Music
Dr. John, Locked Down (Nonesuch Records)
Dr. John’s Gumbo is one of the great New Orleans albums, but it made Dr. John subtly smaller. It made New Orleans central to his public persona as he became […]
Christian Serpas and Ghost Town, Open Road (Independent)
Little things make a big difference with Christian Serpas and Ghost Town. Serpas can write the sort of clever song that no one in country has written in 20-plus years, […]
Roddie Romero and Eric Adcock
2007’s La Louisianne Sessions put Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars on the map. The ambitious album earned them a Grammy nomination as it honored the musical styles that […]
Jon Cleary: All By Myself
Jon Cleary has three pianos. There’s nothing obviously antique, historic or novel about them. They reside in his home studio in the Bywater under posters from gigs he’s played—one for […]
Musicians for Obama
On May 1, a star-studded lineup will play “New Orleans Musicians for Obama”, an effort to lend support to President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign. Organizers Gaynielle Neville, Jimmy Anselmo, Diane […]
Quintron and Miss Pussycat’s Universe on Tour
Quintron and Miss Pussycat tour regularly, but on November 8, they take their “Parallel Universe” art installation to Le Dojo Gallery in Nice, France. The show of Miss Pussycat’s puppets […]
Kristin Diable and the City, Kristin Diable and the City (Speakeasy Records)
The South has been a rich source of capital and small-“M” mythology, and it’s that mythic South that Kristin Diable taps into on Kristin Diable and the City. Filmmakers have […]
Chris Thomas King, Antebellum Postcards (21st Century Blues Records)
I often think that it must be hard to be Chris Thomas King—to have a restless musical imagination that prompts him to explore a host of styles and the chops […]
Ruthie Foster, Let it Burn (Blue Corn Records)
When Ruthie Foster first played Jazz Fest in 2008, I sat next to her as she sang during our interview on the Music Heritage Stage. At arm’s reach, her voice […]
Bill Davis of Dash Rip Rock
Dash Rip Rock holds many distinctions, one of which is that they’re reported to be the band that has played every South By Southwest. It might not be true, but […]
