Irma Thomas News

That New Orleans R&B is among the most significant influences in American music is a given.

Nick Cave's concert in the seventh annual Pop Montreal is sold out, but there are so many alternatives at Canada's most cunningly curated indie-and-otherwise festival, you'll hardly notice.

What you notice most in a conversation with Irma Thomas is the laugh. Whether it's an explosive guffaw, a high-pitched squeal or a conspiratorial chuckle coming down the phone line, the 67-year-old rhythm and ...

Herman Fuselier's list of the top music events in Acadiana this week. Louisiana's Queen of Soul Irma Thomas will be the featured performer Friday when Crowley's Grand Opera House of the South re-opens after ...

New Orleans singer Irma Thomas will be the featured performer next Friday when Crowley's Grand Opera House of the South re-opens after being closed since 1940.

File Irma Thomas's new Simply Grand under "Why didn't I think of this?" Pair the New Orleans vocal icon/national treasure with great pianists and top-shelf songs; it's like that Guinness ad: "Brilliant!" What ...

Why we care: The Soul Queen of New Orleans duets with such famed baby-granders as Dr.

When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans three years ago, thousands of people lost everything -- jobs, homes and, for some, loved ones.

Review: Considering their reputations and previous collaborations, it would be fair to expect Byrne and Eno's second duo disc to be an egghead summit.

I wrote last time about B.B. King's latest, "One Kind Favor," and also a while back about Buddy Guy's new CD, "Skin Deep." Irma Thomas has a beautiful new album, "Simply Grand." I have new CDs on my desk from ...

Without a hit song or a large following, Kevin Gordon has already carved out something of a songwriter's dream career.

Marcia Ball will be headlining at this weekend's Rhythm & Roots Festival at Ninigret Park in Charlestown.

The food fell short, but the music was just right as Louisiana took center stage at the Democratic National Convention delegates welcoming party Sunday night.

The hotel elevator door opened. Inside are Irma Thomas and her husband, Emile Jackson.

Half the fun of being a pop music fan is forecasting which artists will be the next big things.

Irma Thomas has been recording great, soulful music for a half-century. Judging from her latest CD, "Simply Grand" , she's aging like fine wine -- just getting better.

There's nothing like putting a little extra oomph into your performances. Texas-based singer-pianist and bandleader Marcia Ball has developed a solid reputation for high-energy stage shows over the years.

The 67 year-old Louisiana native is celebrating the release of her latest album, Simply Grand , which hit stores last week.

ESSENTIAL "What Can I Do" What's the difference between soul and R&B? Live instruments.

Irma Thomas is one of the great R&B and soul singers of New Orleans; her last album, After the Rain, was a powerful tribute to the victims of Hurricane Katrina thanks to the strength of her vocals and the ...