Music
Christian McBride & Inside Straight, Live at the Village Vanguard (Mack Avenue)
On Live at the Village Vanguard, bassist extraordinaire Christian McBride revisits the all-acoustic setting with the group Inside Straight that he assembled in 2007. At that time, it marked McBride’s […]
Erika Lewis, A Walk Around the Sun (Independent)
Fans who know Erika Lewis as the brassy blues singer in front of Tuba Skinny have only gotten a part of the story. On her debut solo album, Lewis, now […]
The Geraniums, Hope Is Not For The Weak (Udderly Records)
The Geraniums’ music is a peculiar pairing. The music on this album, recorded between 2011 and 2016, is a great take on rock ‘n’ roll with crisp guitars, solid bass, […]
Secret Six, There’s Something in My Eye and It’s You (Independent)
The pandemic has made some bands even more prolific than they were prior to the current state of affairs. It has also allowed musicians to branch off into side projects […]
Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers, Amédée’s Waltz (Valcour Records)
The second recording with this lineup (third overall) from Kyle Huval and the Dixie Club Ramblers would fit well with Cajun recordings from 70 years ago. Huval wrote 11 of […]
Steele Creek, A Long Way From Home (Independent)
As singer-songwriter Phil Cramer points out, where you’re from is always part of your identity, even when you live elsewhere. Though the Charlotte, North Carolina, native is a longtime New […]
Gina Leslie, No, You’re Crying (Independent)
Gina Leslie is a new artist on the scene in New Orleans—at least to these ears. But her thoughtful, well-crafted lyrics and sly blend of country sensibilities and jazzy chords, […]
Dave P. Moore, Fort Necessity (LA 818 Music)
Dave P. Moore’s Fort Necessity blends classic blues and country influences into an authentic Southern experience. Notes of hellraising irreverence like Willie Nelson, mixed with the musical talent and composition […]
Charlie Halloran, The Alcoa Sessions (ArtistShare)
During the 1950s, the Alcoa Steamship Company offered cruises from New Orleans to points south in the Caribbean. Trombonist Charlie Halloran has created an album imagining what the music would […]
Metronome the City, End Transmission (Independent)
The band name Metronome the City evokes images of mind-controlled masses milling through daily life while a simple metronome atop a skyscraper dictates the prescribed regimen. The group’s latest EP, […]
