Issue Articles
D.L. Menard, 1932-2017
Cajun music lost its most beloved and colorful character, Doris Leon “D.L.” Menard, on Thursday, July 27, 2017, after he succumbed to multiple ailments. The legend was 85. At his […]
Tabby Thomas Meets Lonesome Sundown, “Down in Louisiana” (Jasmine Records)
South Louisiana blues legends Tabby Thomas and Lonesome Sundown only share a co-billing on these vintage JD Miller sessions. Each is showcased separately with Baton Rouge’s Thomas having 18 tracks […]
High Performance, “Cajun Cool” (Swallow Records)
There’s nothing more fun than sifting through someone else’s record collection, especially when there are forgotten gems, diamonds in the rough and totally new and unexpected discoveries. That’s the atmosphere […]
Joe Hall and Friends, “Massé Family Two Step” (Fruge Records)
What Joe Hall is the most proud of on his first CD since 2011 are not his own performances per se but his grandfather Clement “King” Ned’s solo rendering of […]
Sabra & the Get Rights, “Sabra & the Get Rights” (Valcour Records)
Lafayette’s Sabra & the Get Rights never intended to be a band, but after having such a blast at a one-off gig, sojourning on seemed like the get right thing […]
Canebreakers, “Still Lives” (Independent)
With its members now spread across the Pelican State, the Lake Charles–rooted Canebreakers didn’t have months to record a new album like it did for its auspicious debut Frame and […]
Glenn Fields: New Director Carries Two Big Sticks
“I’m the kind of guy who needs a project,” admits Glenn Fields. Besides being the drummer of the popular swamp pop aggregation the Revelers, Fields was named the Executive Director […]
If It Makes You Happy: The Revelers are never going to be a pop band
THE REVELERS: SUNDAY, APRIL 30—FAIS DO-DO STAGE, 2:50 P.M. Legend has it that the Revelers began when the ghost of C.C. Adcock appeared to drummer Glenn Fields in the […]
Honoring Fallen Musicians: Tributes to Buckwheat Zydeco at Festival International and Jazz Fest
A TRIBUTE TO BUCKWHEAT ZYDECO: SATURDAY, MAY 6—BLUES TENT, 2:35 P.M. “Buckwheat is special to the whole world,” says Corey “Lil Pop” Ledet, zydeco accordionist and participant in the […]
Chris Belleau, “Swamp Fever” (Proud Dog Records)
The great thing about a Chris Belleau record is that you never know what the Baton Rouge roots musician is going to do next, but guaranteed, an indigenous identity will […]
