Music
Johnette Downing: Jumpin’ Jitters It’s Halloween (Wiggle Worm Records)
Right in time for October 31, Johnette Downing has a Halloween record out that will entertain both kids and adults.
Malevitus, Malevitus (Houma Records)
For a four-piece rock ’n’ roll band, there is a lot going on in this album. Originally released as an independent CD in 2020, the band’s eponymous debut was picked […]
The Geraniums, Hope Is Not For The Weak (Udderly Records)
The Geraniums’ music is a peculiar pairing. The music on this album, recorded between 2011 and 2016, is a great take on rock ‘n’ roll with crisp guitars, solid bass, […]
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Bloodstains and Teardrops (Whiskey Bayou Records)
At the turn of the 21st century, Memphis pianist, producer, and all-out cool music man Jim Dickinson proclaimed, “World Boogie is coming.” Well, if it has not arrived with this […]
Matt Booth and Palindromes, Mythomania (Ears and Eyes Records)
Bassist Matt Booth is another ubiquitous player on the New Orleans scene. He is an anchor for the Extended Trio as well as having made numerous appearances with Aurora Nealand […]
Jeff Coffin & Helen Gillet, Let it Shine (Ear Up Records)
Jeff Coffin and Helen Gillet’s new cello/reeds duet record is both head-bopping in its meditative moments and thoughtful even when it hits a groove. Coffin, best known for his work […]
Best of the Beat: Positive Vibrations Heartbeat Award – Cherice Harrison-Nelson
As Ellis Marsalis is often quoted (but never enough, really), “In other places culture comes down from on high. In New Orleans, it bubbles up from the streets.” And on […]
Bookmark: Bryan Wagner, The Wild Tchoupitoulas (Bloomsbury Academic – 33 1/3 Series)
Bloomsbury Academic has been publishing short books that analyze classic albums from different perspectives. The subjects of these books range from Rolling Stones to Bob Mould to Prince to Celine […]
L.E.S. Douze, The Stoned (Nouveau Electric Records)
In the beginning of the summer of 2016, Louis Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers and Michot’s Melody Makers had a residency at one of the centers of forward thinking […]
Johnette Downing with Scott Billington, Swamp Romp (Wiggle Worm Records)
The new record by nationally recognized children’s music maven Johnette Downing and harp player Scott Billington (whose second career as a music producer has been our reward) is entertaining for […]
