Music
Norco Lapalco, Norco Lapalco (Independent)
Back in the day audiences and listeners were enthralled and informed by the caustic lyrical and guitar stylings of one Mr. Lou Thevenot, with his commentary on the unique and […]
Alex McMurray, I Will Never Be Alone in This Land (Threadhead)
The Grand Sultan of St. Claude (and other streets) songwriting, Alex McMurray is among the best songwriters in New Orleans, a man who over the past two decades has written […]
The Tangle, Now We’re Awake (Piety Street Files and Archaic Media)
The fine debut record from The Tangle pairs the husband-and-wife team of vocalist D’Arcy Malone and guitarist Christopher Boye with New Orleans rock veterans Chris Johnson on bass and Mark […]
Mike Dillon Band, Urn (Royal Potato Family)
Mike Dillon’s music is not your granddaddy’s bebopping, finger-snapping, shades and beret, too-cool-for-school jazz. It has an intensity and attitude taken from punk rock and a slightly dirty, loud sound […]
Matt Lemmler, The Music of New Orleans (Independent)
Although the idea of doing modern versions of traditional New Orleans classics is not a new one, it is always a welcome one. For the old stalwarts to live and […]
Frank Lowe, The Loweski (ESP-Disk)
In researching the archives of ESP-Disk, producer Michael Anderson has discovered some great and wild sessions never heard before. This one, a live recording of the Frank Lowe Quintet in […]
Tuba Skinny, Rag Band (Independent)
It is apt that Tuba Skinny’s new release has the word “Rag” in it. The music here goes back beyond Dixieland to the early days of jazz when it was […]
Marzette Watts, Marzette Watts and Company (ESP-Disk)
Marzette Watts was a painter and reedman whose Cooper Square loft in New York City hosted many music jams in the mid-to-late ’60s. Here, some of the lesser-known players of […]
Andrew Baham Quintet, …And They Called It Love (AFO Records)
When not playing the onstage and studio foil of Sammie Williams in Big Sam’s Funky Nation, trumpeter Andrew Baham has demonstrated his jazz and composing chops in the Next Generation, […]
Carl LeBlanc, Those Who Have Ears (Independent)
Carl LeBlanc is another of the great, unsung musicians in New Orleans. His guitar and banjo skills have graced stages and recording with everyone from Preservation Hall to the Cosmic […]
