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Live Music in New Orleans is in Danger of Collapsing

Live music—the bedrock of New Orleans’ reputation as a music city—is in danger of collapsing. This is kind of a complex issue, so bear with me. OffBeat has always been […]

Music Can Be Dangerous To Your Health. Yes, really.

Are you a musician who’s starting to lose your hearing or who suffers from tinnitus? Or a sound man or even a bartender that has been affected from being exposed to loud noise? The New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic has a revamped initiative to help to prevent hearing loss. Music can be dangerous to the health of your ears!

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WWOZ Needs A Permanant Home Now

Radio station WWOZ is negotiating to sign a long-term lease for a new home to be located on the entire fifth floor of The Shops at Jax Brewery, a prime […]

The City That Doesn’t Care

New Orleans has long been known as the “City That Care Forgot,” but I think it might be renamed “The City That Doesn’t Care” when it comes to its musical […]

Guest Opinion: Frenchmen Street—A Jazz Musician’s Perspective.

In response to last week’s blog on the sad state of Frenchmen Street, we received this letter from a local jazz musician, who asked us not to identify him, his […]

Frenchmen Street Is Looking Pretty…Rancid?

Last weekend, I wanted to showcase Frenchmen Street to a music-loving friend from Europe who had never been to New Orleans before. We ventured there late on Saturday afternoon; the […]

Mojo Mouth

I read every word that’s published in OffBeat’s “Bible.” One theme that recurs is that many musicians were influenced as children to become musicians. If a kid is exposed to music and music history—and is encouraged by teachers and mentors to love listening to all kinds of music and to perform same, you have the makings of a deeply-rooted musical tradition that’s passed on through time.

How Do You Find Live Local Music?

Where do people find live local music? Is there a regression in the information age in finding live local music? Most of you know that OffBeat has included music and culture […]

The Real Reason Krewe du Vieux Won’t Be Rolling on Frenchmen Street

Straight from the horse’s mouth, here’s the real reason that Krewe du Vieux won’t be parading on its usual route down Frenchmen and lower Decatur Streets. This is a press […]

Listen To Each Other

Roughly two months ago, I saw a post on artist kr3wcial’s Instagram post regarding Best of The Beat Awards in November. He had some very valid points and we got […]