From the first bent string on “Pinkville,” you’ll find yourself drawn into Rod Melancon’s world. Pinkville is a not-so-alternate universe of desperation, perspiration, and a little bit of perseverance. Melancon’s raspy vocals suit his cover of Tom Waits’ “Goin’ Out […]
Highway 14, the state road for which Rod Melancon named his most recent EP, runs along beside the Mississippi border in the southeastern part of Louisiana, the toe of the boot in the boot state. It starts close to Pearl […]
There is a new South coming into view in America today. It is unfamiliar to our mainstream culture. It has found its voice in the common man, the songwriters, storytellers, poets, and musicians who work and live their lives beneath […]
Rod Melancon brings his southern roots to bear in each of his outings, but with his new EP LA 14, he expands those parameters into new terrain without sacrificing any of the homespun authenticity he’s mined since early on. In […]
It has been said that one of the marks of a great artist is the ability to build on past works, rather that rebuild. That is exactly what Rod Melancon has done with his latest EP, LA 14, recently released […]
The work of creating a Best-of-the-Year list can be a strange experience. In a phone interview today with Keb’ Mo’ we moaned together about how to respond to these year-end lists. Of course, he has a lot of room to moan […]
There is an audacity rides along side artistic growth. It involves taking risks, speeding up the ride and hitting the accelerator to see how fast and how much madness your engine can handle. After his 2010 debut, My Family Name, […]
