The Treme Sidewalk Steppers host their annual Super Bowl second line this Sunday, February 5. The parade starts at noon. The Treme Sidewalk Steppers come out for the second line at the African-American Museum at Governor Nicholls and N. Villere in the Treme. The parade then heads over to Basin St./Orleans Ave. and up towards [...]
R&B producer Clarence Reid is responsible for much of the great soul tracks out of Miami including Betty Wright’s “Clean Up Woman,” but he’s better known by his alter ego, the foul-mouthed Blowfly. In a mask, cape and superhero shirt, he still has the superpower to talk about sex in the most outrageous terms after [...]
Hammond B3 player Ike Stubblefield got his start as part of the Motown Revue in 1968, and he has spent his career since playing with a musical who’s who on the road or in the studio. Recently, he was in town to play organ on Ruthie Foster‘s Let It Burn (recorded at Piety Street Studios), [...]
After a short tour supporting blues singer/guitarist Keb’ Mo’, Anders Osborne returned with him to New Orleans for a show at House of Blues Sunday, January 29. Osborne opened the concert with a solo acoustic performance, playing seven new songs and even blowing some tunes on the harmonica (see him play the harp on “Back [...]
Starting tomorrow, The Voodoo Experience will celebrate “Voodoo Valentine” – a two-week promotion to run from Wednesday, February 1 through Valentine’s Day. During that time, everyone who buys a ticket will receive a free year of Spin Magazine and the chance to win Voodoo and New Orleans-oriented prizes. Voodoo-oriented upgrades including a pair of side [...]
Thursday night, rock duo The Kills—Allison “VV” Mosshart and James “Hotel” Hince—played House of Blues with Jeff the Brotherhood and Hunters opening. Alex Cook previewed the concert for our January issue’s Plan A featured show. All photos below were taken by Allyce Andrew.
Friday night at Generations Hall, we presented the winners of the 2011 Best of the Beat Awards, as voted on by our highest-ever number of Best of the Beat poll respondents. Lifetime Achievement in Music Award recipient George Porter, Jr. and his Runnin’ Pardners, GIVERS, Big Freedia, Lost Bayou Ramblers, the Soul Rebels, Glen David [...]
Our new issue hits the streets today with the O. Perry Walker Marching Band on the cover. Zachary Young’s cover story talks about what goes into getting ready for Mardi Gras, and here’s footage of them performing “What’s on Your Mind” by Information Society during last year’s Carnival.
Kermit Ruffins and GIVERS. Only those two acts stood between Trombone Shorty and every award he competed for. This year in the Best of the Beat, OffBeat readers voted him Artist of the Year, R&B/Funk Artist of the Year, Trombone Player of the Year, and his For True was named Album of the Year and [...]
