Rising New Orleans Songbird, Robin Barnes Hosts EP Release Party At Eiffel

Oftentimes in the birthplace of jazz, contemporary voices get left out of media coverage tailored for a “traditional” jazz audience. However, as long as rising New Orleans songbird Robin Barnes […]

New Orleans musicians in love: Valentine’s Day stories from five couples

It’s Valentine’s Day and few elements of romance are more powerful than music. On this day when lovers express their innermost feelings for each other, OffBeat sought out five couples […]

Split Second Foundation Fundraiser with Robin Barnes, Tamica Lee & Tank and the Bangas

The Split Second Foundation, an organization committed to breaking physical, societal, and research barriers for people living with disabilities, will hold a fundraising event August 13. Split Second Fitness is […]

Robin Barnes: From Songbird to Firebird

According to the ancient Greeks, the phoenix—the firebird—was a long-lived bird that was cyclically born again and regenerated by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. As the ancient tales […]

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The Weekly Stream: New Orleans Concerts, April 22-April 29

New Orleans is getting ready for what should be the first weekend of Jazz Fest, but as we all now know, things haven’t gotten pretty weird around here. It’s now […]

The Weekly Stream: New Orleans Concerts, April 15-April 22

New Orleans is in the peak of what should be festival season. Instead, citywide concerts are happening online in the era of coronavirus. Week five of OffBeat’s Weekly Stream column […]

The Weekly Stream: New Orleans Concerts, April 8-April 15

Week four of OffBeat’s Weekly Stream column lists online, virtual “gigs” from Louisiana musicians who are performing through social media and other digital platforms during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. With music […]

Livestream Review: Robin Barnes & Pat Casey’s “Songbird At Home”

Live music in New Orleans is, for the forseeable future, a virtual activity. Every Monday night, local jazz vocalist Robin Barnes Casey and her husband, bass virtuoso Pat Casey, hit […]

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The Weekly Stream: New Orleans Concerts, March 25-April 1

We’re continuing to hunker down in New Orleans, a live music city effectively shut down completely by the COVID-19 pandemic. But that doesn’t mean the music has stopped. Instead, musicians […]

The Weekly Stream: New Orleans online concerts, March 20-26

As music venues and musicians across New Orleans adapt themselves to the drastic changes brought on by the ongoing novel coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, many are providing music fans with online and […]