That the Band’s “Up on Cripple Creek” was difficult to capture on tape runs counter to everything you hear on this galloping moment of sheer joy.

If you haven’t been blessed to stumble into a New Orleans gig from Tom McDermott, then the forthcoming Bamboula compilation — overseen by Van Dyke Parks — is your chance to get caught up. You May Also Like: Susanne Ortner Trio – ‘Last Stop Sehnsucht’ (2020) New Orleans at 300:Read More

Tony Joe White boasts a uniformly comfortable approach, established with 1968’s “Poke Salad Annie” and repeated since with all the regularity of shotgun rows of Southern-grown cash crops. You May Also Like: Tony Kaye, Madeleine Peyroux, David Garfield + Others: Five for the Road Fernando Perdomo, Phil Keaggy, Tony LevinRead More

For all of its storied five-decade history, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band — at least before issuing That’s It! this summer on Legacy — had never released an album of all-new recordings. You May Also Like: Alex Wintz, jazz guitarist: Something Else! Interview Max Moran, jazz bassist: Something Else! InterviewRead More

Allen Toussaint’s languid, reverie-filled piano introduction to “Southern Nights,” a No. 1 hit he gave to Glen Campbell, is worth the price of admission to his new live set Songbook all by itself. You May Also Like: The Blind Boys of Alabama’s Down in New Orleans added a new musicalRead More

For all of the big-name guests here, Rhythm and Blues still crackles with the most energy when Buddy Guy stands alone at the mic. Luckily, his forthcoming RCA project is a double album — so there’s plenty of both. You May Also Like: Guy Davis – ‘Be Ready When IRead More

Dumpstaphunk’s Dirty World is a layered delight, just as interesting on a close listen as Ivan Neville shares a sun-filled positivity as it as from the dance floor, where its twin-bass attack provides a thump that could bring down buildings. You May Also Like: Cyril Neville Brought Patented Passion toRead More

It’s probably smart of David Egan to release a self-titled album at this point — because despite his having written a trunk-load of songs for famous people, he’s hardly a household name. David Egan shows what a crime that is. You May Also Like: Left Lane Cruiser’s Bring Yo’ AssRead More

Its very name speaks to the old ways, and keeping them as they always were. And for a long time, maybe too long, that’s the way it’s been with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Until now. You May Also Like: ‘Hot House: The Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Recordings’ (2023)Read More

The Residents have been around since the early ’70s, have made over 60 albums, 10 DVDs, 3 CD-ROM projects and numerous music videos and short films. And they make weird-assed music and dress in tuxes with top hats and eye masks. You May Also Like: The Residents – Meet theRead More