Music
Songs for Junior Rangers, Volume 1 (National Park Foundation)
This collection further proves that New Orleans is the most musical place in the United States. Where else would the local National Park Service rangers put together a compilation of […]
Billy Martin’s Wicked Knee, Heels Over Head (Amulet Records)
After touring the planet in the wild trio known as Medeski, Martin, and Wood, it is not wonder that rhythm man Billy Martin wanted to roll some tape with some […]
The Blue Brass Project, The Same Pocket Vol. 3 (Lil King/Meantime Lounge Records)
Started in 2004, the BlueBrass Project puts players from the mountains of North Carolina together with New Orleans artists to find the common musical ground between bluegrass and brass band […]
Black Magnolia, Fields Are Burning (Independent)
Not all records have to be innovative or forward-thinking. Blues and jazz have worked in their unique ways for 100 years, and hard rock as the type that Baton Rouge’s […]
Banana Plant, Treasure Swamp: A Pop Opera (Independent)
The Banana Plant is the brainchild of Gwynn Torres and Sid Berger, musicians and producers of the Grammy-nominated album Gulf Alive, a “children’s” introduction to the animals and culture of […]
Seva Venet presents the Storyville Stringband of New Orleans, My Bayou Home (Independent)
It’s refreshing to hear a record of traditional New Orleans music not stuffed with the old warhorse tunes. I love to hear “Muskrat Ramble,” but nobody needs to record it […]
Stover, Past the 9 (Independent)
There is a contained energy to Stover’s latest release. From the first to the second to last tune, it seems that all the players are holding back a little. This […]
Mighty Sam McClain, Too Much Jesus (Not Enough Whiskey) (City Hall Records)
With a great title and a tight band, Mighty Sam McClain’s latest record is a fine work that shows off the smooth quality of his voice with horn-driven modern blues […]
James Martin, Blue (Independent)
James Martin’s second CD Blue states his credo emphatically with the jazzy/funky hard-hitting opening number “Get With It.” Over background vocals chanting the title and a piano part that would […]
Louisiana Red, When My Mama Was Living (Labor Records)
Louisiana Red was an old-school bluesman. He had a searing, knife-in-your-gut voice that sounded as if his lyrics were experiences he was having at that very moment, not just things […]
