by Nick DeRiso The Doobie Brothers’ ex-frontman sneaks in a few of his former band’s more popular tunes during a new Eagle Rock Entertainment DVD, “This Christmas: Live in Chicago.” Thankfully, though, Michael McDonald leaves behind the treacly synth-soaked production values of those old records. I’d often wondered what it would have been like if McDonald had been able to [...]
By Nick DeRiso For all of her wandering, Allen Toussaint remains this touchstone for New Orleans-born vocalist Christina Gaudet. But Gaudet doesn’t let her lasting affinity for a hometown soul legend pigeonhole her wider ambitions on Solid, though it’s subtitled “Featuring new songs by Allen Toussaint.” She’s particularly adept at engrossing Cocteau Twins-inspired dream pop, an ethereal landscape that couldn’t [...]
This site’s ties to Louisiana have provided a rich vein of musical delights over the years, but also a moment of staggering loss when Hurricane Katrina swept ashore near New Orleans five years ago today. A legacy of recovery for the city, and the wider Gulf Coast, subsequently found voice in songs from across the spectrum, and helped many sort [...]
NICK DERISO: Funny thing about that modern-day romantic Harry Connick Jr.: Before this decade-old release, he hadn’t ever explored a song cycle about, and only about, love. Oh, Connick would take his shots, now and then. But always with a dash of popcraft crooning, light New Orleans funk or swash-buckling swing music following hard on its heels. “To See You,” [...]
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