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Galactic: Ruckus
by Charlie B. Dahan
On Galactic’s new recording Ruckus they blend their usual spices of New Orleans funk, jazz and soul with the urban sound and feel of hip-hop music and culture, along with a healthy dose of dance and techno. Galactic has found a niche on the jam-band circuit, which encourages freedom of experimentation, and that is what this ...
Anita O'Day: There's Only One...
by Charlie B. Dahan
Quicksilver Records dug out a true treasure when it reissued Anita O’Day’s Christmas of 1977 recordings session. While this recording came at the end of her accomplished career, it windows the singer and her individual and styled approach to song. Anita O’Day was raised in the music hotbed of Chicago, Illinois during a ...
King Oliver
by Charlie B. Dahan
I have started a project that is equally exciting as it is daunting. I am compiling a complete discography of the Gennett record label, it subsidiaries, licensees and all the recordings made in it’s Richmond, Indiana recording facility. This pre-war label recorded a full spectrum of sessions from jazz to blues, ethnic to sound effect records ...
Various Artists: Straight from the 6th Ward
by Charlie B. Dahan
You don’t have to wait until Mardi Gras to have a party. Nope, don’t need to cook up some gumbo or boil some crawfish to let it rip. Don’t sweat getting some hurricane drink mix to have a party. You don’t need any of these things to throw a party New Orleans style. Just pop Straight ...
Ronnie Earl: I Feel Like Goin' On
by Charlie B. Dahan
On his newly released album, I Feel Like Goin’ On, Ronnie Earl accomplishes an amazing feat: he says so much without singing a lyric. Earl’s new album is ninety percent instrumental and it's easy not to notice--Earl’s guitar speaks volumes and clearer than any lyric. Earl does incorporate vocals on one track entitled ...
The Taming of the Internet Wild West
by Charlie B. Dahan
I wanted to break from my usual column of offering advice and tips on how to break into and develop a career in music and the music industry and discuss a topic that has been the hot button topic since 2000, illegal file-sharing. This will not be your traditional argument whether it is right or wrong ...
Long John Baldry: Remembering Leadbelly
by Charlie B. Dahan
One of the nicest trends in blues is the exploration of modern artists into songbooks of legendary performers who came before them. One such homage that stands out is the exploration of Leadbelly’s repertoire by Long John Baldry. Baldry comes from the '60s British invasion of artists with a greater appreciation and influence ...
Recording Your Own Record Like the Pros: Basic Tracks
by Charlie B. Dahan
The next stage after you have prepared your band and music for the studio and worked on a game-plan with your producer in the pre-production phase is to get into the studio and start recording your masterpiece.The first thing you’ll do when you get there is start on the basic tracks. If it is ...
Duke Robillard: Living with The Blues
by Charlie B. Dahan
Duke Robillard is a true, if not, under-appreciated, treasure of American music. Since he broke into the music business with the band he help found, Roomful of Blues, Duke has recorded over twenty albums in over twenty years, relying upon virtuostic hands on his guitar and a keen ear for traditional and contemporary styles. Never one ...
Susan Tedeschi: Wait For Me
by Charlie B. Dahan
Listeners who preferred the rawer, rougher edge of Susan Tedeschi’s last release, Just Won’t Burn, might not enjoy her new record, but don't give up on her so fast. True, with success comes a new light shined on your work that demands you equal something you didn’t imagine would happen in the first place. Then again, ...
