Blogs
A Long Look Ahead
Coachella takes place in California April 15-17, a mere six months before Voodoo, but it’s the start of the festival season and is a hint as to who’ll be working […]
People Discover Palin in Your Pocket
Former OffBeat staffer Steve Winn has made a cottage industry of the “—– Your Pocket” series – keychains that play soundbites from famous and infamous sources. They include Mr. T […]
What Have We Learned?
We recently received a link to the new Mystikal, “That Woman,” and it’s simply sad. As dynamic a performer as he is, and as triumphant as his Jazz Fest appearance […]
Way Good Music Coming Your Way
Ooh, boy, is there some good music coming your way. Of course, there’s the Best of The Beat Awards, which we’ve been hyping non-stop. This is not mere puffery: We’ve […]
This is Britney, Right?
The new Britney Spears single, “Hold it Against Me,” comes out this week, and here’s an unofficial video with the song. It’s Britney dance pop – not as entertainingly messed […]
The First Words of the Season
Dan Phillips’ Home of the Groove is mandatory reading for fans of New Orleans music. He brings a fan’s passion and a historian’s attention to detail to writing about the […]
Geek as a Verb
Wednesday, OffBeat contributor Alex Cook blogged about comedian Patton Oswalt’s argument that the Internet is killing the geek subculture. In an essay he wrote for Wired, Oswalt said: The problem […]
Perpetuating Jazz
Had a surprise visit from Harold Battiste, Jr., who is one of my favorite people in the world. Harold is a jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and entrepreneur who has been […]
An Endangered Species?
In the Comments on Zachary Young’s “The Noise Goes on Forever,” one reader writes: I think it is equally short-sighted to compare the jazz musicians of the 19th and early […]
