Music
Joe Henry, Blood from Stars (Anti-)
Joe Henry albums aren’t easy. His lyrics are never from the easy surrealist school that too often creates word soup instead of something evocative. They’re abstractions created through subtraction, illustrating […]
Barry Cowsill, U.S. 1 (Independent)
The circumstances of Barry Cowsill’s death were lost in the fog of Katrina. He stayed in town, reached out to his family on September 1, and his body was identified […]
Gimmicks and Moonwalks
Actor/comedian/musician Jamie Foxx was here in the spring 2003 while filming the movie Ray. During that time, he and his younger sister Deidre Dixon got in a fight with Harrah’s […]
Tim Laughlin, A Royal St. Serenade (Gentilly)
A common criticism of reviewers is that they’re too caught up in the pursuit of the new, cool thing to get beauty anymore. The thing that’s hard to tell the […]
Kat Walker, Jazz Skat Gumbo (Independent)
Kat Walker has an appealing burr in voice when she hits lower notes, and her easygoing style is charming for its lack of pretension. But when an album covers the […]
Whose Fault Is It?
When producer/arranger Wardell Quezergue was given an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Loyola University this spring, Dr. Jerry Goolsby of the Music Industry Studies program said in his introductory […]
Jaurequi’s Legacy
Dave Jaurequi is probably one of the greatest guitarists you’ve probably never heard of. David Lynch, the artist, composer, music producer, auteur and director thinks so, and is releasing Fox […]
Bob Dylan, Together Through Life (Columbia)
The Adventures of Bob continue, and this time he gives himself over completely to the role of the roadhouse blues singer. On Together Through Life, he explores his ups and […]
Gabriel Roth of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
When Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings play one of the Superlounges on the Friday of Essence Music Festival, it will be their third show in New Orleans in a year—unusual […]
Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey, Here and Now (Bar None)
The first two albums by the dB’s could barely contain all the ideas written into each song. On Stands for decibels and Repercussions, Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey’s pop songs […]
