Rebuilding New Orleans One Song At At Time
By David Kunian October 2011 Issue Really, is there more to life than Shrimp Boots and Vintage Suits? The shrimp boots, a symbol of life here on the Gulf of Mexico, sum up that rocking Gulf Coast sound that made for hit after hit in studios from Rampart Street to Crowley. This quartet with honking… [Continue Reading]
by John Swenson Sept. 01, 2011 When the Radiators played their final shows in June, few would have guessed that the band member most prepared for life in a new musical context would be Camile Baudoin. The band’s soft- spoken, self-effacing lead guitarist was known for his intense, dexterous playing, but not for his stage… [Continue Reading]
“The first city of jazz continues to produce distinctive artists, but few more appealing than the duo of pianist Tom McDermott and clarinetist Evan Christopher. They’ve just released a startlingly original CD that underscores the allure of their partnership, “Almost Native: Music from New Orleans & Beyond” (Threadhead Records). McDermott stands as one of the… [Continue Reading]
Neslort is, of course, Trolsen backwards, and the return of this odd 1990s project led by the eccentric New Orleans trombonist Rick Trolsen is the latest gift from the ever-generous Threadhead social network, and something of a triumph for Jeff Albert’s Open Ears Series, which has featured the band. The music—and concept—is so reminiscent of… [Continue Reading]
Neslort Mystical Scam Neslort Music BMI Neslort brings a robust feeling of excitement and renewal to contemporary jazz releasing soulful joy on their latest, Mystical Scam. “March of the Native Alien” brings some funky rhythmic beats to the table which sounds more like something you’d fine going down at the Maple Leaf or Blue Nile… [Continue Reading]
New Orleans Magazine features an article on THR artists Ensemble Fatien in their latest issue.
Ensemble Fatien is featured in the September/October issue of the New Orleans Port Record exploring New Orleans’ penchant for importing global musical influences and exporting the new sounds to the world. “Ensemble Fatien as a prime example of this trend. Led by a percussionist from the Ivory Coast named Seguenon Kone who moved to New… [Continue Reading]
By David Fricke – 2010 05 18 – “From Katrina to Super Bowl champs, this is our story,” singer-songwriter and proud New Orleans resident Susan Cowsill writes in the credits, and she repeatedly veers between drowning and daylight, exile and homecoming, on Lighthouse, an earthy, often crunchy folk-pop gem. But Cowsill has a supple survivor’s… [Continue Reading]
- Craig Cortello, The Business Musician – Chip Wilson is best known in and around New Orleans as the former guitar luthier who extracts supreme sounds from the instrument he once made a living producing. Jesse Moore is a versatile performer equally at ease on stage in music clubs and theaters, on television, or on… [Continue Reading]
Bridging the Gap – Jacob Leland – Shamarr Allen is a born front man, the kind of artist who embraces a showy star turn. Throughout his career performing and recording with brass bands, jazz ensembles, and his recent funk-rock projects, listening to Allen perform has meant hearing his sensibilities and his powerful trumpet drive a… [Continue Reading]
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