Music
Patrice Fisher & Arpa, Happy Socks (Independent)
The music of harpist Patrice Fisher makes people happy. It’s as simple as that. If you need evidence beyond her records, make plans to hear her perform at the upcoming […]
Gizinti Acoustic Trio, Anne Goes Out to the Ball Game (Independent)
Wednesday evenings at Café Degas the acoustic group Gizinti Trio plays just French enough to turn Esplanade Avenue into a scene resembling dinner in Montmartre. The string band soothes the […]
Mike Zito, Resurrection (Gulf Coast)
Resurrection is blues-rocker Mike Zito ’s third album in a year and a half, and they’ve all been the same—but different. His tribute to Chuck Berry recorded in 2019 was […]
The Palace of Tears, Of Ruination (Independent)
When people think “New Orleans music,” often they think of big brass bands marching in second lines or folky guitarists laying down the blues. But like many cities, New Orleans […]
Donald Miller, Transgression!!! (Vin Du Selecte Qualitite)
Full disclosure: I’ve known Donald Miller for 20 years since he first moved to New Orleans and worked closely with him in countless performances with our group The Death Posture […]
The Smoogies, Planet Smoogies (Independent)
The Smoogies is a South Florida-based band of musicians who have been performing their progressive, often melodic, rhythmic and electronically bent style of jazz for a number of years. The […]
Alex Chilton and Hi Rhythm Section, Boogie Shoes: Live On Beale Street (Omnivore)
The restless spirit of Alex Chilton found solace in New Orleans, where he lived out the final years of his life becoming an integral part of the city’s grassroots music […]
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Bloodstains and Teardrops (Whiskey Bayou Records)
At the turn of the 21st century, Memphis pianist, producer, and all-out cool music man Jim Dickinson proclaimed, “World Boogie is coming.” Well, if it has not arrived with this […]
Shannon McNally, The Waylon Sessions (Compass Records)
Tribute albums are always a suspicious breed in that you wonder about the real motivation behind their release. Are they cheesy filler until the artist has enough material for the […]
Mason Trail and Zydeco Rhythm, Blame It on My Roots (Independent)
If Mason Trail jokingly blames his zydeco career on his roots, as the title suggests, it is because his genealogy is one that would be the envy of others. He’s […]
