Music
James Booker, The Piano Prince of New Orleans (Black Sun Music)
reviewed together with James Booker’s Blues & Ragtime from New Orleans. There are around 15 James Booker albums on the market, but in fact the Piano Prince released only five […]
James Booker, Blues and Ragtime from New Orleans (Black Sun Music)
reviewed together with James Booker’s The Piano Prince of New Orleans. There are around 15 James Booker albums on the market, but in fact the Piano Prince released only five […]
Ratty Scurvics and the Black Market Butchers, In Time (Rookery Records)
[Updated] Michael Patrick Welch wrote our December cover story on Ratty Scurvics, and he thought the back half of In Time sounded like classic rock. I’d suggest a slight variation […]
Vin Bruce, Dans La Louisianne (Bear Family Records)
Columbia Records signed Vin Bruce in 1952, making the 19-year-old the first Cajun to ever sign a contract with a major label. It was his beautiful French originals that attracted […]
Kidd Jordan, On Fire (Engine Records)
The art of listening, whether on the bandstand or in daily life, is a highly underrated skill. As Kidd Jordan continues his formidable yet underappreciated career, his playing shows more […]
Kathleen Lee, Coming Up For Air (MTT Records)
Many of us in New Orleans have listened to Kathleen Lee’s swing music show on WWOZ for years. What a nice surprise, then, for us to hear her sing on […]
The Wee Trio, Ashes to Ashes: A David Bowie Intraspective (Bionic Records)
In 2011, Cliff Hines brought together young jazz and indie rock musicians for a night of music by David Bowie at One Eyed Jacks. James Westfall was among the musicians […]
Ryan Foret and Foret Tradition, Let the Groove Move Ya (CSP Records)
When I was coming of age along the Northeast shoreline during the 1970s, my favorite local band was Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, a horn-laden R&B outfit spawned by […]
Ruthie Foster, Live at Antone’s (Blue Corn Records)
Ruthie Foster has a cult/fanatic following. People either have never heard of her or they think she has one of the best voices of our time. Her new CD Live […]
Papa Grows Funk, Needle in the Groove (Funky Krewe Records)
Back in the 20th Century when John Gros was enrolled in the George Porter, Jr. Academy of Funk as a member of the Runnin’ Pardners, he also held down a […]
