I never thought I’d still be cranking out OffBeat after an entire generation. I thought that I would have completed my work by now, that is, I thought that the New Orleans and Louisiana music ...

From November 1997: Leo Nocentelli: Live in San Francisco (DJM) ...

There are voices, and then, there are voices. Two of the absolutely most spine-tingling, toe-curling, soul-caressing voices I know belong to Irma Thomas, the long-reigning Soul Queen of New Orleans, ...

From February 2001: Donald Harrison, Jr. Presents The New Orleans Legacy Ensemble: Spirits of Congo Square (Candid) As would seem fitting for what is virtually a NOCCA reunion party, the players ...

It’s fitting that veteran New Orleans guitarist and singer Walter “Wolfman” Washington covers Ray Charles’ “Mary Ann” on his new CD Funk is in the House. Like the venerable Brother Ray, Washington has ...

New Orleans’ singer/songwriter/guitarist Lenny McDaniel seems to have found a happy medium. On his third effort Tired Angels, McDaniel strikes a balance between the lighthearted and memorable rock and ...

This record makes me think of something Tom Waits once said, “In New Orleans, music is like hot sauce. They put it on their food.” Yes, we do, and few things taste as good as trumpeter Kermit Ruffins, ...

A lot has changed in the year since Dee-1 released his last mixtape I Hope They Hear Me Vol. 1. He’s become one of the hottest underground acts and his track “Jay, 50 and Weezy” has gone viral, ...

One reason that this Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie album is better than the last Geno Delafose and French Rockin’ Boogie album, 1996’s That’s What I’m Talkin’ About!, is that this time ...

I’ve met folks who listen to nothing but organ trios, who can tell a Jimmy Smith—like in a nanosecond—from one by Jack McDuff or Groove Holmes. I’m not such a person, but it’s obvious to any listener ...

It’s a travesty that the great pianist Isadore “Tuts” Washington wasn’t recorded more often. Besides this new live release, Washington’s recorded work consists of a handful of sides he made with ...

Sweet Crude brings their bilingual (English and Louisiana French) anthems to No Dice. With high-energy performances and eclectic instrumentation, Sweet Crude champions the preservation of Louisiana’s ...