Music
Weedie Braimah, The Hands of Time (Stretch Music)
During the first cut of The Hands of Time, on a selection titled “Full Circle,” the musical experience is aptly introduced as “a universal affair.” The heartbeat, the ancestral core […]
Tiffany Pollack & Co., Bayou Liberty (NOLA Blue Records)
Vocalist Tiffany Pollack reached a broader audience with her 2019 debut of Blues in My Blood, recorded with her blues-rockin’ first cousin Eric Johanson. When it came time to enlist […]
The Cookers, Look Out! (Gearbox Records)
Following a string of stunning releases, The Cookers have again served up a batch of supreme hard-hitting jazz on Look Out! These are the cats that make it sizzle: bassist […]
Pell, Floating While Dreaming II (Independent)
You come home to the place that raised you at some point in your life, whether it be a city, a home or both. A variety of weird emotions hit […]
Shakespeare & the Blues, e.g. Rhapsodic (Nouveau Electric Records)
With the Tin Men, who bill themselves as “the world’s only guitar-sousaphone-washboard trio,” you can get a pretty good idea of what they sound like from that description alone. With […]
NOLA String Kings, Dream Palace (Independent)
String bands have a long history in New Orleans going back to the days before jazz was even a thing. The NOLA String Kings are John Rankin on guitar, Matt […]
The Convenience, Accelerator (Winspear)
With the charm of a mild David Byrne and the funky grooves of a millennial Prince, The Convenience brings disco back with their debut record Accelerator. The New Orleans duo […]
Paasky, In Times Like These (Independent)
It’s always nice to hear New Orleans talent drop quality work from home. It warms the heart and shows natives that you can be stellar without leaving the city. The […]
Bobby Rush and Herb Powell, I Ain’t Studdin’ Ya: My American Blues Story (Hachette Books)
In his autobiography, Louisiana-born blues artist Bobby Rush tells a story of decades-long perseverance. Born in 1936 in northwest Louisiana, Rush spent most of his career touring the African American […]
Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Set Me Free (Louisiana Red Hot Records)
When Dwayne Dopsie gets off the road, a favorite pastime is relaxing and playing accordion. Melodies, riffs, and storylines run rampant in his head, and before long, there are six […]
