Dr. Michael White’s Blue Crescent is listed at #35 in JazzTimes Magazine list of the Top 50 CDs of 2008. A feature with Henry Butler (Before and After) is also included in the Feb 2009 issue.
OffBEAT’s Top CDs of the Year
OffBEAT Magazine’s new issue (January 2009) just came out and listed their top CDs of the year.
#1: Theresa Andersson, Hummingbird, Go!;
#4: Dr. Michael White, Blue Crescent;
#11: Henry Butler, PiaNOLA Live;
READ THE ARTICLE ONLINE HERE…
Happy New Year!
Times Picayune Top 10: Dr. Michael White and Theresa Andersson
Times Picayune music critic Keith Spera listed his top local CDs of the year and named both Theresa Andersson’s Hummingbird, Go! and Dr. Michael White’s Blue Crescent in his top 10. He also listed Irvin Mayfield & Ellis Marsalis’ Love Songs, Ballads, and Standards and Henry Butler’s PiaNOLA Live in his next 12.
Theresa Andersson will perform the national anthem at the New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers NFL game on Sunday, December 28th.
“Theresa Andersson Makes A Formidable One-Woman Band”
New Orleans’ Times-Picayune ran a feature today on Theresa Andersson. Read it HERE on Nola.com. Catch Theresa at Peaches’ Records and Tapes (408 N. Peters) on Saturday, December 20th at 2pm. Also, catch her at Le Chat Noir for two newly added shows on Tuesday, December 23rd at 8pm and 10pm.
Kermit Ruffins single “Christmas Time Is Here”
Kermit Ruffins just released a single, “Christmas Time Is Here”. It is a tease for a full length Christmas record coming in late 2009. Pick it up on your favorite digital platform, or order it online from http://www.basinstreetrecords.biz/. With a hole punched in the corner of the cardboard sleeve, the sleeve will make a perfect Christmas tree ornament too.
Catch Kermit on December 19th at his Birthday Bash at the House of Blues in New Orleans.
FREE SHOW for Irvin Mayfield 31st Bday with The Roots
Irvin Mayfield will throw a fantastic birthday party celebrating his 31st birthday with a free show by The Roots, Kermit Ruffins, Rebirth Brass Band, Amanda Shaw and more. The event will take place at the main library on December 20th. All you need is a New Orleans public library card and a free ticket that you can pick up at any New Orleans Public Library between December 12th and 19th for admission. Read all about it HERE.
Irvin Mayfield released Love Songs, Ballads and Standards (a collaboration with Ellis Marsalis) this year on Basin Street Records. Pick up a copy from your favorite retailer or from www.BasinStreetRecords.com.