randy Newman into the […]
Domenic, Get Your Soul Right (Independent)
Pittsburgh guitarist Domenic Fusca now calls New Orleans home and is a Frenchmen Street regular. Although Get Your Soul Right is generally a blues album, strip away the blues dressings […]
Voodoo Town, Come Out and Play (Independent)
Although the songs on Come Out and Play are predictable and reminiscent of too many songs to mention, they are nevertheless interesting and fun. All the material contains smart trumpet […]
The Acadias, The Acadias (Independent)
The Acadias’ self-titled release contains well-written songs with courteous harmonies, with banjo, accordion, and acoustic and electric guitars. A song such as “Jude,” though, suggests that a less genteel approach […]
The Revivalists, City of Sound (Independent)
The Revivalists seem to be the next up-and-coming rock ‘n’ roll band from the Crescent City. Their live shows have an inviting energy, and they have a new recording, City […]
Kristin Diable and the City, Kristin Diable and the City (Speakeasy Records)
The South has been a rich source of capital and small-“M” mythology, and it’s that mythic South that Kristin Diable taps into on Kristin Diable and the City. Filmmakers have […]
