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Drawn to New Orleans: Dana Abbott
“New Orleans is a musician’s beacon,” said Dana Abbott, who just released her new soul-rock album, Moonlight. It’s been 10 years since the California-born singer, songwriter, and guitarist moved here […]
Free Hearing Screenings for Musicians on Monday, 4/6
This Monday, the Tipitina’s Foundation Music Co-op holds its monthly free hearing screenings for musicians, who often suffer hearing loss over the course of long, loud careers. Local hearing specialist Dina Zeevi […]
Video: Washboard Lissa and Nervous Duane
Clarinet virtuoso and electric guitar extraordinaire “Nervous” Duane performed last Sunday afternoon at new Frenchmen Street venue Rare Form with the iconic Washboard Lissa (Lissa Driscoll). We’re saddened to report […]
Big Chief Victor Harris Celebrates 50 Years of Masking
Big Chief Victor Harris of the Fi-Yi-Yi Mardi Gras Indians has been masking for half a century. As chief of the Fi-Yi-Yi, also called the Mandingo Warriors, one of the […]
Drew Brees Brings GigTown App to New Orleans
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees is bringing GigTown, an innovative new way for musicians to book gigs through a smartphone app, to New Orleans. Brees, a native of music-centric […]
Dana Abbott Band Launches New Album Tonight at d.b.a.
[Featured image by K&D Photo + Video.] “Energy and emotion is a universal language in music” said Dana Abbott, the Frenchmen Street soul-rock powerhouse who celebrates the release of her […]
Ring in Spring with the Freret Street Festival
Freret Street will rock this weekend for the annual Freret Street Festival. Between Napoleon and Soniat Streets this Saturday, the bustling Uptown thoroughfare will close off traffic for its annual springtime celebration, which […]
New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: April 2 – April 8, 2015
Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of April 2 – April 8, 2015, featuring: Boukou Groove with Eric Bolivar, […]
Photos: 2015 Congo Square New World Rhythms Fest
Mardi Gras Indians, traditional tribal dancers, and a huge crowd brought Congo Square in Armstrong Park to life for the 2015 Congo Square New World Rhythms Fest. Big Chief Monk […]
Fan Funding: Dash Rip Rock
To fund their latest album, Wrongheaded, high-voltage Southern roots rock trio Dash Rip Rock has launched a PledgeMusic campaign encouraging fans to pre-order the album. In exchange, they’ll receive a […]
