Music
Slugger, Eclipse (Bubble Bath Records)
A local supergroup, Slugger co-stars George Porter Jr. drummer Terrence Houston, Naughty Professor bassist Noah Young, keyboardist Joe Johnson and guitarist Max Bronstein. Working in the related spheres of jazz […]
Warren Storm with Herb Landry & The Serenaders, Live 1957 (Swamp Pop Records)
It has certainly been a banner year for 83-year-old swamp pop legend Warren Storm. In December, fellow musician and admirer Yvette Landry had her national book and CD release Taking […]
Davy Mooney & the Hope of Home Band, Live at National Sawdust (Sunnyside Records)
It’s such a blessing that this talented collective headed by guitarist Davy Mooney with drummer Brian Blade, saxophonist John Ellis, pianist Jon Cowherd and bassist Matt Clohesy was able to […]
Eddie Floyd with Tony Fletcher, Knock! Knock! Knock! On Wood: My Life in Soul (BMG Books)
What else could you entitle an Eddie Floyd biography? His signature song, from Stax Records in 1966 has long been a classic and Floyd was a major figure and the […]
The New Orleans Johnnys, Outta Ya Mind (Independent)
Don’t expect these New Orleans Johnnys to don seersucker suits, bowties and boater straw hats like those blue bloods you envision strutting around the Garden District. But do count on […]
The Daiquiri Queens, The Daiquiri Queens (Independent)
At last year’s Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, there was a moment of serendipity. The Daiquiri Queens dedicated its set to Cajun female vocalist Dale Dugas, whose 1993 Chanteuse Cadjinne disc […]
Kidd Jordan, Last Trane to New Orleans (RJ Records)
It was more than fortunate that drummer Mark Lomax II and saxophonist Eddie Bayard looked up saxophonist Kidd Jordan when they were in town for a residency at Loyola University. […]
Johnny Burgin, No Border Blues Japan (Delmark Records)
If you google live albums recorded in Japan, a plethora of blues/R&B artists pops up. A shortlist would include Albert Collins, Otis Rush, BB King, Eddie Taylor, Snooks Eaglin, Wilson […]
Help Society, Gettin’ Low & Lettin’ Go (Independent)
Funny how MTV-style synth pop is sounding like roots music nowadays, nearly four decades after its heyday. The difference is that it’s possible in 2020 to make a homemade album […]
Lawrence Sieberth Quartet, An Evening in Paris (Musik Blöc)
What do you do when you’ve mastered your craft? Picasso once said, “It took me four years to paint like Raphael, but a lifetime to paint like a child.” Just […]
