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Soul Brother
Around 1978, before there was Fatboy Slim or Slim Shady and a bit after the heyday of Guitar Slim and Memphis Slim, the music reviews of Almost Slim began appearing […]
MuleBone, Only In New Orleans (Independent)
MuleBone: Only In New Orleans (Independent)
Letters August 2000
THE REAL BIRTHDAY Recently, myself and other members of The Living Folklore Medicine Show were contracted to create an opening second-line parade for Dr. John at the High Sierra Music […]
New Orleans Rhythm & Blues Shrines: A Guided Tour
Ernie K-Doe once declared, ”I’m not sure, but I’m almost positive, that all music came from New Orleans.” While some might debate K-Doe’s blanket observation, it is a fact that […]
Fest Focus: Tab Benoit
Some men are born into greatness, others have it thrust upon them; then there are people like Tab Benoit, who have to go out and hunt the sucker down. Only […]
Mem Shannon Spends Some Time with Me & Andy J. Forest
When singer/songwriter/guitarist/taxi driver Mem Shannon released his debut CD A Cab Driver’s Blues in 1995, it marked the arrival of a major talent in contemporary blues. Yes, the inclusion of […]
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs, Part 4
From the sounds of Jelly Roll Morton to Clifton Chenier to Fats Domino and the Neville Brothers, Louisiana music has consistently proven itself as timeless and diverse. New Orleans is […]
The Sound of a Rhudabega
Tyler Deneau remembers it like it was yesterday. It was the spring of 1994. Deneau and Molly Magwire, his partner in life as well as the band Rhudabega, were having […]
Mem Shannon: Blues on Wheels
Mem Shannon is the blues personified, and he has been going places for 25 years. He is one of the most well-traveled men you’ll ever meet—yet he’s never ventured north […]
