Author Archives: Keith Spera

March 1st 1996

Better Than Ezra Lands New Drummer, Heads into Studio; Adios from OffBeat’s Editor

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March 1st 1996

Dash Rip Rock: Still Smokin’

The scene: a hotel room in St. Louis the night before Thanksgiving. Dash Rip Rock’s new, fresh-faced young drummer, Kyle Melancon, is kicking back on a rare night off. He still hadn’t quite gotten over his good fortune. Just a few weeks ago, he was managing a record store in a shopping mall in New [...]

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February 1st 1996

Better Than Ezra Loses Drummer; Blue Jackal to Howl No More

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February 1st 1996

One Wedding and A Funeral

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January 1st 1996

Cowboy Mouth Survives Corporate Shake-Up; Some Highlights from ’95

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December 1st 1995

The Culmination of the FESStival at Tip’s; Remembering Whiteman, Lambert, Burkhamer

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December 1st 1995

Louisiana Music 1995

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November 1st 1995

Blind Melon Singer Dies in New Orleans; New Anders, Bagdaddies CDs

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November 1st 1995

Tab Benoit: Born on the Bayou

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October 1st 1995

Concert Series, Publishing Deal Refocus Attention on Fess; Irene Finally Signs

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