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2009 Stories by Richard Gehr

• Simon Shaheen

  published February 25, 2009

  I'll grab any opportunity to enjoy the music of the great Arabic composers and singers Mohammad Abdel Wahhab, Farid Al-Atrash, and Wadi' Al-Safi... More >>

• Fast 'n' Bulbous

  published February 25, 2009

  The horntastic seven-piece group arranged by saxophonist Phillip Johnston and featuring guitarist Gary Lucas transforms Captain Beefheart's terse,... More >>

• Juana Molina+Lukas Ligeti

  published February 18, 2009

  Enigmatic Argentine singer Juana Molina is touring with a band for the first time, all the better to spelunk the velveteen nooks and fungal... More >>

• BeauSoleil

  published February 18, 2009

  Fiddler Michael Doucet and company have been touting the traditions and testing the limits of Cajun music for more than three decades. Turns out... More >>

• Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas

  published February 11, 2009

  Bluesier and less new-thing funky than younger zydeco upstarts, who prefer the smaller diatonic accordion to his full piano model, Nathan Williams... More >>

• C.J. Chenier & the Red Hot Louisiana Band

  published February 4, 2009

  Clayton Joseph Chenier inherited his father's accordion and the Red Hot Louisiana Band when zydeco king Clifton Chenier passed away in 1987. Since... More >>

• URBAN HAYSEED

  published January 21, 2009

  In a New Yorker cartoon by Larry Hat, labeled "B.Q.E. Farmers' Market," a hayseed in overalls stands on the sidewalk, holding up fresh... More >>

• Sonny Landreth

  published January 14, 2009

  Louisiana bluesman Landreth dominates contemporary slide guitar with his virtuosic style of "wild" hammers, ghostly voicings, and Creole-inspired... More >>

• Roswell Rudd+the Lafayette Harris Duo

  published January 7, 2009

  The museum's Harlem in the Himalayas series continues with this promising pairing of Roswell Rudd, a ceaselessly experimental trombonist, and... More >>

• The Zlatne Uste Golden Festival

  published January 7, 2009

  Hosted annually by the Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band, this utterly delightful, weekend-long Balkan throwdown kicks off tonight with a bill that... More >>