Music
The Revealers, Pray Chant Sing (Independent)
The Revealers (not to be confused with Cajun band the Revelers) are probably New Orleans’ longest-running reggae band by now, and this CD was supposed to coincide with a brace […]
Aurora Nealand & Tom McDermott, Live at Luthjen’s (Big Whinny)
Singer/saxophonist Nealand and pianist McDermott never cared too much about musical boundaries, so the set list for this duo album is about as eclectic as you’d hope. There’s Chopin, Carole […]
Cowboy Mouth, Open Wide (Independent)
Since the classic Sanchez/Savoy lineup splintered a dozen years ago, Cowboy Mouth have seemed a bit unsure of how to present themselves in the studio: they’ve done albums that were […]
Interesting Times: Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton are rebootin
Barely six weeks ago, the duo of Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton had big plans for this season: They’d be performing both at Jazz Fest and French Quarter Fest, and […]
The Revivalists, ‘Made in Muscle Shoals’ (Loma Vista)
This side-trip EP marks the Revivalists’ first stab at a two-way collaboration—except in this case, it’s a collaboration between a band and a studio. Alabama’s Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals […]
Mike Zito & Friends, Rock & Roll: A Tribute to Chuck Berry (Ruf Records)
Mike Zito & Friends: Loose and Lively You can never have too much Chuck Berry in your collection. But a quick glance at the credits of this tribute album […]
Jackson Stokes, Jackson Stokes (Create Records)
Everything about this album is retro: The sound, the packaging (which purposely evokes a mid-’60s Columbia-label design), the length (nine songs, 39 minutes)—and from the sound of things, the soul […]
James Martin, Keep Movin’ (Independent)
Saxophonist James Martin’s first album, Something’s Gotta Give was a fairly straightforward New Orleans funk album, but there were hints he had something more original up his sleeve—particularly on a […]
Paul Sanchez, I’m a Song, I’m a Story, I’m a Ghost (Sanchez Music)
A Lonesome Coda After a prolific few years, Paul Sanchez is rather suddenly saying goodbye. He’s announced that this is his last album—he’s not the first artist to make […]
Positive Vibrations HeartBeat Award (Musician): Margie Perez
Margie Perez embodies what it means to be a working artist in New Orleans right now: she plays whenever possible, constantly expanding her reach with a variety of bands and […]
