Music
Roadside Glorious, Brawn and Bone (Independent)
Roadside Glorious styles itself as a blues-rock group, but there’s a surprisingly strong soul element that lands them more on the side of swamp-rock. The result gives them a range […]
Georgi Petrov, Alien of Extraordinary Abilities (Breakfast for Dinner Records)
An “Alien of Extraordinary Abilities” is not a Grey with telekinesis or something like that, as jazz guitarist Georgi Petrov playfully alludes in the art for his second album; it’s […]
Feufollet, Prends Courage (Feufollet Records)
Christened after the boisterous garage rocker from Feufollet’s 2008 Cow Island Hop, Prends Courage marks the group’s 20th anniversary with 17 tracks culled from seven albums and a ’45’ with […]
Brad Walker Quartet, Live at Snug Harbor (Independent)
As pointed out in the liner notes, this recording, Live at Snug Harbor, was initially captured purely to be used as “reference.” “During the very first song, I realized something […]
Eyope, Elevation (Independent)
Eyope is an acronym for “elevate your own personal expression” and this new band’s debut EP, Elevation, is a statement of purpose for a new project led by multi-instrumentalist Evan […]
Byron Asher, Byron Asher’s Skrontch Music (Sinking City Records)
Reed player and composer Byron Asher, a Maryland native based in New Orleans for the past decade, has been exploring the strong relationship between jazz and the socio-economic environment from […]
Dukes of Dixieland, New Orleans Voodoo (Leisure Music Group)
With its release year printed as 2015 on the CD’s slipcase packing, Dukes of Dixieland’s voodoo-themed three- song EP is a bit of an oddity. But according to John Shoup, […]
Max and the Martians, Curtains (Independent)
With only four tracks on Curtains, the latest release from Max and the Martians leaves no room for a false step. It’s no wonder then that Max Bien Kahn (guitar, […]
HeavyDrunk, Holywater (Independent)
Raised in Monroe, Louisiana, and Jackson, Mississippi, Rob Robinson leads the Nashville-based soul-blues- Southern rock band HeavyDrunk. On record, the group is a sprawling ensemble including six vocalists, horns, B3 […]
The Rakers, Five (Independent)
Forget Area 51 and Roswell—those hotbeds of paranormal activity ain’t got nothin’ on the psychedelic swamp- gas hoodoo of “Gonzales Lights,” Five’s comically cosmic first track. Launched with a lusty […]
