Issue Articles — Cover Story
Rickie Lee Jones puts down roots in New Orleans, and touches fans worldwide with intimate live-stream shows
When OffBeat asked me to write the April cover story on Rickie Lee Jones for their French Quarter Fest issue, she was scheduled to appear for the first time ever […]
Tragedy or Opportunity? Louisiana musicians take stock of their new reality
by Max Bonanno, Matt Hughes, Brett Milano and John Wirt TO ALL LOUISIANA MUSICIANS!Louisiana musicians tell OffBeat how they are coping with the COVID-19 virus restrictions and tell us what […]
Sweet Crude Verve debut ‘Officiel//Artificiel’ blooms in coronavirus season
Sweet Crude, that sprightly synthesizer-and percussion-laden pop band from New Orleans, set the spring release date for Officiel//Artificiel months ago. Despite the coronavirus pandemic that’s slammed the door on in-person […]
The Iceman Special: Cross-Generational Collaboration And Family Ties
The Iceman Special – Dr. Dude’s Masquerade Parade (Ltd. Edition Vinyl) On a recent Sunday night at House of Blues, good vibrations radiated through the room, even though the evening’s […]
Supreme Green Fairy: Tank and the Bangas reign over Krewe Bohème
Tarriona “Tank” Ball made a list of the great things Tank and the Bangas experienced in 2019. It’s a long list: a Grammy Award nomination for best new artist; performing […]
Lifetime Achievement in Music: Charlie Gabriel
Lifetime Achievement in Music Charlie Gabriel When Charlie Gabriel, 87, was a youngster of maybe eight or nine years old, he had a talk with God. “I remember myself saying: […]
Adonis Rose and the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra Swing Back onto the Scene
“We’re the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra; we live in New Orleans,” declares drummer Adonis Rose, who in 2016 took over the position of artistic director of the ensemble affectionately called […]
Resistance & Existence: Brandan “Bmike” Odums’ Truth-telling Activism
“New Orleans is a place where you can just fall into art,” says Brandan “Bmike” Odums. “You can find it anywhere, without a cost of admission.” We’re sitting in his […]
Ain’t No Limitations: The Soul Rebels pave the roads and knock down the doors
An object in motion stays in motion. For the Soul Rebels, that’s been an unspoken mantra since the band formed in 1991. Borne from the wellspring of traditional brass and […]
Raj Smoove, the greatest DJ in the world, takes on the New Orleans music industry
Raj Smoove has never had a “real job.” No summers mowing lawns, no part-time gig stocking shelves over the holidays, no late-night restaurant shifts in the French Quarter. At age […]
