February 2013
BackTalk
- BackTalk: Dr. John, Keys-a-Janglin'
Complete BackTalk Interview with Dr. John and Sarah Morrow Mr. Mac Rebennack, aka Dr. John, has played just about every conceivable type…
Cover Story
- Davell Crawford: The Prince of New Orleans
“I tell people that my mom had triplets—she had me, a little baby grand and a microphone,” Davell Crawford says and…
Features
- New Sheriffs in Town: New Faces Show Up at Best of the Beat Awards
It probably didn’t come as a shock to anyone that Dr. John and Trombone Shorty would take home the most awards… - Save the Date: Super Bowl XLVII or Not, Carnival Krewes Roll On
When asked if they mind this year’s early parade date, Krewe of Chewbacchus co-founders Ryan Ballard and Kirah Haubrich burst out… - Ezra Credit: Better Than Ezra, Krewe of Rocckus' Kevin Griffin Chats
Though born in the blues and baptized in brass, New Orleans can still rock. Case in point: longtime stalwarts Better Than… - The Song Remains The Same? The Evolution of the Mardi Gras Songbook
The splendor of the Mardi Gras Indians’ feathered and beaded suits draws immediate awe when spotted coming down the city’s streets…
Fresh
- Blowing Up: Fledgling Trombone Shorty Foundation Gives Back
Nearly 40 students ranging from the 8th to 12th grades showed up to Tulane University’s Dixon Hall Music Room the afternoon… - Pause for Papa: Papa Grows Funk Goes on Hiatus
The morning of January 9 brought news that Papa Grows Funk, coming off arguably its best album (2012’s Needle in the… - Lost Issue: Longtime Subscriber Gives OffBeat Copy of Rare Early Issue
December anniversary issue we published all of our magazine covers for the past 25 years except for two, for which we… - Old Tradition, New Guardians: Young Big Chief Returns
New Way Pocky Way, recorded throughout 1998 by the Young Guardians of the Flame, is being reissued for national distribution by… - Mac Moves On: New Year Brings New Band, Management for Dr. John
Dr. John completed a successful and tumultuous 2012 by signing with a new management team and parting ways with his Lower…
Letters
- February 2013 Letters to OffBeat
CREOLE TROMBONE ERRORS Thanks so much for writing up my book Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz…
Mojo Mouth
- Bowled Over
I don’t know about you, but by the time we hit the first week of February, I’m gonna be worn out.…
OffBeat Eats
- Dining Out: Jung’s Golden Dragon (Restaurant Review)
One of the most common urban foodie legends involves an alleged top-secret menu at your favorite Chinese restaurant. As the story… - Jayna Morgan Hits the Spot at R'evolution
Do you remember the first time you came here? I walked through the door, and they were sold out. I’ve…
Dining Out
- Dining Out: Jung’s Golden Dragon (Restaurant Review)
One of the most common urban foodie legends involves an alleged top-secret menu at your favorite Chinese restaurant. As the story…
The Spot
- Jayna Morgan Hits the Spot at R'evolution
Do you remember the first time you came here? I walked through the door, and they were sold out. I’ve…
Reviews
- Miss Sophie Lee, Love Street Lullaby (Threadhead Records)
Vocalist Lee has been a popular local presence since moving to town from Chicago in 2001. But her Threadhead debut isn’t… - Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet, In a World of Mallets (Basin Street Records)
On a drum kit, the youngest Marsalis often goes several directions (meters) (not Meters) at once. On vibraphone, as he demonstrates… - Horace Trahan, All the Way (Independent)
Horace Trahan’s 2010 disc Keep Walking was not only brilliant, it revealed how Trahan had elevated his game a few notches… - Sonia Tetlow, Own Way Home (Threadhead Records)
Sonia Tetlow was the second of four female singer/bassists to join Cowboy Mouth in remarkably quick succession, and she’s now the… - Hot 8 Brass Band, Life and Times of the Hot 8 Brass Band (Tru Thoughts)
A question occurred to me toward the end of “Let Me Do My Thing,” the seventh track off the Hot 8… - Bobby Rush, Down in Louisiana (Deep Rush)
A chittlin’ circuit trailblazer, unlike contemporaries like Bobby Bland, Latimore, Little Milton and Johnnie Taylor, Bobby Rush’s career has thrived for… - Johnette Downing, Reading Rocks! (Wiggle Worm Records)
Don’t get me wrong, my faith in humanity felt torn and frayed well before two women I know got almost everything… - Seva Venet presents the Storyville Stringband of New Orleans, My Bayou Home (Independent)
It’s refreshing to hear a record of traditional New Orleans music not stuffed with the old warhorse tunes. I love to… - Sex Dog, Sex Dog (Tyrcrannaus)
Sex Dog is a throwback to a simpler time in rock history, when R.E.M. was a budding new band, the Ramones… - Rhino Electro-Acoustic Project, Purple Green & Gold Blues (Independent)
At this time of year, any funky jazz album with hardly any ballads is a Mardi Gras album by default. There… - Rue Boogaloo, Rue Boogaloo (RueBoo Records)
Rue Boogaloo morphed out of Henry Gray and the Cats when band manager/musician Andy Cornett—who sadly passed away shortly after this…
