Music
Jimmy Robinson, Guitarworks (Independent)
Jimmy Robinson is best known as a member of Woodenhead and the guitar-wizard triumvirate Twangorama, as well as one of the best electric guitarists in the country, much less New […]
Kynt, The Whole World Is a Stage (Independent)
Since 1992, Kynt has been possibly the only New Orleans artist recording and performing electronic house music. A rocky childhood in foster homes compelled Kynt to sneak out at night […]
Suplecs, Mad Oak Redoux (Small Stone Recordings)
Rather than the band’s usual wrestling cartoon cover art, Suplecs has this time chosen a leafless tree dying in the desert. Instead of some fun, goofy title, we are given […]
Dave Easley, A Time of the Signs (Independent)
Dave Easley is one of the city’s—if not the world’s—most amazing guitarists, with a concentration in pedal steel. You’d assume he’d be first in line for the world’s best gigs, […]
A. Levy, Commercial Break (mixtape)
A. Levy is an incredible rapper. He has mic control, breath control, a tight, rapid-fire flow, and his voice simply sounds great on tape. His name is mentioned a lot […]
Missing Monuments, Painted White (Sympathy for the Hardware Industry Records)
On Painted White, his first disc with Missing Monuments, singer and guitarist King Louie Bankston (here credited only as “Loomis”) combines the energy and maturity of a teenager with severe […]
Big Freedia, Scion A/V Presents Big Freedia (Scion A/V Records)
For those who have been asleep—or maybe just living outside of New Orleans—Big Freedia is a transsexual rapper of “bounce,” a New Orleans-style party music wherein the MC exists almost […]
Morella and the Wheels of If, Shipwrecked (Independent)
Morella and the Wheels of If are a musical period piece. Their first album, Shipwrecked, recreates a spooky place and time not sepia-toned, but certainly black and white. A period […]
Empress Hotel, Empress Hotel (Park the Van Records)
Indie-folkish rock band Silent Cinema broke up some time last year, and the resulting splinter bands are all more adventurous and modern sounding. The pallet of guitarist Matt Glynn’s new […]
Know One and DamNathan, Soundtrack: The Ballad of Know One & DamNathan (Media Darling Records)
Local progressive rapper Know One and producer DamNathan have shared a 10-year working relationship that helped beget the Media Darling Records indie hip-hop collective. For the last five years, they’ve […]
