Music
Randal Despommier, A Midsummer Odyssey (Sunnyside)
Swedish baritone saxophonist and composer Lars Gullin (1928-1976) never stepped foot on American soil, where his music remains rather obscure some 46 years after his death. Alto saxophonist Randal Despommier […]
Hey Thanks!, Start/Living (Iodine Recordings)
Through the backing of legacy punk label Iodine Recordings, Hey Thanks! has released their most complete and well-produced album to date with Start/Living. Capturing the band’s vitality and potential, Hey […]
Sweet Magnolia Brass Band, Glitter in the Bathtub (Independent)
It was bound to happen—a brass band that is really a pop band rather than a horn-driven funk and soul machine. The Sweet Magnolia Brass Band showcases the songs of […]
George Winston, Night (Dancing Cat)
A musician who describes himself as a creature of the night, pianist George Winston charts a nocturnal journey with Night. His sensitive keyboard touch and beautiful tone do invoke the […]
Steven Bernstein & The Hot 9, Manifesto of Henryisms (Royal Potato Family)
Manifesto of Henryisms is trumpeter Steven Bernstein’s third in a series of four “Community Music” releases. All four are an attempt by the prolific composer to get his many arrangements […]
The Fruit Machines, Goodbye, Lost City (Strange Daisy Records)
Indie rock band The Fruit Machines has developed their electronic sound into something more nostalgic, fusing ’80s synth-pop with ’90s grunge. The band is in a different mental space from […]
Don Paul and Rivers Answer Moons, Love Over War (Irresistible)
On an average day at the Offbeat office, without fail we get a knock on the door. Either it’s a local musician, artist or promoter looking to bring attention to […]
Roger Lewis, Alright! (Irresistible/Revolutionary Records)
Alright! is the debut album for Roger Lewis, a musician who has had a long history in New Orleans as well as an indelible effect on the jazz scene in […]
Tank and the Bangas, Red Balloon (Verve Forecast)
“What’s up people?” The first voice you hear on Red Balloon, after a quick spin of a radio dial, is not Tarriona “Tank” Ball. It’s TV star Wayne Brady, in […]
Johnny Sansone, Into Your Blues (Short Stack)
With Into Your Blues, the versatile Johnny Sansone returns to the music that inspired him to be a musician. The singer/harmonica player and his big band of musicians romp and […]
