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New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: May 15 – May 21, 2014

Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of May 15 – May 21, 2014 featuring: Helen Gillet, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Mia […]

Fourteen-year-old Prodigy Bobby Paltauf Plays Bayou Boogaloo

Not many people can say they hopped in a van and drove across the country to play a free festival in New Orleans at the age of 14, but that […]

Bayou Boogaloo Doubles Down on Recycling

One of the goals of the organizers of the Bayou Boogaloo is to work toward having a zero waste festival every year. While Bayou Boogaloo founder Jared Zeller will be […]

Prospect New Orleans Announces Prospect.3: Notes for Now

Prospect New Orleans formally announced participating artists and discussed the curatorial framework of the upcoming biennial at “Prospect.3 Notes for Now” on Wednesday, May 14, at the Ogden Museum of […]

Heavyweight Oyster Eating Duel Slated for New Orleans Oyster Festival

Louisiana eating champion Adrian Morgan will go plate-to-plate with arch-rival Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas at the Acme World Oyster Eating Championship at 11:45 a.m. on June 1st in Woldenberg […]

Doon Finds his Voice with the Stooges Brass Band

Sand dunes are constantly on the move. Blowing desert winds can reshape the landscape overnight, shaping cascades of sand into new formations. That’s exactly what Dustin “Doon” Thomas aims for […]

Craig Klein Speaks Out Against 8 p.m. Music Curfew

As City Hall, the Mayor’s Office and the City Council grapple with the best approach to instituting an equitable city-wide noise ordinance, one issue that has been knocked into the […]

Bayou Boogaloo 2014 Complete Music Line Up

We get you ready for Bayou Boogaloo 2014 on the banks of Bayou St. John with a comprehensive breakdown of every musical performer. The ninth annual event kicks off on […]

Canopy Club Brings Shade Back to the Bayou Boogaloo

The Bayou Boogaloo’s VIP section, dubbed the “Canopy Club,” aims to do more than offer a shady spot during the festival, which kicks off on Friday, May 16, and runs […]

Photos: Fiya Fest 2014, Friday, May 2

Ryan Shapiro and Chris Rogers once again put on an amazing event, this time pairing many of funk’s biggest legends from around the country on stage with New Orleans’ best […]