Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. The Lagniappe Sessions return in 2016 with Ryley Walker, whose sophomore lp, Primrose Green, […]
Month: January 2016
Charles Mingus :: I’ll Remember April – Antibes Jazz Festival
When giants walked the earth! Mingus, Eric Dolphy, Booker Ervin, Ted Curson, Dannie Richmond, and Bud Powell all on one stage together, spitting fire, speaking in tongues. Charles Mingus died today in 1979 at age […]
Joan Armatrading :: Woncha Come On Home
Joan Armatrading reached newfound commercial heights with the release of her 1976 self-titled album; her third lp at that time and first working with producer Glyn Johns. The record featured Armatrading’s sole Top 10 single, […]
Josh Rosenthal :: Record Store Of The Mind
Zen Buddhist Cowboy Songs :: Robbie Basho & His Disciples
It’s a good time for fans of Robbie Basho’s wondrous work. The late guitarist-songwriter-composer’s pioneering albums, once painfully difficult to find, are being reissued with regularity (primarily by the Minnesota-based label Grass-Tops Recording). Live recordings — also once […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 416: Jean Michel Bernard — Générique Stephane ++ Quincy Jones […]