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Photos: 101 Runners, Naughty Professor help open Bayou Boogaloo 2018
Following an aborted opening day due to violent storming on Bayou St. John, the Bayou Boogaloo team worked all night to bring the festival back to life. On Saturday, May […]
101 Runners, New Orleans Funk 101 (Meantime Lounge Records)
Conga master Chris Jones grew up listening to the Mardi Gras Indians at Second and Dryades. Jones remembers “beating on a 40-ounce beer bottle for hours with Geechee Johnson” and […]
101 Runners, Rosy’s Jazz Hall, March 4, 2007
Seeing the 101 Runners, a combination of the funk band Gradoux, big chiefs Monk Boudreaux, David Montana, Roddy Lewis, and percussionists Geechie Johnson and Uganda Roberts might be what it […]
From the Street to the Stage: Big Chief Juan Pardo at the Congo Square Rhythms Festival
Golden Comanche Big Chief Juan Pardo is also a key part of the group Tribal Gold, the union with the New Orleans Suspects, who will be playing the Congo Square Rhythms Festival. The dust had barely settled on Mardi Gras when we sat down at Rue de la Course to discuss how everything is organically coming together for him in the right way.
Weekly Picks (1/04 – 1/10)
It’s the start of a new year and as usual, there is no shortage of live music and cultural events in New Orleans! Check out this week’s OffBeat Weekly Picks […]
Music writer John Swenson to be memorialized with concert at The Broadside
The late music writer John Swenson, a former editor and frequent contributor to OffBeat, will be memorialized with a concert The Broadside on Saturday, May 14, as a benefit for […]
Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo in Exile hosts three nights of festival-style entertainment
The North Mississippi Allstars presented by National Endowment for the Arts will headline this year’s version of the Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo. Friends of Bayou St. John, the nonprofit organization that […]
A Family Affair: Monk Boudreaux and Cha Wa
Joseph “Monk” Boudreaux is the oldest living Mardi Gras Indian Chief, the Elder of Elders in a tradition dating back to the 1800s. As such, he sees himself as the […]
Here are live music events during the last 2 weeks of Mardi Gras season
Whether you’re doing your usual Mardi Gras celebrating as a local or playing tour guide to visiting friends and family, live music is a must-see during Mardi Gras. Below, we’ve […]
New Orleans Record Press hosting winter bash with Erica Falls, Juan Pardo & more
New Orleans Record Press, the city’s first and only independently owned and operated vinyl record manufacturing plant, is throwing a massive Winter Bash from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on […]
