July 2009
BackTalk
- Gabriel Roth of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
When Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings play one of the Superlounges on the Friday of Essence Music Festival, it will be…
Cover Story
- Back to the Future
DJ Captain Charles For someone who never thought he’d be involved with music, Charles Leach is the captain of his ship.…
Features
- Alex McMurray: Train Whistles and Flies' Wings
Although New Orleans has a reputation as a brass/jazz/funk playground, it has been a home to songwriters since the beginning of… - Masters of Louisiana Music: Huey "Piano" Smith
Pianist Huey “Piano” Smith’s biggest hits exemplified New Orleans’ party spirit, but unlike many of his generation, he has chosen to…
Fresh
- Whose Fault Is It?
When producer/arranger Wardell Quezergue was given an honorary Doctor of Music degree from Loyola University this spring, Dr. Jerry Goolsby of… - Jaurequi's Legacy
Dave Jaurequi is probably one of the greatest guitarists you’ve probably never heard of. David Lynch, the artist, composer, music producer,… - Telling Tales
Tales of the Cocktail celebrates cocktail culture in America July 8-12 at the Hotel Monteleone and other French Quarter venues. Chefs,… - Summer on the Point
Wednesdays on the Point, a new eight-week music series showcasing Louisiana talent such as Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience, started… - Less Is More
In an indie rock scene featuring bands with as many as nine members, local psychedelic noise-rock duo Caddywhompus realizes that a… - Soul Alive
Kate Benson is resolute when she claims, “New Orleans R&B is not dead!” As program director for the Sweet Home New… - Drifting into Mainstream
What began as a backyard band practice and a couple YouTube videos has blossomed into a dream come true for members… - Making Choices
Terence Blanchard will premiere his new album, Choices, at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art July 31. The album was recorded… - "Ah-Ha" Moments
Under the shady oak in a courtyard at Isidore Newman School, young musicians from all over the city are playing old…
Letters
- July 2009 Letters
FANTASTIC We enjoyed the 40th anniversary edition of the Jazz Fest very much. It was my seventh time around, and if…
Mojo Mouth
- A Political Announcement
I’ve been receiving a lot of “political announcements” lately via email. I think it’s a fantastic way to keep us informed…
OffBeat Eats
- Dining Out: Walker's Barbecue
There is more to Walker’s in New Orleans East than their world famous cochon de lait po-boy, the yearly food darling… - Michael Pellera Hits the Spot at Jamila's Cafe
Jamila’s Café 7808 Maple St. (504) 866-4366 How did you find Jamila’s Café? Well, Jamila, she is the chef, and…
Dining Out
- Dining Out: Walker's Barbecue
There is more to Walker’s in New Orleans East than their world famous cochon de lait po-boy, the yearly food darling…
The Spot
- Michael Pellera Hits the Spot at Jamila's Cafe
Jamila’s Café 7808 Maple St. (504) 866-4366 How did you find Jamila’s Café? Well, Jamila, she is the chef, and…
Reviews
- Corey Wilkes & Abstrakt Pulse, Cries from tha Ghetto (Pi Recordings)
Corey Wilkes has been getting attention as the up-and-coming Chicago trumpet player for several years now. Those are pretty big shoes… - Kat Walker, Jazz Skat Gumbo (Independent)
Kat Walker has an appealing burr in voice when she hits lower notes, and her easygoing style is charming for its… - Jessica Lurie Ensemble, Shop of Wild Dreams (Zipa! Music)
If one wanted to make a case for the idea that the segregation of music into genres limits our ability to… - Wiley and the Checkmates, We Call it Soul (Rabbit Factory)
Straight out of Oxford, Mississippi, Herbert Wiley and his Mates insist that they are not an “appraisal of music that came… - Becca Rice, Becca Rice (Backporch Revolution)
When Wes Anderson begins the search for the soundtrack for his next suicide scene, I’d like to speak on behalf of… - Bob Dylan, Together Through Life (Columbia)
The Adventures of Bob continue, and this time he gives himself over completely to the role of the roadhouse blues singer.… - High Performance, Live from Breaux Bridge (Swallow)
Long before Steve Riley envisioned the Cajun super group Racines, Mamou Playboys’ drummer Kevin Dugas had a similar idea: model a… - Various Artists, Keep Your Soul: A Tribute to Doug Sahm (Vanguard)
Tribute albums: We smile, nod, applaud a good cause if one’s attached, take it home, play the first 15 minutes, file,… - Austin Pitre and the Evangeline Playboys, Essential Early Cajun Recordings of Austin Pitre & the Evangeline Playboys (Swallow)
In recent years, Swallow Records has expanded its longstanding Cajun Pioneer series with reissues of recordings by such figureheads as Adam… - Lafayette Gilchrist, Soul Progressin' (Hyena)
Lafayette Gilchrist refers to soul as “the most essential part of my offering,” and Soul Progressin’ serves as his testament to… - New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Slither Slice (Threadhead)
Very rarely does an album come along that redefines the sound and spirit of an entire genre. On their first release… - Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey, Here and Now (Bar None)
The first two albums by the dB’s could barely contain all the ideas written into each song. On Stands for decibels… - Rod Stewart, Atlantic Crossing (Rhino/WB)
Rod Stewart’s Atlantic Crossing comes from one of the most fascinating periods in music history for me, a time when England’s… - Various Artists, Playing for Change (Hear)
Much of mainstream music, in contrast to the indigenous, organic sound the producers of Playing for Change seek to capture during… - Brian Blade, Mama Rosa (Verve Forecast)
Shreveport drummer Brian Blade sets out to blend smooth Christian soft-rock with melodic blues vibes that attempts to carry listeners on… - Various Artists, Sound of New Orleans, 1992-2005 (Fremeaux Associes)
This is a two-CD French compilation that cherry picks the catalog of Gary Edwards’ Sound Of New Orleans label. S.O.N.O. has… - Ruthie Foster, The Truth According to Ruthie Foster (Blue Corn Music)
In The Truth According to Ruthie Foster, the Texas-bred singer draws from a wide palate of American song forms, from folk,… - Big Chief Monk Boudreaux feat. Reverend Goat Carson, Rising Sun (f.Boo Music)
As a member of the venerated Wild Magnolias, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux played a key role in bringing the locally revered… - Fox Bat Strategy, A Tribute to Dave Jaurequi (Absurda)
As with other works of film director and multi-talented artist David Lynch, this record is beautiful and peculiar. Lynch produced, mixed… - Alex McMurray, How to Be A Cannonball (Threadhead)
Alex McMurray’s long awaited new album, How to Be a Cannonball, could be the record that gives him the recognition as… - The dB's, Like This (Rhino)
The first two albums by the dB’s could barely contain all the ideas written into each song. On Stands for decibels… - Impulss, Category Shybe (Independent)
A local clothing company has a shirt that says, “New Orleans, so far behind, we’re ahead” and in the case for…
