September 1997
BackTalk
Bookmark
Cover Story
- The New Orleans Klezmer All Stars: Takin' A Different Road
Historically, every musical style was born of a variety of influences. The genius in creating a new sound is incorporating aspects…
Dis 'n' Dat
- Mojo Music Festival, Cutting Edge, Jean Knight and Mr. Big Shot, STR Music Search, Blues & Zydeco, Festivals Galore
The End's 1st Annual Mojo Music Festival will be held in City Park's Marconi Meadows on September 28. Among the scheduled…
Eye Music
Fat City
Features
Grapevine
- Black Top Inks Deal with Alligator
During the 1990s, Black Top was one of New Orleans' most prominent and busiest record labels. But for the past year…
Letters
Mojo Mouth
- Tipitina's: Times Change and Why New Orleans Musicians Don't Make Any Money
Tipitina’s—it's a household word when it comes to talking about New Orleans music. But it wasn't always that way. Fifteen years…
Dining Out
- Mojo Music Festival, Cutting Edge, Jean Knight and Mr. Big Shot, STR Music Search, Blues & Zydeco, Festivals Galore
The End's 1st Annual Mojo Music Festival will be held in City Park's Marconi Meadows on September 28. Among the scheduled…
Plugged In
Straight, No Chaser
Street
- J. Dawg, Willie Puckett, the Zion Harmonizers and the Ghetto Twinz
He has been called the "vocal master of pop and R & B" and sang background for everyone from the Average…
Talkin' 'bout New Orleans
Reviews
- Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, Gate's Swing (Verve)
- Royal Fingerbowl, Happy Birthday, Sabo! (TVT)
- Astral Project, Elevado (Independent)
- Cookie & The Cupcakes, King of Swamp Pop (Ace)
- Fats Domino, The Early Imperial Singles 1950-1952 and The Imperial Singles Volume 2 1953-1956 (Ace)
- Harry Watters with the Janacek Philharmonic Orchestration, S'Wonderful: The Music of George Gershwin (Centaur)
- The Zion Harmonizers, God Promised Me (C&G Music Partners)
- Patsy Cline, Crazy Dreams (Music Club)
- Various Artists, Wet Feet (Independent)
- Big Al Carson & the Magnificent Sevenths, The Best of Bourbon Street Blues (Mardi Gras)
