This Cajun-flavored rock anthem finds the Lost Bayou Ramblers widening their sound with help from Scarlett Johansson, who makes a cameo during the chorus (singing in Cajun French, no less), and producer Koren Richey, who gives the song a sweeping, cinematic touch. Once the refrain hits, it’s easy to be swept away, even if you [...]

Tom Petty. Photos courtesy of New Orleans Jazz Fest. Unlike last year’s Jazz Fest where the programming felt more-than-slightly schizophrenic (Kid Rock, Bon Jovi, Tom Jones, Kenny G, Cyndi Lauper), this year’s fest was a model of roots-festival booking, a wholly integrated piece of spectacle-making where the possibility of transcendence — which by its very [...]