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House of Blues New Orleans Celebrates 20 Years with Free Concert on February 1
This Saturday, February 1, New Orleans’ House of Blues turns 20 years old. To celebrate the two-decade milestone, the legendary music hall hosts a free 20th Anniversary concert featuring Kermit […]
New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: January 30 – February 5, 2014
Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of January 30 – February 5, 2014 featuring: Jake Bugg, Big Chief […]
Big Brother Lives In New Orleans: Dr. Marshall Chasin Weighs In On The New Orleans Noise Ordinance
Thanks to increasing media coverage and a boom in resident participation over the past month, a more balanced onslaught of concerned individuals are bringing informed opinions to the New Orleans […]
Nas to Headline Buku Fest 2014, Exclusive VIP Performances Announced
The Buku Music + Art Project, better known as Buku Fest, released its second round of line-up announcements today, including confirmation that ’90s-era hip-hop icon Nas will headline one of […]
WIN TICKETS: Annual BLT Ball Kicks Off Mardi Gras Season “Big and Easy”
Although we are not quite sure what the “BLT” in the BLT Ball stands for (is it a sandwich fair or a black tie gala?), what we do know is […]
The New Orleans Noise Ordinance: Much Ado about a Quarter-Mil
A more subdued, though no less impassioned, gathering filled City Council chambers this morning to monitor progress of the long-controversial “sound” ordinance (a/k/a “noise” ordinance)—rearing its head today in what […]
Terrance Simien Represents for Louisiana at the 2014 Grammy Awards
Well, this year’s winners are in, and though more than a dozen Louisiana artists were among the nominees, creole hero Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience band were the only […]
Photos: Peaches Live in Concert at One Eyed Jacks
Before there was Lady Gaga there was Peaches. And if you ask the pseudo-trans-sexual super performer herself about Lady Gaga, Peaches will tell you, like she told The Guardian last […]
WIN TICKETS: Slightly Stoopid To Kick-Off Jazz at the Joy for Jazz Fest 2014
Re-opened again two years ago after being shuttered since Hurricane Katrina, the Joy Theater takes another leap forward with the announcement today that the former movie house turned live performance […]
Mississippi Rail Company Embarks on Singles Project, Plays Launch Party at Gasa Gasa Friday
On Friday, January 31, boogie-woogie revivalists the Mississippi Rail Company will kick off its 2014 singles project with a live set at Gasa Gasa. As opposed to releasing a new […]
