July 1998
BackTalk
- Nicholas Payton
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Bayou Beat
- Rufus Jagneaux & Bad Weather Studio
Bennie Graeff is sitting in his living room, dubbing old reel-to-reel tapes of his band onto a cassette -- not so…
Bluesworthy
- Irma in Birmingham & Louisiana Blues News
Sometimes it takes a vacation to make you realize how good you've got it at home. Birmingham, Alabama's City Stages festival…
Bookmark
- Rat Pack
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Cover Story
- Leader of the Pack: Walter "Wolfman" Washington & the Roadmasters
Walter "Wolfman" Washington is a Sagittarius. The sign of the Archer is known for its restless qualities, and a pursuit of…
Dis 'n' Dat
- Songwriters Hall of Fame Inducts Bartholomew & Domino, Peabody and All Things Mid-Summer
Pioneer New Orleans songwriter/bandleader/producer Dave Bartholomew was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame last month at a dinner ceremony in…
Eye Music
Features
- Lenny McDaniel: Happy at Last
Lenny McDaniel is happier than he's been in a long time. His CD is selling well, and its title track, Tired…
Feedback
- The Vivid Prawns, the Royal Pendletons and Some Summer Shows
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Film & Video Bits
- The Truman Show, The Last Days of Disco, X-Files: The Movie & NOVAC's Shorts Festival
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Grapevine
- A New Club Opens and A New Layout For An Old One
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Letters
- Letters July 1998
Feedback on Feedback on Feedback Mr. Miester: I'm sorry this letter is a little bit after the fact but I…
Mojo Mouth
- Lighten Up on In-Store Performances
Okay, before you even start to read, I'm warning you: this is one of my rant columns.As many of our regular…
Pass A Good Time
- Catfish Festival, NSU Folk Festival, Tarpon Rodeo & More
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Plugged In
- Local Roots Music On-Line; New Music Scoring Software
The World Wide Web just got a big dose of funk, blues, greazy Fishhead rock, and New Orleans by-way-of Sweden funky…
Savoring Sin City
Straight, No Chaser
- Classic Cutting Contest at Donna's
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Street
- Cash Money Records Inks Deal, Essence, Tim Smooth, Unfadable Records & AWB
After months of entertaining offers from major record companies, Cash Money Records signed a three year distribution deal with Universal Records,…
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
- Lee Bates, Dew Drop Revival & the Gerber Pawn Shop
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Reviews
- Scott Kirby, The Complete Rags of Scott Joplin, Vol. 1 (Viridiana)
- Tuts Washington, Tipitina's '78 (Tuff City)
It's a travesty that the great pianist Isadore "Tuts" Washington wasn't recorded more often. Besides this new live release, Washington's recorded… - Brian Blade, Brian Blade Fellowship (Blue Note)
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… - Chocolate Milk, Ice Cold Funk: The Greatest Grooves of Chocolate Milk (Razor & Tie)
The obvious problem in compiling a greatest hits record is determining which hits of the band in question are their greatest.… - Jeremy Davenport, Maybe in A Dream (Telarc)
Jeremy Davenport's Maybe In a Dream is his long-awaited new record of hopelessly romantic jazz. Mixing standards and solid originals, Davenport… - Clifford Brown, Ultimate Clifford Brown (Selected by Nicholas Payton) (Verve)
- Butch Thompson, Thompson Plays Joplin (Daring)
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We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… - Kenny Neal, Blues Fallin' Down Like Rain (Telarc)
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We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… - Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie, La Chanson Perdue (Rounder)
One reason that this Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie album is better than the last Geno Delafose and French Rockin'… - Dash Rip Rock, Pay Dirt (PC Music)
Guitarist Bill Davis calls Pay Dirt Dash Rip Rock's "make or break" record. After 13 years of manic shows, a grueling… - Wynton Marsalis, The Midnight Blues - Standard Time Vol. 5 (Columbia)
For his first record since the Pulitzer Prize-winning Blood On The Fields, Wynton returns to bread and butter basics. No historical…