Music
Edward “Kidd” Jordan with Joel Futterman, William Parker, Hamid Drake | A Tribute to Alvin Fielder: Live at the Vision Festival XXIV (Mahakala)
One of the missing pieces from 2020 music is the always forward-looking and philosophically probing Vision festival, a New York institution that has been directed musically by the great […]
Mighty Brother, The Rabbit. The Owl (Independent)
The Rabbit. The Owl presents two sides of the New Orleans indie-Americana-art band Mighty Brother. The Rabbit portion of this double album follows a relatively lighthearted country-rock, Americana trail. […]
Christian Simeon, Sorry For Not Being Sorry (Nepotism Records)
Christian Simeon sure is an interesting cat. While he draws inspiration from such titan songwriters as Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams and Anders Osborne, what’s heard here is nothing like that. […]
Kid Krill, Down on Royal Street (Independent)
Some of those busking musicians really know their stuff. Kid Krill is a Royal Street regular who’s also a first-rate blues scholar: All six tracks on this EP are lost […]
Burke Ingraffia, Waves (Divine Mercy)
Warmth and patience are the first words that come to mind upon hearing the opening strains of “Waves,” the title track of Burke Ingraffia’s latest release of the same name. […]
Travis Matte and the Kingpins, Cuttin Up (Mhat Productions)
Travis Matte and the Kingpins’ latest release is dubbed Cuttin Up, but such a title could apply to anything in its rowdy and raucous, dozen-deep discography. Stacking It Up also […]
Borealis Rex, Dawn ’Til Done (Drag Snake Records)
Borealis Rex’ debut EP, Cut Your Teeth, included one of my favorite tracks of 2019, “Take It Out On Me.” It’s a riff-slinging rocker with a chorus you can’t get […]
Bad Moon Lander, Chinese Lanterns (Bubble Bath)
Punk rock lives on the Northshore. Based in Covington and Mandeville, Bad Moon Lander specializes in fast and furious audio assaults. New York’s Ramones and London’s Sex Pistols and Clash […]
Sweet Crude, Officiel // Artificiel (Verve Forecast)
The first really grabbing moment on Sweet Crude’s sophomore album happens midway through the opening track, “COGO.” At the point where you expect an instrumental solo, front-woman Alexis Marceaux instead […]
Goldman Thibodeaux & The Lawtell Playboys, La Danse à St. Ann’s (Nouveau Electric Records)
This live recording by 87-year-old Goldman Thibodeaux & The Lawtell Playboys is significant in countless ways and will likely grow in importance in the years to come. He’s a folklorist’s […]
