Music
Camile Baudoin, This Old House (Independent)
Radiators superhero guitarist Camile Baudoin has a new album that pays tribute to the dance groove of the band’s live performances. This Old House showcases Baudoin as an affable frontman.
Lynn Drury, Dancin’ In the Kitchen (CSB Roxy Music)
Lynn Drury was part of the artistic migration to New Orleans that took place around the turn of the millennium. Always a powerful performer in both solo and group contexts, […]
His Name is Bo, Two: A conversation with Bo Dollis Jr.
My Name Is Bo is an audacious arrival statement from Gerard “Bo Jr.” Dollis, Big Chief of the Wild Magnolias and the son of the legendary Bo Dollis. The elder […]
Alex Chilton and Hi Rhythm Section, Boogie Shoes: Live On Beale Street (Omnivore)
The restless spirit of Alex Chilton found solace in New Orleans, where he lived out the final years of his life becoming an integral part of the city’s grassroots music […]
A Family Affair: Monk Boudreaux and Cha Wa
Joseph “Monk” Boudreaux is the oldest living Mardi Gras Indian Chief, the Elder of Elders in a tradition dating back to the 1800s. As such, he sees himself as the […]
Best of the Beat: Lifetime Achievement in Music Business – Mark Bingham
Mark Bingham has been one of the most influential figures on the Louisiana music scene over the last 40 years. As a producer Bingham opened two iconic New Orleans studios, […]
Irma Thomas, Love Is the Foundation (Newvelle Records)
It’s a good moment for Irma Thomas records. Last year Craft Records released a vinyl-only 2-LP remaster of Thomas’ iconic After the Rain album, and now Newvelle drops her first […]
Little Freddie King, Going Upstairs (Newvelle Records)
King is well known on the club circuit, especially in the Marigny and the Ninth Ward where he often plays until the wee wee hours. King is the epitome of […]
Jon Cleary, So Swell (Newvelle Records)
Cleary is the outlier in this group, an artist in his prime with a recent Grammy and presumably the opportunity to record for the major label of his choice. It’s […]
Ellis Marsalis with Jason Marsalis, For All We Know (Newvelle Records)
If Newvelle’s intent is to make albums that are stand-alone works of art, this is a masterpiece. Once more the black and white cover portrait speaks volumes. Marsalis would not […]
