Issue Articles
Folks Scramble Jazz Classics
Egg Yolk Jubilee paid the price for their artistic vision: $800. That’s how much it cost the avant garde Dixieland band to license the 10 cover songs on their newly […]
Underwhelmed? Look No Further…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before, but are you as underwhelmed with this year’s Jazz Fest lineup as I am? Before launching into my familiar jeremiad, I should […]
Sam Butera
He still wears the unmistakable accent of a New Orleans native, but Sam Butera can hardly be claimed as a New Orleans musician. Born in New Orleans in 1927, the […]
Blackula, the MacGillicuddys, the Continental Drifters & More
For Blackula vocalist Brooke Lamm, the return is especially gratifying. It was Lamm’s illness that sidelined the band and almost took his life. Blackula burst onto the local scene in […]
James Hall’s Fate, Blackula, Burnversion, Rigid & More
James Hall flew to Los Angeles last month to learn his fate with Geffen Records. Hall’s future with the label was thrown into limbo in December, when the Seagram Co., […]
Quintron, These Hands of Mine (Rhinestone/Skin Graft)
In which Mr. Quintron continues his transformation into the Jon Spencer of the Hammond model D. B-3s, Quintron would be quick to point out, are the most vanilla of electric […]
Favorite Local Releases of 1998, Gas Tank Orchestra & More
Last month in this space, I ran a list of my 10 favorite records of the year (in which I somehow failed to mention Air’s indispensable Moon Safari). Lest you […]
Strawberry Presents, Strawberry Presents (Nocturnal)
Since guitarist and vocalist Christopher Strawberry (whose adopted surname was bestowed on him by Willie Dixon. Really.) hooked up with drummer Talley Mulligan and bass player Greg Easterly in 1995, […]
Glyn Styler, Drew Young, Mr. Quintron & the Annual Top 10
When Glyn Styler played the CMJ convention in October, he had the chance to meet one of his longtime fans, Ray Davies. The legendary Kink, the greatest songwriter of all […]
