July 2017
Cover Story
- Let It Flow! New breweries are reshaping the beer landscape of New Orleans
There’s nothing like a cold beer on a hot New Orleans summer day. The condensation on the bottle can or glass…
Features
- Sugar Rush: Using Louisiana cane sugar, Lula keeps local spirits up
When Lula opened its doors last February, New Orleans and all of the Deep South got something new—a restaurant that’s also… - Caps off! Our guide to all of New Orleans' breweries
Our guide to all of New Orleans’ breweries, their signature beers and recommended brews. 40 ARPENT (since 2014) 6809 N. Peters… - The Deslondes: In a hurry to take it slow
“I set down with my back against the wall looking all through the troubled, tangled, messed-up men. Traveling the hard way.… - With You in Mind: Stanton Moore’s tribute to Allen Toussaint
In the fall of 2015, drummer Stanton Moore, along with pianist David Torkanowsky and bassist James Singleton, had booked studio time… - Nothing Compares 2 U: Sexy Dex and the Fresh are using the past to shape the future
Dexter Gilmore is the frontman of the exhilarating ’80s funk-meets-rock-meets-shoegaze-meets-indie-pop band Sexy Dex and the Fresh. He sings in a soaring… - High Fidelity: Irma Thomas tells the story of "Time Is On My Side"
“I was only 23 years old when I recorded ‘Time Is On My Side.’ It was offered to me when I did… - A Ticket to Rock Royalty: Gregg Allman’s Midnight Ride through New Orleans
It's the Summer of ’69 and the Allman Brothers are opening for Dr. John at the Boston Tea Party. They're just…
Fresh
- New Orleans Beatles Festival: With a little help from my friends
The New Orleans Beatles Festival celebrates its 15th anniversary this year with a 50th anniversary performance of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s… - Seven Three Distilling: A bottle for every neighborhood
Hiding in plain sight in a warehouse on the corner of Claiborne Avenue and Bienville Street in the Treme, Seven Three… - Soundcheck: Five Questions with Rebirth Brass Band’s Phil Frazier, Governor of the 2018 Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club
When did you become a member of the Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club and what inspired you to join? It… - Soundcheck: Five Questions with Ms. Charm Taylor
Why did you make New Orleans your home? I came to New Orleans to gut houses after the storm. I was… - My Music: Andre Lovett
“I grew up singing all my life—kind of classical stuff. My dad was in the Air Force, so we moved around a…
BackTalk
- Samantha Fish talks back
New Orleans has long been a magnet for musicians and other artists working in many disciplines. Samantha Fish, a singer, songwriter…
In The Spirit
- In the Spirit: Wyatt Lowrey of Vessel
“Vessel opened with three key components—proper glassware, a focus on community and a coastal theme. We have 28 different kinds of…
Dining Out
- Dining Out: St. James Cheese Company — Warehouse District
According to a recent survey, advocates on either side of the climate change debate unanimously agree on one point: When it…
Letters
- Letters to the Editor
NOLA Lawlessness? We were in NOLA this weekend and went by Kermit’s Mother-in-Law Lounge and spent a little time under the…
The Spot
- Beth Patterson hits the spot at Ikura Hibachi & Sushi
Is there any sushi you won’t eat? Lately, on principle, I’ve stopped eating octopus because they’re so intelligent and I love…
Reviews
- Sweet Crude, "Créatures" (Rhyme & Reason)
The sound that Sweet Crude have isn’t one that you can sit down and design: If you throw Cajun traditional music,… - "Alex McMurray Sings His Greatest New Orleans Hits," (Independent)
Back in the 1950s through the early ’70s New Orleans was known as much for songwriting as for its great music.… - Sonny Landreth, "Recorded Live in Lafayette" (Provogue)
As great a concert performer as Lafayette slide guitar ruler and singer Sonny Landreth is, Recorded Live in Lafayette is only… - Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, "The Nashville Sound" (Southeastern Records)
Produced by Dave Cobb, who also works with Grammy winners Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson, this record is their third collaboration… - Hot 8 Brass Band, "On the Spot" (Tru Thoughts Records)
The Grammy-nominated Hot 8 Brass Band blows hard on tunes from its new release, On the Spot, many of which either… - Rebirth Brass Band, "Do Whatcha Wanna" (Mardi Gras Records)
Each record we did was by mistake. We had no plans. We would walk to the French Quarters and make up… - Lynn Drury, "Rise of the Fall" (Independent)
Lynn Drury’s eighth album continues the exponential growth as a songwriter that began in earnest with Sugar on the Floor and… - Darcy Malone & the Tangle, "Make Me Over" (Independent)
All four tracks show the band at its most aggressive: Darcy Malone does some of her bluesiest wailing (the choruses of… - The Monocle (Aurora Nealand), "KindHumanKind" (Independent)
The stunning first album from Aurora Nealand’s solo, art pop–driven Monocle project opens with a somber series of bells tolling, interspersed… - Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, "sketch" (Full Frontal Records)
You’ve got to love anybody this hyphenated. Johnny Sketch and his Dirty Notes were pioneers in the local funk-rock bad-boy jam-band… - Benjamin Booker, "Witness" (ATO Records)
When OffBeat last checked in with then New Orleans–based rocker Benjamin Booker, he was riding high on the success of his… - Water Seed, "We Are Stars" (Independent)
“Open Sesame,” the first track on Water Seed’s fifth album, isn’t the Kool & the Gang club hit from the early… - King James & the Special Men, "Act Like You Know" (Independent)
If one song could encompass everything great about New Orleans music… Well, it would have to be a really long song.…
Mojo Mouth
- It's Not Easy Being Queen
There’s a new name and face in music media. It’s one you may be familiar with, but in another context and…
