Music
Sonny Landreth makes good on the title of his debut solo album by digging his heels deep into the rich musical soil of his native Louisiana.
Nov. 4, 1993
Think of a bottleneck guitar and you may see visions of a solitary bluesman wailing away mournfully on a beat-up old instrument and singing of hard times.
Aug. 8, 1995
You know you’re developing a reputation in the music industry when record companies scramble to reissue obscure, long out-of-print albums recorded back when you wore elephant bells and ornately collared, puffy-sleeved shirts.
Sept. 24, 1996
Pop music review: Guitarist Landreth applies his remarkable playing and distinctive voice to excellently written songs in an appealing array of styles.
Sept. 27, 1996
“Do you know what zydeco is?”
Jan. 28, 1995
Sonny Landreth used to blow the trumpet--now he blows people’s minds with his bottleneck slide guitar.
March 30, 1995
One would think the pantheon of guitar gods would have a “No Vacancy” sign on it by now; the guitar has been the dominant instrument in popular music for four decades.
March 27, 1995
Sonny Landreth, who played Tuesday night at the Coach House, is one of those little-known guys about whom music insiders whisper in hushed, reverential tones.
Aug. 10, 1995
Dama & D’Gary “The Long Way Home” Shanachie It’s a sweet irony that it’s taken the high-tech jet age to bring folk musicians from the distant shores of Madagascar together with some from rural Louisiana.
April 13, 1995
Entertainment & Arts
Coming to the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano: Jann Arden on Aug. 2 (this show replaces HANK, which has been postponed indefinitely); Squeeze unplugged on Aug. 9; Stan Ridgway on Aug. 23 and Sonny Landreth on Sept. 25.
July 13, 1996