★★★★★
Paul Sanchez 's transformation from corporate rocker in Cowboy Mouth to one of the most distinctive New Orleans songwriters was among the happiest post-Katrina storylines in a city struggling to rediscover its identity. Sanchez made several excellent solo albums and collaborated with some of the city's gifted songwriters and musicians in a collective creative renaissance that reached its apogee in the still-in-progress production of Nine Lives: The Musical ...
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2014-12-30
★★★★★
The concept of Paul Sanchez' new album is that others—his friends—sing his songs. His friends include members of Hootie and the Blowfish, Mark Mullins, Theresa Andersson, John Boutte and more, and they all turn in strong performances that are right for the songs. When Susan Cowsill sings one of Sanchez' kid songs, she hits the right tone—playful, but not cutesy...
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2010-11-09
★★★★★
The Threadhead Records phenomenon has reshaped the profile of the local recording industry, allowing veteran musicians to make albums that might otherwise not have happened, giving deserving new artists a jump start on their careers and even producing such delightful one shots as this year's Christmas release...
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2010-11-02
★★★★★
New Orleans native Paul Sanchez wanted to write and perform his own songs, so he went to New York City, where he became part of the "anti-folk" acoustic music scene in lower Manhattan during the 1980s. It was a short period of his career, but it defined what he wanted to do as a musician. The bulk of his career, though, has been in New Orleans, where he originally worked with the Backbeats, then after his return to the city in 1990 with Cowboy Mouth...
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2010-11-02