sin city south -- all things new orleans
» jason isbell: from the circle bar to the 400 unit
Lord, it was cold. It snowed the day before. It wasn't the first snow NOLA had ever seen, but it was enough to cause a stir. I ventured out into that frigid climate to hear music at the Circle Bar. There's a tangible energy in a house that's packed with people bobbing their heads to a loud band...  »read it now
-- a 03-03-09 sin city south feature by Skeeter

» theresa andersson: hummingbird, go!
Truth be told, I was a little skeptical of Theresa Andersson. I've held a contempt for the New Orleans "roots rock/funk" scene since I moved here almost a decade ago, mainly because it just seemed so boring and old. I know, I know...  »read it now
-- a 03-01-09 sin city south review by APC

» the bastard sons of tom waits: a 9th ward aesthetic
I fell in love with Tom Waits in my junior year of college in New Orleans while living with four other guys in a house that should have fallen over years before. We all liked music: a few of us played; we could get into - and win - any argument about early bluesmen, Her Satanic Majesties Request, or the relevance of Leon Redbone; and had a constant soundtrack behind our lives. A large part of that soundtrack was Tom Waits...  »read it now
-- a 02-21-09 sin city south feature by APC

» silent cinema -- fins and feathers
Haunting and swaying, its hard to reconcile the musical mash-up in my head. Is this a typically hip-yet-grungy (maybe grungy-because-hip) 9th Ward band? A barroom chorale, with Micah McKee as the drunken chorus leader? A fun funeral where everyone is dancing yet also knows they'll be a little sadder for the rest of their lives?  »read it now
-- a 02-21-09 sin city south review by APC

» hurray for the riff raff -- it don't mean i don't love you
With a banjo, upright bass, accordion, barely audible percussion, steel guitar, and various other instruments (toy piano, saw, fiddle, autoharp), Hurray For The Riff Raff creates a beautiful and eclectic setting for Alynda Lee's sultry and revealing voice to paint pictures of desire, love, and loss...  »read it now
-- a 02-21-09 sin city south review by APC