Issue Articles
Premature Burial: Glen David Andrews’ Journey Back From the Dead
Ten years from now Where will I be? Will I be shining like a star Bright as the eye can see? Or will I can be kicking the breeze Hanging […]
Anders Osborne, Peace (Alligator Records)
Peace continues the extraordinary run of work Anders Osborne has produced since joining Alligator records. American Patchwork consolidated his reputation as a great songwriter while forging a new sound that […]
David Lasocki, A Higher Fusion: The New Orleans Modern-Jazz Group Astral Project at 34 (Instant Harmony Music)
The cover of David Lasocki’s book A Higher Fusion: The New Orleans Modern-Jazz Group Astral Project at 34 shows the group as a quartet—saxophonist Tony Dagradi, guitarist Steve Masakowski, acoustic […]
Ponderosa Stomp 2013 Focus:
Gaunga Dyns
The Ponderosa Stomp has always been about the past, but sometimes it’s about the future. The Gaunga Dyns, part of the mid-’60s New Orleans psychedelic scene, are reuniting, and rehearsals […]
Piety Street Studio Shuts Its Doors
On the eighth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, local residents learned that one of the key players in the post-deluge revival of New Orleans, Piety Street Studios, was suspending operations. Piety Street […]
Dr. John Receives Americana Music Lifetime Achievement Award
NOTES FROM NASHVILLE: Wednesday, September 18, 2013 Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. showed up at the Ryman Auditorium on Tuesday night to help celebrate the greatest creation of his career as […]
Van Dyke Parks & Tom McDermott’s Fascinating Unconventionalisms
Tom McDermott is that rare musician who is not about technique or virtuosity but ideas. McDermott’s crowd-pleasing manner and the extraordinary empathy that makes him such a good accompanist occlude […]
Billy Iuso, Naked (Independent)
Brooklyn-born Billy Iuso, like so many musicians of his generation, moved to New Orleans in search of a musical grail. A guitarist by trade, he became part of the neo-funk […]
Wyland Blues Planet Band Project, Blues Planet III (Independent)
Here is the final installment of one of the more quixotic recording projects undertaken in recent years. In 2011, ocean explorer/environmentalist/artist Wyland gathered together a collection of musicians from New […]
Dr. John Bandleader Vs. OffBeat
THE GRUDGE MATCH: Before the Dr. John show at the Montreal International Jazz Festival began, the crowd was stirring with anticipation. “Do you think he’ll wear his full regalia?” a […]
