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JAZZ FEST DAY 2 RECAP: Billy Joel, Toussaint, VOW All-Stars & More!

Saturday was the kind of day that Jazz Fest likes to brag about: The crowds were there in droves, and didn’t seem to be concentrated at any one stage. In […]

JAZZ FEST DAY 1 RECAP: George Benson, Dr. John, James Rivers & More!

Ah, the first morning of Jazz Fest: Five minutes into the inaugural set, and Flow Tribe are already demanding a singalong. The Fais Do Do stage is already the polar […]

New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: April 25 – May 1, 2013

Hungry for live music..? Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of April 25 – May 01, 2013 featuring: Gypsyphonic Disko, Anders Osborne, […]

FUNK A-PLENTY AT FIYA FEST

An all-star cast of funkateers, featuring some of the city’s favorite players in new combinations, will light up Fiya Fest at Mardi Gras World on May 3. The show is […]

JAZZ SCRIBES SALUTE KIDD JORDAN

The newly-created New Orleans chapter of the National Jazz Journalists’ Association will this week honor Edward “Kidd” Jordan as the city’s inaugural jazz hero. Jordan was selected by members of […]

TERRY REID AT ONE EYED JACK’S

Terry Reid is probably most famous for something he didn’t do: He didn’t come running when Jimmy Page called in 1968, wanting a lead singer for the hot new band […]

ALL-STAR CAST DOES “NINE LIVES” LIVE

  A rare performance of Nine Lives, the acclaimed musical and double CD, will take place in New Orleans between Jazz Fest weekends. The play features 39 original songs by […]

TOUSSAINT RECEIVING STELLAR TRIBUTE

Just two weekends ago, the great Allen Toussaint made a surprise appearance at Fortier Fest, an annual neighborhood event in the Bayou St. John area. Sitting in with the usual […]

Slim Harpo Music Awards In Baton Rouge, May 1

  Those with a hunger for deep blues and Louisiana roots music will want to be in Baton Rouge on Wednesday, May 1, when the annual Slim Harpo Music Awards […]

Chuck Blamphin Celebrates 40 Years At Fais Do Do

You’ve been to your share of Jazz Fests and racked up a lot of good memories. But probably not as many as Chuck Blamphin, who this year celebrates his 40th […]