The Record Crate
An unadulterated glimpse into the live shows and the CD shelves of the movers and shakers in the scene

Get 'Kinky'

By Alex V. Cook, February 15, 2012

It’s easy to get lost in the heyday of Mardi Gras, especially on Saturday when the whole of Spanish Town becomes one seemingly giant amorphous house party (check with the people in the house before applying this theory) but there are two must-see events this week. Read more...

Fly like an 'Eagle'

By Alex V. Cook, January 25, 2012

As I type this, I’m listening to Fred Eaglesmith’s 1987 album Indiana Road, as congenial procession of rural desperation as one can imagine. Read more...

Happy 2012!

By Alex V. Cook, January 18, 2012

What better way to get a late start on 2012 and celebrate this last year on earth according to the Mayans, than to run down my favorite records of 2011! Read more...

The 5 most intriguing Baton Rouge CDs of 2011

By Alex V. Cook, December 21, 2011

Every year, Baton Rouge surprises me. Just Read more...

Los Campesinos!, Atlas Sound, England in 1819, top 5 Baton Rouge albums

By Alex V. Cook, November 22, 2011

If Los Campesinos! didn’t already have an exclamation point in their name, I’d put one anyway. Read more...

Not my pail of blueberries

By Alex V. Cook, November 9, 2011

The poet e.e. cummings said once “a hellless hell of compulsory heaven on earth is emphatically not my pail of blueberries” and I take that tack with the Beach Boys. Read more...

Reflections

By Alex V. Cook, November 2, 2011

I am as big a fan of Lou Reed as you can be without requiring methadone treatments, and yet possess a lifelong immunity to the charms of Metallica. Read more...

Shadows and smoke

By Alex V. Cook, October 12, 2011

The world may have finally caught up with DJ Shadow. Read more...

Wilco, Wanda Jackson and Rain

By Alex V. Cook, September 28, 2011

Were I to carve up my musical interests like a pizza, Wilco would get a pretty big slice. Read more...

Radio, radio

By Alex V. Cook, September 21, 2011

The Radio Bar is broadcasting online at theradiobar.com. Read more...

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