Online News
AEG Live acquires Winter Circle Productions
AEG Live, the concert-world offshoot of Los Angeles-based entertainment-business juggernaut AEG, announced its acquisition of New Orleans-born Winter Circle Productions (WCP). Winter Circle has proven to be an ambitious and […]
Gretna Heritage Fest Announces Headliners, Daily Schedule and Ticket Prices
The 21st Annual Gretna Heritage Festival, presented by Cox, released its 2015 headliner lineup today. The festival will take place on October 2, 3, & 4 in downtown Gretna. The festival […]
“New Orleans Live” Begins Filming At Generations Hall
Back in May, OffBeat announced that iconic Cox Cable television program Louisiana Jukebox–which showcased live performances of hundreds of New Orleans artists from Irma Thomas to Rebirth Brass Band to Allen […]
Cajun Music Preservation Society Gets Federal Recognition
On July 30th, the Cajun Music Preservation Society was awarded a Gulf Guardian Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Gulf of Mexico Program (at the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus […]
The Wolfman Gets Managed
Adam Shipley, a veteran of the New Orleans music scene for the past 17 years, in now managing Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters. “It’s hard to believe,” said Shipley, […]
Photos: My Morning Jacket at Champions Square
The Louisville-based band My Morning Jacket celebrated the release of the new album The Waterfall, with a performance at Champions Square on Friday, July 31st. The show opened with an […]
Children’s Musician Johnette Downing to Perform This Friday
New Orleans children’s musician Johnette Downing will play at the Jazz National Historical Park (916 N. Peters St. in the Dutch Alley) this Friday, August 7th at 11 a.m. The […]
Photos: Tribute to Trumpet Black with Corey Henry’s Treme Funktet
Corey Henry and his Treme Funktet brought the party to the Red Beans and Ricely Yours stage of Satchmo SummerFest on the evening of Saturday, August 1. The performance, a […]
Satchmo Fest Speaker Jewel Brown Is Still An All-Star
As part of its seminar series, Satchmo SummerFest 2015 yesterday welcomed Jewel Brown, the last surviving member of Louis Armstrong‘s All-Stars. Brown spoke about how she got her start as a […]
FQFI Opens Satchmo SummerFest 2015 With “High Society” Screening
French Quarter Festivals, Inc. (FQFI) is outdoing itself in celebration of the 15th annual Satchmo SummerFest, putting on a variety of interesting events to supplement the festival’s musical acts and […]
