Music
The Junior League, Bridge & Tunnel (Independent)
This is one absolute honey of a pop album, and if your collection is full of jangly guitars and haunting chorus hooks, it will hit you right where you live. […]
Michot’s Melody Makers, Tiny Island (Nouveau Electric)
Louie Michot’s Lost Bayou Ramblers and Michot’s Melody Makers have never shied away from pulling in guests from outside their South Louisiana Cajun orbit. A shortlist would include Violent Femmes’ […]
Byron Asher & Brad Webb, Little Bigby (ears & eyes Records)
A foghorn blows through the mists enshrouding desolate docks along the Mississippi in the dead of night. And it blows again. It’s not the opening scene of a classic noir […]
Ryan Hanseler, Live at Snug (Independent)
Boston-bred Ryan Hanseler, now a New Orleans resident, gets off to a solid start on Live at Snug, the pianist’s debut as leader. The album kicks in with an original, […]
Gregg Martinez, A Mac Daddy Christmas (NOLA Blue Records)
When your buddies call you Mac Daddy and your prized ’73 Pontiac is dubbed Mac Daddy, it goes without saying that all things killer, including Christmas albums, are Mac Daddies […]
Flood Twin, Flood Twin (Independent)
Powerful chemistry in the Atlanta post-punk band Flood Twin creates entangling soundscapes that at best enthrall, or, at worst, entrap. The recordings are fronted by bassist Grant W. Curry, who […]
Keith Frank & the Creole Connection, The Resurrection of The Creole Connection (Soulwood Records)
Over the course of his successful 31-year career as front man and accordionist of the Soileau Zydeco Band, Keith Frank has endured as one of the genre’s leading envelope pushers. […]
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All-Stars, A Gift to Pops (Verve)
A Gift to Pops is a joyfully presented tribute to legendary trumpeter, vocalist and composer Louis Armstrong, performed by an impressive line-up of musicians primarily from New Orleans. The super […]
Ricci/Krown, City Country City (Gulf Coast Records)
The title cut of harmonica man/vocalist Jason Ricci and organ whiz Joe Krown’s debut recording as a duo, City Country City, opens with one of Krown’s trademark organ swells evoking […]
Lilli Lewis, Americana (Lousiana Red Hot Records)
Lilli Lewis asks many big questions on Americana. Is she the best version of herself she can be? / Is there really a difference between you and me? / What […]
