Music
Shannon McNally, The Waylon Sessions (Compass Records)
Tribute albums are always a suspicious breed in that you wonder about the real motivation behind their release. Are they cheesy filler until the artist has enough material for the […]
Mason Trail and Zydeco Rhythm, Blame It on My Roots (Independent)
If Mason Trail jokingly blames his zydeco career on his roots, as the title suggests, it is because his genealogy is one that would be the envy of others. He’s […]
Smithfield Fair, Looking for Wonderland (Stevenson Productions)
Unless it is the haggard-looking Rolling Stones, not many groups can boast the longevity of Smithfield Fair, which is now in its 49th year with its 34th album. Just as […]
New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers, Volume 2 (Stony Plain)
Wait! There’s more from the New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers? Volume 1 released last September wasn’t just a one-time shot? Yep, now there’s Volume 2, but don’t think of […]
John McLean, Charles Barkatz & Friends, Shadow Man (Leaky Shoes Records)
If it’s true opposites attract, then that certainly explains the unlikely blues-jazz duo of vocalist John McLean and guitarist Charles Barkatz. The octogenarian McLean, a longtime American in Paris, is […]
Gary Negbaur, You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught (Blujazz)
If Gary Negbaur says he keeps one foot in New Orleans and the other in his native New York City, believe him. On the jazz pianist’s right ankle is a […]
Craig Brenner, Passages (Independent)
Jazz pianist Craig Brenner of Bloomington, Indiana, has been in and out of New Orleans so much over the past five decades, he may as well be an adopted son. […]
Family Spirit Endures: Sweet Cecilia’s Grammy nomination continues the legacy of Al Berard
It’s early March, and it’s a time for hope. It’s been a year since the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic altered life as we know it. Now, most of the country is […]
Daniel Coolik & K.C. Jones, Spirited Melancholy (Valcour Records)
If COVID-19 has been good for anything, it has been for otherwise touring musicians to collaborate on one-off projects without scheduling conflicts. Such is the case with K.C. Jones, the […]
AJ Croce, By Request (Compass Records)
When AJ Croce comes off the road, the last thing he wants to do is hang out in public and sign autographs like a needy, attention-seeking scenester. Instead, his leisurely […]
