Iris May Tango, Let ‘Em Have It (Independent)

The recent surge of interest in local funk has created wave after wave of groove purveyors and party bands, but among the current scene, Iris May Tango have stood out […]

Various Artists, River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi (Smithsonian Folkways)

Beginning at the headwaters of the Mississippi and traveling its length out to the Gulf, the River of Song project sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution – a four-part care video […]

Mulebone, 5 Shakes 7 Spirits (Independent)

Once upon a time there was rock ‘n’ roll. It wasn’t punk, grunge, alternative, zip-glip hop, or alternative. It was songs played on AM and then FM radio before it […]

Roscoe Shelton, Let It Shine (Black Top)

Earl Gaines, Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (Black Top)

Robert Cage, Robert Cage Can See What You’re Doing (Fat Possum)

Quintology, Quintology (Independent)

Look out! The young lions are coming out of the den. Emerging from the UNO Jazz Studies program, Quintology is the kind of group that could make even top-notch veterans […]

Juvenile, 400 Degreez (Cash Money)

Wayne Toups, More Than Just a Little (BTM)

On last year’s Toups, his first blue-eyed soul Nashville album after a career of red-beans-and-rice Louisiana ones, Wayne Toups shed his zydecajun image so thoroughly that purists bad-mouthed the album […]

R.E.M., Up (Warner Brothers)