Cahl's Juke Joint

Carl Abernathy — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:18:28 +0000

Today’s mix: 1) Guy Clark: “Black Haired Boy” 2) Gurf Morlix: “I’m Hungry and I’m Cold” 3) Bradley Wik and the Charlatans: “Friday Night is for Drinkers” 4) Charlie Shafter: “Diamonds” 5) Justin Townes Earle: “Look the Other Way” 6) Peter Bruntnell: “Marianne” 7) Jefferson Fox: “My Brother’s Keeper” 8) Matthew Ryan: “Providence” 9) Charlie [...]

New Orleans Jazz Fest in photos

Carl Abernathy — Thu, 10 May 2012 04:41:46 +0000

I forgot my phone in Indiana when I headed to the 2012 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival last week. I did, however, take my camera. I didn’t miss the phone. Here’s a wrap-up in photos. (I posted a few pix from the first day of the festival’s second weekend in an earlier post. If [...]

Jazz Fest 2012: Thursday, May 3

Carl Abernathy — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:01:48 +0000

Little Freddie King is still the best-dressed man at jazz fest. His guitar licks may also be the smoothest. Raful Neal Jr. offered some mighty fine competition though. Neal, J. Monque’D and their band performed a killer version of Slim Harpo’s “Scratch My Back.” I’d planned to see Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk and Rosie Ledet but [...]

Carl Abernathy — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 03:54:02 +0000

Today’s mix: 1) Big Joe Turner: “My Train Rolled Up in Texas” 2) Johnny Young: “My Trainfare Out of Town” 3) Bud Grant: “Freight Train Blues” 4) Little Willie Littlefield: “Midnight Whistle” 5) Blind Boy Fuller and Sonny Terry: “Train Whistle Blues” 6) Jessie Mae Hemphill: “Streamline Train” 7) Bishop Dready Manning: “Gospel Train” 8) [...]

Trombone Shorty at Jazz Fest

Carl Abernathy — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 20:33:42 +0000

I’ve seen Trombone Shorty perform three times. I also saw him briefly with Galactic, though, and it was fabulous. Still, I was crushed at last year’s New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival when I couldn’t get close enough to the stage to see him. As far as I’m concerned, he’s the best live performer in [...]

Cahl’s Jukebox, 4-24-12

Carl Abernathy — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:59:24 +0000

Tuesday night blues: 1) Jimmy Rogers: “Feed Me” 2) Robert Nighthawk: “Big World Blues” 3) Guitar Shorty: “How Come My Dog Don’t Bark (When You Come Around)” 4) Big George Buck: “Poor Boy” 5) Floyd McDaniel: “Every Time” 6) Luther Allison: “It Hurts Me Too” 7) Chicago Beau: “I Am a Black Snake” 8) Magic [...]

New Orleans Jazz Fest Preview: Little Freddie King

Carl Abernathy — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:37:48 +0000

Little Freddie King was the most nattily dressed performer I saw at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival last year. No one else even came close. But his music was as rough and gritty as his suit was slick. His latest album, “Chasin’ Tha Blues,” is gut-wrenchingly good, too. That’s clear from the opening [...]

Cahl’s Jukebox, 4-22-12

Carl Abernathy — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:22:22 +0000

Today’s mix: 1) Bonnie Raitt: “Spit of Love” 2) Buddy Holly and the Crickets: “I’m Looking for Someone to Love” 3) Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers: “Hey There Little Insect” 4) Earl Hooker: “Two Bugs and a Roach” 5) Damnations TX: “Spit and Tears” 6) George and Earl: “Flutter Bug” 7) Long John Hunter: [...]

Nick Lowe at the Lafayette Brewing Company

Carl Abernathy — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:05:46 +0000

I love Nick Lowe’s rockin’ version of “What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace, Love and Understanding” with Brinsley Schwarz. Elvis Costello’s, too. But the acoustic rendition Lowe performed at the Lafayette Brewing Company Saturday night seemed more apt. Hushed and reverent, Lowe’s voice exploded. Stripped down, the song is even more powerful, more gripping. (If you’ve [...]

Carl Abernathy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:09:21 +0000

Monday night blues: 1) Little Milton: “Bad Luck’s Falling” 2) Jimmy Rogers: “Blues Falling” 3) Elmore James: “It Hurts Me Too” 4) Earl Hooker: “I’m Going Down the Line” 5) Jesse Belvin: “Blues Has Got Me” 6) Memphis Slim: “Only Fools Have Fun” 7) Harmonica Shah: “Blues From a Lonely Dirty Mountain” 8) Wallace Coleman: [...]

Ferdinand Folk Festival Lineup Announced

Carl Abernathy — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:54:50 +0000

It looks as if I’ll be heading to southern Indiana for the Ferdinand Folk Festival this fall. There’s tough competition — I think it’s the same weekend as the Indianapolis Jazz Festival — but the trip will afford me a chance to return to Dubois County, where I spent three of the best years of [...]