Music
Bogue Chitto, Bogue Chitto (Independent)
It’s hard to argue with Ernie K-Doe, the self-anointed “Emperor of the Universe” who once proclaimed that this country’s music only stems from Louisiana and Mississippi, with everything else being […]
André Bohren, Resonance (Independent)
André Bohren has been playing classical piano for many years. Since I have a love for classical music, whenever Spencer Bohren (André’s father, who passed away in 2019) visited me […]
Calvin Johnson Jr., Notes of a Native Son (Independent)
Many people would agree that musicians from New Orleans move among genres more than in most locales. It could be said that it is expected of them—or maybe it’s just […]
Sabertooth Swing, Delta Bound (Fairground Records)
Nothing against the music on Delta Bound, which presents an ambitious illustration of half a millennium of violent racial and cultural conflict shaping the history of the American South. The New […]
Beau Bayou & Sabine Connection, Just Doin’ Me (Independent)
The sophomore effort from Beau Bayou & Sabine Connection will likely keep the momentum going from its 2019 debut, True to My Roots. Like True to My Roots, the band […]
Malevitus, Malevitus (Houma Records)
For a four-piece rock ’n’ roll band, there is a lot going on in this album. Originally released as an independent CD in 2020, the band’s eponymous debut was picked […]
Tom Andes, Static on Every Station (Independent)
Initially, Louis Maistros’ cover shot of a watchful Buddha statue on Tom Andes’ EP debut seems enigmatic since it implies an inexplicable Asian connection. Besides the figure itself and a […]
Charlie Gabriel, 89 (Subpop)
If you have ever seen the Preservation Hall Jazz Band you may have marveled at the strength, stamina and musicality of saxophonist Charlie Gabriel. He is 89 years old and […]
Riley Family Band, La Vie De Riley (Valcour Records)
Ever since Steve Riley’s sons Burke and Dolsy could walk, they’ve been involved with music in the family household. After a few years, the young musicians (now twelve and nine […]
Miss Sophie Lee, The Frenchmen Muse (Three Muses Recordings)
As if she didn’t have enough to do besides trying to keep Three Muses, her one-of-a-kind Frenchmen Street restaurant and music venue, open through a two-plus year pandemic while also […]
