Music
Clifton Chenier, Frenchin’ the Boogie (Maison de Blues)
There is something of the colonial administrator’s self congratulation at his understanding of native culture in these oddly configured reissues of American blues and zydeco originally recorded for the French […]
Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Gate’s On the Heat (Maison de Blues)
There is something of the colonial administrator’s self congratulation at his understanding of native culture in these oddly configured reissues of American blues and zydeco originally recorded for the French […]
Canned Heat, Canned Heat Live at Montreux (DVD) (Eagle Vision)
There is something of the colonial administrator’s self congratulation at his understanding of native culture in these oddly configured reissues of American blues and zydeco originally recorded for the French […]
Blue Room Blues
John Autin smiles broadly from behind the glass-topped piano in the Carousel Lounge at the Monteleone Hotel. He is having a good night. Sopranos star Sal “Big Pussy” Pastore rolled […]
The Low, Low Down
How does an indie record label distinguish itself today? In many cases, by identifying the narrowest of niche markets and delivering more esoteric material that its potential customers could ever […]
Various Artists, How Low Can You Go? Anthology of the String Bass (1925-1941) (Dust-to-Digital)
It’s more than a little ironic that this package, which purports to demonstrate the validity of the headline “String bass replacing tuba” reprinted from a 1926 edition of Billboard, comes […]
Zeke Fishhead, Prodigal (LiveDownloads.com)
The real appeal of downloads is that they’re the secret stuff that illustrates the age-old pop music truth that each fan must bond with their own music on a personal […]
Peter Stampfel, Good Taste Is Timeless (BlueNavigator.net)
They’re calling what the young folks with roots in old timey music are playing “freak folk,” a genre invented 40 years ago by once and future Holy Modal Rounders maestro […]
Joe Zawinul, Brown Street (Heads Up International)
Joe Zawinul is the patron saint of Austrian jazz, and his lavish club Birdland, located in the heart of downtown Vienna, is its cathedral. This live recording from Birdland showcases […]
Tablas Master Comes to New Orleans
The innovative tablas player Badal Roy comes into town for a performance at the Sandbar and two nights at Snug Harbor March 21-23. Roy, born in 1945 as Amarendra Roy […]
