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Troubled Men Podcast

René and Manny

René Coman sits down with the original Troubled Man, Manny Chevrolet, over cocktails at the Ring Room, in the heart of an old-school New Orleans social haunt. Manny is an L.A. native who had been through the Hollywood wringer by his late 20s. He then moved to New Orleans to become a perennial candidate for mayor and make a feature film about it. René is a New Orleans native who"s been in the music biz wringer since he was a child. They are the Troubled Men for Troubled Times.

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01:24:57

Feral Zone 16 HAMMOND SCOTT: BLACK TOP CROSSROADS

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/08/31

The Black Top Records co-founding president, record producer, and A&R director was personal manager for the legendary Gatemouth Brown as well as an assistant district attorney for Orleans Parish. Between releasing over 100 albums of new blues, soul, and r&b, traveling the world with bands, and practicing law, he’s seen enough to fill several lifetimes. Tonight Hammond joins René Coman and guest co-host Dick Deluxe to review the triumphs and heartaches of life in and out of the

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01:17:28

TMP246 IAN BOWMAN: HEAD OF THE CLASS

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/08/17

The in-demand tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger with jazz/funk wunderkinder Naughty Professor played his way into the group as a freshman at Loyola. Developing a national following, the band became a hard-touring powerhouse playing over 100 dates a year and releasing a string of LPs and singles featuring collaborators like Ivan Neville, Chali 2na, David Shaw (Revivalists), and Eric Benny Bloom. As a member of the Naughty Horns, he’s recorded and toured with Big Freedia,

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01:17:28

TMP246 IAN BOWMAN: HEAD OF THE CLASS

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/08/17

The in-demand tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger with jazz/funk wunderkinder Naughty Professor played his way into the group as a freshman at Loyola. Developing a national following, the band became a hard-touring powerhouse playing over 100 dates a year and releasing a string of LPs and singles featuring collaborators like Ivan Neville, Chali 2na, David Shaw (Revivalists), and Eric Benny Bloom. As a member of the Naughty Horns, he’s recorded and toured with Big Freedia, Galactic, Tank

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01:22:41

TMP245 JIMMY FORD CHARGES AHEAD

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2023/08/10

As a drummer (DiNOLA, Pink Slip), artist manager (dB’s, Gun Club, Richard Hell, Peter Holsapple), tour manager, Monkey Hill Records label head (Cowboy Mouth, the Continental Drifters, the Bluerunners), studio owner (Jimmy Ford Clinic), and club owner (Ford’s Place), he knows every aspect of the music biz from the inside out. Jimmy escaped service in Vietnam to become a soldier for rock’n’roll. Tonight he enters the free-fire zone with the Troubled Men. Topics include

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01:22:41

TMP245 JIMMY FORD CHARGES AHEAD

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/08/10

As a drummer (DiNOLA, Pink Slip), artist manager (dB’s, Gun Club, Richard Hell, Peter Holsapple), tour manager, Monkey Hill Records label head (Cowboy Mouth, the Continental Drifters, the Bluerunners), studio owner (Jimmy Ford Clinic), and club owner (Ford’s Place), he knows every aspect of the music biz from the inside out. Jimmy escaped service in Vietnam to become a soldier for rock’n’roll. Tonight he enters the free-fire zone with the Troubled Men. Topics include 100º in the

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01:15:50

TMP244 ARNIE FIELKOW LEADS THE WAY

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2023/08/03

The illustrious former New Orleans Saints VP, City Council President, Jewish Federation of N.O. CEO, and basketball executive has held a stunning series of positions in the forefront of sports, politics, and community service. He’s witnessed the city’s many ups and downs, and his love for his adopted hometown has never wavered, even as he went elbow-deep in the city’s post-Katrina rebirth. Arnie has lived a life of extraordinary achievements, and they’ve all led inexorably to

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01:15:50

TMP244 ARNIE FIELKOW LEADS THE WAY

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/08/03

The illustrious former New Orleans Saints VP, City Council President, Jewish Federation of N.O. CEO, and basketball executive has held a stunning series of positions in the forefront of sports, politics, and community service. He’s witnessed the city’s many ups and downs, and his love for his adopted hometown has never wavered, even as he went elbow-deep in the city’s post-Katrina rebirth. Arnie has lived a life of extraordinary achievements, and they’ve all led inexorably to

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01:24:14

TMP243 NICKY SANZENBACH COMES UP FROM THE UNDERGROUND

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2023/07/20

The musician, composer, and instigator was instrumental in the formation of bands such as Sex Dog, the RockAByes, the Blue Vipers, Waka Waka, Stanley and the Undesirables, and his own group, Blood & Grits. A pivotal figure in New Orleans underground music, he also played on Richard Hell's "R.I.P." and toured with Hell after that release. Having grown up in the Carrollton neighborhood, Nicky witnessed dice games outside Snake and Jake’s on his way to elementary school

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01:24:14

TMP243 NICKY SANZENBACH COMES UP FROM THE UNDERGROUND

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/07/20

The musician, composer, and instigator was instrumental in the formation of bands such as Sex Dog, the RockAByes, the Blue Vipers, Waka Waka, Stanley and the Undesirables, and his own group, Blood & Grits. A pivotal figure in New Orleans underground music, he also played on Richard Hell's "R.I.P." and toured with Hell after that release. Having grown up in the Carrollton neighborhood, Nicky witnessed dice games outside Snake and Jake’s on his way to elementary school. Tonight he returns to

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01:18:11

TMP242 MICHAEL SKINKUS JOINS THE CLUB

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2023/07/13

The ace drummer/percussionist has worked with artists including Dr. John, Irma Thomas, the Radiators, and Michael Ray’s Cosmic Krewe. Studying under Cuban master percussionists Hector Gallardo and Regino Jimenez, he has spent years exploring a wide range of Afro-Cuban and Caribbean drumming. Michael once traveled to Havana for an initiation into bata drumming which included a ritual hand washing. After his night with the Troubled Men, he’s going to need a shower. Topics include

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01:18:11

TMP242 MICHAEL SKINKUS JOINS THE CLUB

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/07/13

The ace drummer/percussionist has worked with artists including Dr. John, Irma Thomas, the Radiators, and Michael Ray’s Cosmic Krewe. Studying under Cuban master percussionists Hector Gallardo and Regino Jimenez, he has spent years exploring a wide range of Afro-Cuban and Caribbean drumming. Michael once traveled to Havana for an initiation into bata drumming which included a ritual hand washing. After his night with the Troubled Men, he’s going to need a shower. Topics include a Lynn

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01:11:31

TPM241 JOHN TRAHEY: STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/06/29

The bassist and bandleader, formerly with Michael Hurtt and his Haunted Hearts, Johnny J and the Hitmen, and Clockwork Elvis, has been living in Stockholm, Sweden for the last few years. While leading his own Du Mondes band and doing stained glass restoration keeps him busy, he still gets homesick for New Orleans. Tonight John checks in from his Safehouse for a booster shot from the Troubled Men. Topics include deserted streets, heat exhaustion, yard work, Fathers Day, Upstate NY gigs, Mayor

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01:11:31

TPM241 JOHN TRAHEY: STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/06/29

The bassist and bandleader, formerly with Michael Hurtt and his Haunted Hearts, Johnny J and the Hitmen, and Clockwork Elvis, has been living in Stockholm, Sweden for the last few years. While leading his own Du Mondes band and doing stained glass restoration keeps him busy, he still gets homesick for New Orleans. Tonight John checks in from his Safehouse for a booster shot from the Troubled Men. Topics include deserted streets, heat exhaustion, yard work, Fathers Day,

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01:18:26

TMP240 KENNY CLAIBORNE: ESCAPE FROM POT PRISON

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/06/22

The charismatic guitar player, singer, and former Mermaid Lounge co-owner has lived on the Frenchmen St. crossroads overlooking Cafe Brasil/Favela Chic for more than two decades, and witnessed the street’s evolution from a sleepy locals-only club scene to a major live music corridor. Having played there with Tribe Nunzio, Banda Logun, Second Lion, Ritmo Calypso, and Alabama Slim, he knows the area inside and out. Tonight he joins the Troubled Men to report from the trenches. A party of

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01:18:26

TMP240 KENNY CLAIBORNE: ESCAPE FROM POT PRISON

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/06/22

The charismatic guitar player, singer, and former Mermaid Lounge co-owner has lived on the Frenchmen St. crossroads overlooking Cafe Brasil/Favela Chic for more than two decades, and witnessed the street’s evolution from a sleepy locals-only club scene to a major live music corridor. Having played there with Tribe Nunzio, Banda Logun, Second Lion, Ritmo Calypso, and Alabama Slim, he knows the area inside and out. Tonight he joins the Troubled Men to report from the trenches. A

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01:08:06

TMP239 LAYLA MUSSELWHITE SINGS THE BLUES

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/06/15

The singer, guitar player, and songwriter grew up touring with her blues harmonica legend father, Charlie Musselwhite, at clubs and festivals around the world. Though raised in the San Francisco Bay Area blues hotbed, she didn’t see a place for herself in the music until she got turned on to the Delta sound. Now in New Orleans, she’s a woman on a mission, playing and recording with guitar virtuoso Jimmy Robinson as well as her Cosmic Gentlemen band. Tonight Layla pays her dues,

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01:08:06

TMP239 LAYLA MUSSELWHITE SINGS THE BLUES

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/06/15

The singer, guitar player, and songwriter grew up touring with her blues harmonica legend father, Charlie Musselwhite, at clubs and festivals around the world. Though raised in the San Francisco Bay Area blues hotbed, she didn’t see a place for herself in the music until she got turned on to the Delta sound. Now in New Orleans, she’s a woman on a mission, playing and recording with guitar virtuoso Jimmy Robinson as well as her Cosmic Gentlemen band. Tonight Layla pays her dues, as she

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00:51:17

Feral Zone 15 WAYNE TOUPS: FROM THE BAYOU TO THE BIG...

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/06/08

The Grammy-winning Cajun singer and accordion star has carried bayou culture from Crowley, La., to the four corners of the globe. We catch up with him in Hawaii during the star-studded 10th annual Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival to survey the highs and lows of his storied career. Harmonica ace Jason Ricci and singer Kaitlin Dibble join Rene Coman and his Iguanas bandmate Joe Cabral on the veranda for the occasion. Topics include Jay Miller, family life, East Texas dance

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00:51:17

Feral Zone 15 WAYNE TOUPS: FROM THE BAYOU TO THE BIG...

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/06/08

The Grammy-winning Cajun singer and accordion star has carried bayou culture from Crowley, La., to the four corners of the globe. We catch up with him in Hawaii during the star-studded 10th annual Big Island Jazz and Blues Festival to survey the highs and lows of his storied career. Harmonica ace Jason Ricci and singer Kaitlin Dibble join Rene Coman and his Iguanas bandmate Joe Cabral on the veranda for the occasion. Topics include Jay Miller, family life, East Texas dance halls, Zydecajun,

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01:09:03

TMP238 STANTON MOORE GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS

Troubled Men Podcast ·

2023/05/24

A founding member of Galactic, the Grammy-winning drummer and educator has also been a member of Garage A Trois and the N.O. Klezmer Allstars, and is an owner of the legendary Tipitina’s. Even with the new “Book of Queens” record from his Krasno/Moore Project to promote, he still finds time to develop lessons for his online Stanton Moore Drum Academy. Stanton is a busy guy who always looks crisp and clean. Tonight he gets down and dirty with the Troubled Men. Topics include a

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