“Crescent City,” the new single from New Orleans’ Loose Cattle, is a fiddler-driven reading of Americana icon Lucinda Williams' classic tune. Their rendition features special guests Louis Michot of Grammy winners Lost Bayou Ramblers as one of those fiddlers and Drive By Truckers’ Jay Gonzalez on organ and was recorded on the banks of the Vermilion River at famed Dockside Studios, produced by John Agnello (Son Volt, Dinosaur Jr., Waxahatchee, Horse Girl). “Crescent City” was spontaneously tracked during sessions for the band's second studio album, which is expected late summer/fall 2023. This track is being released as a stand-alone single on April /21 on Low Heat Records as a digital download and on streaming platforms in celebration of Loose Cattle’s first appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, May 4.

"It was kind of a Louisiana love-at-first-sight story,” says Kimberly Kaye, co-leader of Loose Cattle with Michael Cerveris, and lead singer on “Crescent City.” "Michael had known Lucinda for a while through Lu's tour manager, his fellow native West Virginian, Travis Stephens. When we came to town for an unofficial Louisiana Americana showcase during last year's Americana Music Fest in Nashville Lu invited us to stay at her place, with typicalSouthern hospitality.”

“We bonded right away, talking about parents, writing, and her childhood in Louisiana," says Cerveris, "It seemed natural for us to invite her to sit in on our Vinyl Tap set. And despite being scheduled to head out on her own tour later that day, she said she'd love to come out and make music with her Louisiana people. We all decided ‘Crescent City’ would be the perfect song especially since we'd brought Cajun fiddler Louis Michot with us filling in for our regular fiddle player, Rurik Nunan.”

"We kept it a surprise ‘til Lu came up onstage, and then the tiny room exploded with joy, appreciation and most of all, love for Lucinda," says Kim. "We carried that feeling back home to New Orleans," continues Michael, “and then into Dockside when we started recording our second album. One day, when Louis stopped by to deliver andouille sausage and boudin balls as a local treat for the out-of-towners (more of that Southern hospitality), we decided to try and recapture a little of the magic of that day in Nashville, this time with two fiddlers, just for Lu." 

released April 21, 2023 

LOOSE CATTLE:
Kimberly Kaye - singing
Michael Cerveris - guitars and harmony 
Renè Coman - bass
Doug Garrison - drums
Rurik Nunan - fiddle and harmony
with
Louis Michot - fiddle, t' fer and harmony
Jay Gonzalez - organ

Produced, recorded and mixed by John Agnello

additional production by Michael Cerveris

recorded at Dockside Studios, Maurice, LA 
by John Agnello with Justin Tocket, engineer

and at Marigny Studios, New Orleans 
by John Agnello with Rick G. Nelson, engineer

mixed by John Agnello at The Rabbit Hole, Raleigh, NC

mastered by Greg Calbi and Steve Fallone at Sterling Masters
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Crescent City single

14 Crescent City

8 Curtain

11 BIG NIGHT OUT

15 BIRTHDAY CAKE

12 TENDER MERCY

13 SIDEWALK CHICKEN

Live from Jazzfest

a new album by Michael Cerveris

press inquiries : Perry Serpa, Good Cop PR

05 Crescent

http://loosecattleband.com
written by Jeanine Tessori and Lisa Kron, adapted by Loose Cattle from the Broadway Musical Fun Home now playing at Circle In The Square Theater

Loose Cattle:
Michael Cerveris - vocal, guitar
Kimberly Kaye - vocal
Jon Graboff - pedal steel
Alex Harvey - tenor guitar
Justin Smith - fiddle
Lorenzo Wolff - bass
Eddy Zweiback - drums

recorded at Restoration Sound, Brooklyn NY, by Lorenzo Wolff
mixed at Nina Highway Studio, Breaux Bridge LA, by Mark Bingham
mastered at Georgetown Masters, Nashville TN, by Andrew Mendelson


PONY GIRL (edit)

St James Infirmary (edit)

taken from Loose Cattle's upcoming release, Seasonal Affective Disorder, available for pre order NOW on iTunes and amazon.com and at band camp and via Low Heat Records at www.lowheatrecords.com
words and music by Tom Waits
Kimberly Kaye - singer
Tom McDermott - piano
Justin Smith - fiddle
Eddy Zweiback - sleigh bells
recorded by Lorenzo Wolff at Restoration Sound, Brooklyn
mixed by David Barbe at Chase Park Transduction, Athens, GA
mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Masters, New York
produced by Lorenzo Wolff with Michael Cerveris
www.loosecattleband.com

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