June 2001
BackTalk
- Ike Turner
The Holy Bible and Ike Turner agree on one thing:“Judge not, lest ye be judged.” Judicious blues lovers are advised to…
Bayou Boogie
Bluesworthy
- Bobby Rush Convalesces
Life on the road is an amazingly difficult proposition; for every megastar who has his own bus with a DVD player…
Chassez De Faim
Cover Story
- Continental Drifters
The lunch crowd that arrived at Liuzza’s By the Track were turned away by Susan Cowsill. In sunglasses and brown corduroy…
Dis 'n' Dat
- Daydreams of India
Our esteemed rock columnist, Alex “St. Rock” Rawls, and I have recently been engaged in a spirited email debate concerning New…
Features
- Jazz Fest 2001 Redux
ARMSTRONG EVERYWHERE Armstrong—Armstrong everywhere! It was beautiful finally to see and hear everyone playing Pops in all his incarnations and ideas.… - Reggae Riddums
- Masters of Louisiana Music: Lonnie Johnson
Born:February 8, 1899New Orleans, LA Died:June 16, 1970Toronto, Canada In this month’s installment of OffBeat’s “Masters of Louisiana Music”…
Ill-literate
Know What It Means
Letters
- Letters June 2001
IN A PANIC This unresearched article by A. Cohen fails to include the so-called jamband Widespread Panic. Their sound has been…
Mojo Mouth
- New Orleans Jam & Heritage Festival
I love Jazz Fest as much as the next music freak. One of the highlights of my Fest this year was…
Obituaries
- Obituary: Boozoo Chavis
Boozoo Chavis (1930-2001) Boozoo Chavis, one the most influential and innovative zydeco artists of all time, died May 5, 2001,…
St. Rock
Straight, No Chaser
- Jazz Fest 2001, R.I.P.
As we cope with the demise of yet another wonderful Jazz Fest, I present the six stages of Jazz Fest grief:…
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
Reviews
- Ernie K-Doe, White Boy, Black Boy/Children of the World (Big K Records)
- Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Walk Alone (Ultimatum Music)
- Goldman Thibodeaux & Calvin Carriere, Les Miseres Dans Le Coeur (Louisiana Radio Records)
- Buddy Guy, Sweet Tea (Silvertone)
- Jerry McCain, Absolutely the Best: The Complete Jewel Singles 1965-1972 (Fuel 2000)
- Hot Club of New Orleans, Hot Club of New Orleans (Independent)
- Roomful of Blues, Watch You When You Go (Bullseye Blues and Jazz)
- Brownie McGhee, The Last Great Blues Hero (Music Club)
- Robert Cray, Shoulda Been Home (Rykodisc)
- Debbie Davies, Love the Game (Shanachie)
- Barbara Bennett, Finally (Digi-Tek)
- Toussaint McCall, Nothing Takes the Place of You: The Ronn Recordings (Fuel 2000)
- Sam Butera and the Wildest, Still Cookin' (Poor Boy Records/Suzie Q Records)
- Kasey Chambers, The Captain (Asylum/Warner Brothers)
- Zydeco Joe, Jack Rabbit (Maison de Soul)
- Sacaulait, Sac-'a-lait Jig (Swallow)
- Don't Look Back, Directed by D.A. Pennebaker (Docurama Video)
- Various Artists, A Nod to Bob: An Artists' Tribute to Bob Dylan on his Sixtieth Birthday (Red House)
- The Incredible Moses Leroy, Electric Pocket Radio (Ultimatum Music)
- Hubert Maitre, La Vieille Chaudiere Noir (The Old Black Pot) (Acadiana Records)
- Hot Karl, Chick in a Basket (Independent)
- Various Artists, Cajun and Zydeco from Europe (Whoopee Records)
- Cajun Pioneers, Good Rockin' Louisiana Cajun Music (Whoopee Records)
- Zydecomotion, Shed Music (Bearcat Records)
- Cajun du Nord, In Louisiana (Swallow)
- Rob Wagner Trio, Rob Wagner Trio (Valid Records)
- Revealers, Live (Independent)
- Lee Dorsey, The Very Best of Lee Dorsey: Working in a Coal Mine (Music Club)
- Kenny Neal, One Step Closer (Telarc Blues)
- The New Leviathan Fox-Trot Orchestra, Favorites (Von Turk Records)
- Sunpie, Sunpie (Louisiana Red Hot Records)
- The Naked Orchestra, Brief Repairs on the Gradually Unraveling Spool in The Sense Continuum (Independent)
