Music
Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, Cypress Grove (Easy Eye Sound)
Mississippi’s Jimmy “Duck” Holmes plays the raw country blues style identified most famously with his Bentonia bluesmen predecessors, Skip James and Jack Owens. Bentonia musicians tune the open strings of […]
Norbert Susemihl All Stars, Live at the New Orleans Jazz Museum 2019 (Independent)
This fall’s release from long-time bi-annual visitor, Norbert Susemihl, features quite a few hometown faces. Norbert leads on trumpet and vocals with Oliver Bonie on alto sax, Craig Klein on […]
Wino Willy, Burlap (Bag Season Records)
MC-producer-DJ Wino Willy is a recent addition to the lo-fi hip-hop scene of New Orleans (he was born in Edison, New Jersey). With locals he founded Bag Season, a collective […]
Chick Corea Trio, Trilogy 2 (Concord Jazz)
Considering the masterful musicians involved—pianist Chick Corea, bassist Christian McBride and drummer Brian Blade—it comes as no surprise that Trilogy 2, the two-disc follow-up to the trio’s 2014 release Trilogy, […]
Notel Motel, Heavy & Sweaty (Last Hope)
Turns out it’s pretty easy to create the perfect indie rock barbecue/pool party playlist for the sketchier suburbs of NOLA. According to Notel Motel’s second album, all you need is: […]
Richard Piano Scott’s Twisty River Band, Port of New Orleans (Independent)
Richard Scott is one of those fellows—there are a few in town—who boggle with their ability to play multiple instruments: In his case, trombone, tuba, guitar, bass, and at the […]
Dr. Michael Torregano, Morning Inspiration (KWS/Concord)
Like so many New Orleans musicians, Dr. Michael Torregano covers the stylistic waterfront. His influences include Earth, Wind & Fire, The Spinners and Michael Jackson as well as Oscar Peterson, […]
The Links, Take it Away EP (Warganized Records)
Their PR claims they’re partially influenced by the “Madchester” rockers of the ‘90s, but while they’re certainly danceable, this local trio isn’t psychedelic or shoegazer. Rather, they weld Madchester to […]
Hank Williams, The Complete Health & Happiness Recordings (BMG)
In October, Hank Williams’ Health & Happiness radio program turns 70. Time and the decades of country music that trailed the hillbilly Shakespeare’s brief career haven’t dimmed his heartache. In […]
Monty Russell, Fat Man (Independent)
A genuine raconteur of Americana, Monty Russell’s version of it is agreeably diverse yet less ambiguous than most; plot his various styles on a map and you’ll generally describe an […]
