Music
The Honey Island Band, The Honey Island Band (Independent)
The Honey Island Swamp Band combines the talents of some of New Orleans instrumental ringers and lets them open it up for seven tunes that move from rock to roots […]
The Magnetic Ear, Live at the Saturn Bar (Independent)
Recorded during their summer 2007 residency, the Magnetic Ear’s Live at the Saturn Bar crackles with energy. From the raucous “Tastee Donut Disaster Zone Dance” to the rare version of […]
Herbie Hancock, The Joni Letters (Verve)
On his new record, The Joni Letters, Herbie Hancock proves that he is the right pianist to do justice to Joni Mitchell’s idiosyncratic songs. Mitchell’s songs have always had jazz […]
At Sea for a Night
Guano and Nitrates by the Valparaiso Men’s Chorus is one of the best party records of the year, and an unlikely one at that. Who would think of recording an […]
Gayle F. Wald, Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story of Rock and Roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe (Beacon)
Sister Rosetta Tharpe is one of the unsung heroines of American music. She was a virtuoso female guitar player who moved in both the world of spirituals and blues. Her […]
John Sinclair, Guitar Army
Not a moment too soon does Process Media release a new edition of the radical 1970s classic manual and commentary Guitar Army by former White Panther head honcho and current […]
“The Sleeping Giant” James Winfield, Lonely Lonely Nights (Southland)
James Winfield has spent his life around New Orleans R&B. He’s hung out the Dew Drop Inn. He worked alongside Lee Dorsey at Dorsey’s body shop. He had one single […]
Michelle Shocked, ToHeavenURide (Mighty Sound)
Michelle Shocked always brings something different to her performances and recordings. She’s done everything from campfire folk to New Orleans funk and done it with conviction. ToHeavenURide is her gospel […]
A Whole Lotta Lovin’
On May 19, Fats Domino played Tipitina’s. He didn’t play for a long time and he may have been a reluctant performer, but he played. Quint Davis couldn’t make that […]
