Cajun Country Mardi Gras

Zulu Chronicles & High Sierra Music Festivals

Titanic, As Good As It Gets, Good Will Hunting, The Sweet Hereafter and Wag The Dog

The Eyes of the Time

SXSW, The TopCats, Summer Lyric Theatre, Show Me Your Funk, the Zion Harmonizers & More

Hailed by the New York Times as “the domestic pop and rock music industry’s most important gathering,” SXSW gets underway in Austin, TX, March 18-22. Discounts for the conference are […]

Comeaux Update; Cajun Grammy Nominees; Mardi Gras Fever

“Medicine Show” was a night to remember, and if all goes well, you might be able to pick up CD highlights of the memorial concert this fall. The Dec. 26 […]

Blues Up and Down: Jazz in Our Time by Tom Piazza

A Shining Krown and Visiting Duke for Mardi Gras

For a piano player, a solo gig at The Maple Leaf is a dream come true and a daunting responsibility. The New Orleans piano tradition has one of its richest […]

Best of the Beat Kicks!! Jazz Fest Tickets on Sale; “Big Easy Catalog” Created for Local Songwriters

Letters February 1998

A Normal Reaction Just wanted to say thanks for the great article on The Normals (OffBeat, Dec. 1997). This was a great band from New Orleans. So glad to see […]