Climbing with JJ and the Jackmormons
File this one under Power Trio. Jerry Joseph on guitar. Junior Ruppel on bass. Brad Rosen on Drums. Together they are Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons. Jerry used to front a reggae/rock band called Little Women in Boulder, Colorado through…
Laswell’s Rhythmic Stew
Tonight it’s all about atmospherics. I only own one Bill Laswell album: ‘Imaginary Cuba’. On top of that, Nick from Jazz and Conversation posted a great sample / podcast of his work a while back. So obviously I need to…
Devil Boy in Telluride
There’s been a brief hiatus here on IckMusic thanks to a long overdue vacation. The fam and I headed up to Telluride, Colorado to visit the folks and check out the 12th annual Blues & Brews Festival – 3 days…
14 minutes with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Listening to American Routes the other night, the PBS radio show whose studios lie smack dab in the middle of the French Quarter, I heard this gem of a song (Nick Spitzer, the host, is temporarily running the show from…
Baton Rouge Blues
Next week’s going to be good. I’ll be checking out the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. The blues, cold beer, and Telluride, Colorado: what a combination! An interesting sub-plot to the weekend will be that at least a half dozen…
St. Jude Hymn
Tonight, a great guest post and a very moving hymn : On the edge of what used to be the notorious Storyville section of New Orleans, a short walk from the famous St. Louis #1 Cemetery, rests a small and…
Louisiana 1927
After watching a very small part of the NBC Hurricane fund-raiser on TV earlier tonight, I feel compelled to post yet another tune sung by Aaron Neville. The man’s voice is an instrument, and stops me in my tracks when…