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WE SAW THE MUSIC at SCOTT EDWARDS GALLERY

Photographer Baron Wolman got close enough to Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead to make anyone jealous. Known for his work during the early days […]

French Quarter Fest 2013 Traffic Advisory

If you’re planning on driving to French Quarter Fest this weekend (April 11-14), take note: The city has instituted a traffic advisory for the four days of the festival, Thursday […]

Seattle’s Experience Music Project Pop Conference hits NOLA April 19 – 21

“Due South: Roots, Songlines, Musical Geographies” New Orleans music is once again the central focus of a national music conference this month as Seattle’s Experience Music Project (EMP) has chosen […]

New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: April 11-17, 2013

Hungry for live music..? Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of April 11 – 17, 2013 featuring: Alex McMurray, Leroy Jones, Dave […]

Obituary: Les Blank (1935-2013)

The great documentarian Les Blank died last weekend, and we recall his showing a rare film at Ponderosa Stomp… I’m proud to say that the great documentarian Les Blank nearly […]

Jazz & Heritage Foundation Unveils Sync Up Conference 2013 Schedule

The sixth annual Sync Up conference during both Jazz Fest weekends promises to be the splashiest one yet, with local and national luminaries stopping in. The film component will include […]

Benefit for Wounded Policeman John Passaro on April 16

Charmaine Neville, the Bucktown Allstars, the Wise Guys and other local musicians perform next Wednesday to benefit Police Officer  John Passaro, who was wounded in the line of duty two […]

CD Drive for Angola Prison Radio Station, KLSP-91.7 FM

Louisiana gets to claim fame to alot of prideful things. Unfortunately, being the prison capital of America, and according to some statistics, of the world by way of number of […]

Film-O-Rama! Film-O-Rama!

Since it seems we just can’t enough of the fantastic independent and rare film screenings around town by the New Orleans Film Society, and since one annual film festival is […]

RIP Buzz Podewell, Tulane theatre professor and co-founder of its Shakespeare Festival

Buzz Podewell, an accomplished theater professor at Tulane, died at his New Orleans home on Friday. Originally a child actor, Podewell came to Tulane in 1973 and eventually co-founded its […]