Masters of Louisiana Music: Lee Allen

Born: July 2, 1926, Pittsburg, KSDied: October 18, 1994, Los Angeles, CA Chuck Berry’s electric guitar, Earl Palmer’s propulsive drums and Lee Allen’s honking saxophone comprise the instrumental Holy Trinity […]

Joshua Q. Paxton, Q’s Blues (Independent)

Joshua Q. Paxton

Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd” Jordan, William Parker, 2 Days in April (Eremite Records)

Fred Anderson, Hamid Drake, “Kidd” Jordan, William Parker

Club Crawl

Here we go again. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for—Jazz Fest 2000. If the utter insanity of Mardi Gras 2000 is any indication, Jazz Fest 2000 will be […]

Fest Focus: New Orleans Klezmer Allstars

New Orleans Klezmer Allstars

Johnny Angel and the Swingin’ Demons featuring the Red-headed Canary Julia La Shae, Club Deuce (Deuce)

Johnny Angel and the Swingin’ Demons

Junior Kimbrough, Meet Me in the City (Fat Possum)

Junior Kimbrough

B.B. King, Let the Good Times Roll: The Music of Louis Jordan (MCA)

B.B. King

The Inbred Bipeds, The Coonass Strikes Back (Inbred Ministries)

Beatin’ The Heat-Big Easy Style

Yes, it is summertime, and the temperature is rising, the humidity is stifling, the daze-like stupidity is almost overwhelming, and everyone doesn’t feel like getting out of bed, let alone […]