Music
Donna Angelle and the Zydeco Posse, I’m Just a Country Girl (Cypress Records)
Can you believe it? Donna Angelle’s last album, Guaranteed Lover, was released 11 years ago (2008) before the zydeco diva experienced one of those “life happens” events. Despite being musically […]
Fr. Ron & Friends, On My Way Home (Independent)
Retired Episcopal priest Father Ron Clingenpeel and his merrymaking musical gang enjoyed recording his 2016 folk covers album This Land so much, they had to do it again. But unlike […]
Ecirb Müller’s Twisted Dixie, What Had Happened Was…
Irreverent and risqué, Ecirb Müller’s Twisted Dixie twirls traditional jazz on its venerated head. Led by singer, trumpeter and educator Dr. Brice Miller, Twisted Dixie bills itself as America’s funkiest […]
PJ Morton, Paul (Morton Records)
On his latest release, Paul, the multi-talented PJ Morton has something to say, be it a message of hope or of political significance. In some ways, that inclination speaks of […]
Kevin Griffin, Anywhere You Go (BMG)
Though most locals know him as the frontman for Better Than Ezra, Kevin Griffin has quietly carved out a career as a co-writer to the stars. To put it bluntly, […]
The Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band, The Crustaceous Capers of the Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band
The Jumbo Shrimp Jazz Band started as a Royal Street busking band, then became a Bourbon Street traditional jazz band, and now, 10 years on, they’re a Spotted Cat genre-bending […]
The Soul Rebels, Poetry in Motion (Mack Avenue)
Catchy, Vibrant, Energetic and Polished The Soul Rebels’ unique musical journey has mystified some, shocked others and delighted fans both in New Orleans and around the world. The band’s […]
Sean Ardoin, Ven (Zydekool Records)
Hey, wait a minute! Didn’t Sean Ardoin just put out an album? But hot off the heels of his 2018 Grammy-nominated Kreole Rock and Soul comes Ven (meaning 20 in […]
Matt Lemmler, New Orleans in Stride Volume 1 and 2 (NolaJazzRevival)
Even by the standards of New Orleans musicians, pianist/singer Matt Lemmler is wide-ranging. I first became aware of him for his work with the Dukes of Dixieland and Pete Fountain. […]
Russell Welch, Acetate Sessions (Twerk-O-Phonic)
Everybody talks about the weather, or so the old joke goes, but nobody ever does anything about it. (Sharpies don’t count.) Hey, remember when nothing had to be done about […]
