March 2010
BackTalk
- Les Blank
Documentary filmmaker Les Blank has spent much of his life in Louisiana, whether attending university here at Tulane, working as second…
Cover Story
- MyNameIsJohnMichael: What's in a Name?
It all started with a bet. John Michael Rouchell was having lunch with a friend who, midconversation, told him that he…
Features
- A Lucky Bounce
Hip-hop genres flare up and become passé in the blink of an eye, but no style ever truly dies in New… - Foburg Music Festival: Spelling Doesn't Matter
The New Orleans Indie Rock Collective, more commonly known as the NOIR Collective, has been cultivating and supporting local indie rock… - Preservation Hall Jazz Band: The A List
For its new album, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band made some high-profile friends, but who learned from who? Since Preservation… - Music Without Bars
It was the most safe I ever felt in a pitch-black abandoned warehouse out by the train tracks. All I could…
Fresh
- LA at SXSW
OffBeat cover subject MyNameIsJohnMichael will be part of the contingent from Louisiana going to Austin, Texas for South by Southwest, the… - Dirty Bourbon River Show: The Circus is in Town
When most New Orleans musicians think of a carnival, the brass and second lines of Mardi Gras come to mind. However,… - Clark Vreeland: Ten Years After
Founding member of the Rhapsodizers Clark Vreeland returns to Snug Harbor March 13 to play in New Orleans after a decadelong… - Changes at the Ogden Museum
The Ogden Museum of Southern Art has been adjusting to several significant changes since the start of the year. Following the…
Letters
- March 2010 Letters
MAKING A DIFFERENCE My wife and I would like to thank y’all for an absolutely amazing time at the Best of…
Mojo Mouth
- Reviving Music in the Quarter
I’m sitting here in my Frenchmen Street perch on a cloudy Sunday afternoon, working on this March issue. Frenchmen Street has…
Obituaries
- Obituary: Dale Hawkins (1936-2010)
2010 isn’t turning out to be a very good year for legendary Louisiana rock ’n’ rollers. Just last month we reported…
OffBeat Eats
- Chip Wilson Hits the Spot at Elizabeth's Restaurant
Elizabeth's Restaurant 601 Gallier St. (504) 944-9272 How did you first come across Elizabeth’s? I live a few blocks down at… - Dining Out: Crescent Pie & Sausage Co.
There is a saying about mice, men and their plans. We are not really sure what it means, but Bart Bell…
Dining Out
- Dining Out: Crescent Pie & Sausage Co.
There is a saying about mice, men and their plans. We are not really sure what it means, but Bart Bell…
The Spot
- Chip Wilson Hits the Spot at Elizabeth's Restaurant
Elizabeth's Restaurant 601 Gallier St. (504) 944-9272 How did you first come across Elizabeth’s? I live a few blocks down at…
Reviews
- Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Preservation (Preservation Hall)
By now, it should be obvious that this is not your father’s Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Under Ben Jaffe’s leadership, it… - Rotary Downs, Cracked Maps and Blue Reports (Rookery)
From the opening slow rising track through the march-like rhythms and resigned vocals that close this compact disc, Rotary Downs’ new… - Mark Weliky Trio, Mark Weliky Trio (Independent)
You can’t judge an album by its artwork. Such holds true for the Mark Weliky Trio’s self-titled debut. In stark contrast… - The Way, Half Awake (Independent)
Imagine stumbling into a 4 a.m. jam session between cult icons Captain Beefheart and the B-52s. Preposterous, right? Well, that’s exactly… - Krewe of Eris, The Feasts of the Appetite of Eris (Domino Sound)
Krewe of Eris is an annual Mardi Gras marching parade, a swarm of costumed miscreants who meet in the Bywater and… - Eddie C. Campbell, Tear This World Up (Delmark)
The King of the Jungle” is back and as always, Eddie C. Campbell delivers the goods. This one is a real… - Gypsyphonic Disko, Nola-Phonic, Volume One (mixtape)
The talk of the town this last month has been unity. The overarching narrative of the Saints saga has been the… - Lil Wayne and Same Ol Two Step, Gotta Be Me (Shrimpo Music)
As Chris Ardoin, J. Paul and Curley Taylor keep pushing zydeco to its progressive left; Lil Wayne and Same Ol Two… - Jack Brass Band, Fourth Movement (Independent)
It’s hard to pin down the Jack Brass Band. Their 2007 album, Traditionally Speaking, was a fairly traditional New Orleans affair.… - Larry Ankrum, Without Reasons (Forasound)
In 2008, saxophonist Larry Ankrum felt the urge to record again. It had been 16 years since the release of his… - Various Artists, A Light on the South Side (Numero Group)
I won’t say who thought this looked like a pretty interesting Chicago blues anthology, but it’s pretty obvious they were wrong.… - Smiley Lewis, Smiley Rocks (Bear Family)
If they ever need another name for classic New Orleans rhythm and blues, they might consider calling it Smiley Lewis music.… - Gov’t Majik, Party Favors (Future Family)
With a name derived from the lyrics of the great Fela Kuti, New Orleans’ Gov’t Majik seeks to infuse the spirit… - Dennis Paul Williams, Morning Light (Way Down in Louisiana)
Dennis Paul Williams has always had a unique voice as a zydeco guitarist, practically playing the role of jazz shaman in… - Dirty Bourbon River Show, Volume One (Independent)
Generally speaking, most recording artists fall into one of two categories: recording act or live act. Obviously, most working musicians make… - Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Up In Flames (Sound of New Orleans)
Unlike his contemporaries Keith Frank, Chris Ardoin and Curley Taylor, whose fathers also played professionally, Dwayne Dopsie leans more towards the… - J. the Savage, Songs from the Tree of Life (Independent)
Singer songwriter Jamie Bernstein has been around the music scene in New Orleans for several years working with the Crescent City… - Sean Costello, A Memorial Retrospective (Landslide)
The blues world was much disturbed when they heard of last year’s passing of Atlanta guitarist extraordinaire Sean Costello, who, a… - Maryland Jazz Band of Cologne featuring Lillian Boutte, Let’s All Go Down To New Orleans - Live At the Palm Court Jazz Café (GHB)
Singer Lillian Boutté is well known for her work bringing New Orleans jazz to an international audience, so it’s fitting that… - DJ Quickie Mart, Brain Salad Surgery (mixtape)
Brain Salad Surgery is DJ Quickie Mart’s answer to Girl Talk, and at one level it’s a winner and at another,…
