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Big Freedia’s TV Show Hitting Fuse This Fall
If you’ve ever seen Big Freedia command a stage, proclaiming “I am the queen diva” with her booming voice and linebacker’s build, you might have spotted a reality TV show […]
Purple Rain at the Prytania for the Purple One’s Bornday
To celebrate funk god Prince’s 55th birthday on June 7, the Prytania Theatre will host two late-night birthday celebrations this Friday and Saturday night, both of which will feature a […]
Ponderosa Stomp Adds Swamp Dogg, Chris Montez
The Ponderosa Stomp has announced two additions to its October lineup, both Stomp debuts: Southern soul maverick Swamp Dogg and “Let’s Dance” hitmaker Chris Montez. For those who share the […]
Sabotage: NOLA Beastie Boys Tribute Returns to HoB Friday
The boys from New Orleans will kick it root down for the second consecutive summer when Sabotage: A Tribute to the Beastie Boys takes over the House of Blues on Friday night […]
NOLA Locavores Rally Cocktails, Bikes, Scavengers and More into 2013 Eat Local Challenge
Summer is officially here, it’s June and that means that NOLA Locavores is presenting their third annual Eat Local Challenge to promote the nutritional, economical, environmental, and cultural benefits of […]
OffBeat Photog Kim Welsh Joins Mardiclaw and Rick Moore on Display at Crescent City Brewhouse
OffBeat contributing photographer, Kim Welsh is one of three featured visual artists showing new works in a June 12 art opening at an unlikely gallery space, the Crescent City Brew […]
French Quarter Festival Poster Artist to Auction Original 2013 Painting for Roots of Music
A lot of people admired and bought copies of this year’s French Quarter Festival poster, which featured Kermit Ruffins. But if you loved that poster so much that you’ve dreamed […]
Backbeat Gets Botanical at Sunday Garden Party Season Finale with Eric Lindell and Colin Lake
On Sunday, June 9, the New Orleans Botanical Garden and the Backbeat Foundation hosts their monthly Garden Party, which will feature live performances from local blues-rockers Eric Lindell and Colin […]
The Big Issue:
Does Progress Destroy Culture?
It seems that tourism in New Orleans has officially reached a point where an ongoing dialogue between policy makers and culture bearers is now a daily, or at least weekly, […]
Photos: Music Matters with Paul Stookey, Carolyn Malachi and Jasiri X
Last Friday (May 31), folk legend Paul Stookey (of Peter, Paul and Mary fame) and his legacy initiative, Music2Life hosted a unique musical experience with rising urban alternative stars Carolyn […]
