Issue Articles — Features
10th Anniversary of the Louisiana Hall of Fame
When her health began declining in the late nineteen-eighties, longtime musician Lou Gabus realized that performing was no longer an option. Encouraged by friend, Merle Haggard, Gabus embarked on a […]
All That: The Men From F.I.A.S.C.O.
The word sousaphunk isn’t in the dictionary. But someday it might be. The Sousaphunk Saga of All That began in 1994 when DJ Davis, WWOZ DJ and host of the […]
Dave Easley & Heartifacts
With his black hat and full, black beard, he resembles a character from a spaghetti western-except for the glasses. Mysterious looking enough to start, he is seated on stage, at […]
The Soul of Stavin’ Chain
Legendary TV producer Hugh Wilson, while down here in the Eighties producing the much lamented Frank’s Place, was moved to say this about his location: “There are four things you […]
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs, Part 6
In late 1997, the OffBeat Staff began developing the list of the 100 Essential Louisiana CDs. Our goal was to pick the 100 compact discs that, individually, represented influential and/or […]
’99 New Orleans 30th Jazz & Heritage Festival
The 30th anniversary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will be held April 23-May 2. Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Branford Marsalis, Willie Nelson, Santana, The Isley Brothers, Widespread Panic, The […]
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs, Part 5
From the sounds of Jelly Roll Morton to Clifton Chenier to Fats Domino and the Neville Brothers, Louisiana music has consistently proven itself as timeless and diverse. New Orleans is […]
Iris May Tango Is On A Mission, Y’all
“Humberto and Iris May Tango,” read the headline, referring to two hurricanes about to collide. And a band was born. Thing is, the two forces out in front of this […]
Everybody’s Got An Opinion!: The Top 10 Music Events of 1998
Jeff Hannusch, our columnist for “Talkin’ Bout New Orleans,” said that these were his favorite “musical moments” off 1998: 1) Otis Clay at the Victoria Pavilion, Kitchener, Ontario. The God […]
Guarding the Flame of Life: The Funeral Of Big Chief Donald Harrison, Sr.
It was a summer day in December. We crowded into St. Augustine Catholic Church to send off Big Chief Donald Harrison. Inside the church Fr. LeDeaux had said, there is […]
