Music
The Greyboy Allstars, Get a Job: Music from the Original Broadcast Series Soul Dream (Knowledge Room Recordings)
The first song and single from the latest release from The Greyboy Allstars, the San Diego-based groove band, will be very familiar to most listeners interested in soul classics from […]
In Memoriam: Kevin O’Day (1973–2022)
Kevin O’Day, a journeyman drummer who played and recorded with an astonishing array of musicians across genres and decades in New Orleans died on March 8. He was 48. O’Day […]
Charlie Gabriel, 89 (Subpop)
If you have ever seen the Preservation Hall Jazz Band you may have marveled at the strength, stamina and musicality of saxophonist Charlie Gabriel. He is 89 years old and […]
Miss Sophie Lee, The Frenchmen Muse (Three Muses Recordings)
As if she didn’t have enough to do besides trying to keep Three Muses, her one-of-a-kind Frenchmen Street restaurant and music venue, open through a two-plus year pandemic while also […]
Secret Six, There’s Something in My Eye and It’s You (Independent)
The pandemic has made some bands even more prolific than they were prior to the current state of affairs. It has also allowed musicians to branch off into side projects […]
Gina Leslie, No, You’re Crying (Independent)
Gina Leslie is a new artist on the scene in New Orleans—at least to these ears. But her thoughtful, well-crafted lyrics and sly blend of country sensibilities and jazzy chords, […]
Charlie Halloran, The Alcoa Sessions (ArtistShare)
During the 1950s, the Alcoa Steamship Company offered cruises from New Orleans to points south in the Caribbean. Trombonist Charlie Halloran has created an album imagining what the music would […]
Carl LeBlanc and Geovane Santos, Purple House (Independent)
Guitarist and vocalist Carl LeBlanc is one of the most respected and versatile performers in New Orleans. Adept at traditional and modern jazz on both guitar and banjo, he has […]
Ted Hefko and the Thousandaires, Down Below (Independent)
From the first notes of Down Below, Ted Hefko’s new album with his band the Thousandaires, a sense of timelessness oozes like his gentle baritone voice through all ten songs on the […]
Leo Nocentelli, Another Side (Light in the Attic)
Guitarist Leo Nocentelli is one of funk’s iconic players. His stamp is on so many classic recordings from the Meters as well as countless albums recorded when his band was […]
