Blogs
Clarification, Please?
And by “family-style neighborhood event,” do they mean the bonfire is one where families can bond by letting the children do a semi-risky act like set off fireworks while […]
The New Rules
These rules for the Mid-City New Year’s Eve Bonfire came to me via Pat Jolly’s list, not from a direct source, so I can’t verify their origin, but the […]
Weasel Words
On Sunday, The Times-Picayune reported on City Council’s rejection of two proposed art installations in the French Quarter. The council backed the decisions of the Vieux Carre Commission and […]
Bonfire is On
The Mid-City New Year’s Eve Bonfire is on again. After a meeting between the fire department and Mid-City representatives, efforts to make it safer were agreed on. According to […]
Get Stuffed
This year, garage rock heroes the Fleshtones released a Christmas album, Stocking Stuffer, which was part of our Christmas wrap-up in OffBeat. For the piece, I interviewed singer Peter […]
Not for the Fragile
The indie compilation I’ll Stay ‘Til After Christmas is a CD benefitting Amnesty International, and it’s not for those prone to the Christmas blues … or maybe it is. […]
A Little Late, but with a Decent Excuse
When I evacuated for Hurricane Gustav, I had a number of CDs with me that I figured I’d write reviews for when I had a chance. The CDs ended […]
Congratulations to Erika Goldring
OffBeat contributor Erika Goldring has three photographs in RollingStone.com’s 20 top live shots of 2008.
Do-Overs?
In Keith Spera’s analysis of the Jazz Fest schedule (not online at Nola.com that I could find), he resurrected one of Quint Davis’ more infamous quotes. When asked in […]
Mandatory Reading
The Nation‘s A.C. Thompson wrote an account of white vigilante activities in Algiers in the days after Hurricane Katrina that must be read, if for no other reason than because no […]
