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“Satchmo” Summer Camp Accepting Applications

Applications for the 2016 Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp, which will be held at Loyola University from June 27 to July 15, are now being accepted. The program, founded […]

LEH to host “Culture of Capture” Panel Discussion

A panel discussion revolving around the city’s photographers and culture bearers will be held at the LEH Humanities Center on Tuesday, March 22. The conversation, themed “Culture of Capture: A […]

Earphunk Announce “Daft Phunk” Shows

Earphunk–the subjects of this month’s OffBeat cover story–will resurrect their Daft Punk tribute show for a series of spring dates. The New Orleans prog-funk outfit will kick off the “Daft […]

Big Freedia Pleads Guilty to Felony in Federal Court

Big Freedia pleaded guilty to felony theft of government funds yesterday. The New Orleans bounce and reality TV star–who was charged under her given name, Freddie Ross Jr.–entered the plea […]

New Orleans City Council Unanimously Approves Marijuana Reform Ordinance

The New Orleans City Council has voted 7-0 to reduce the penalties for marijuana possession in Orleans Parish. The ordinance, which was proposed by Councilmember Susan Guidry, gives police the […]

Newly Opened Ace Hotel Announces Jazz Fest Series, Free Shows

The brand new Ace Hotel New Orleans will host a series of concerts and curated events during Jazz Fest. Six of Saturns–as the series has been dubbed–will take place at […]

Photos: The Nolatet in Harrisonburg, Virginia

On the third night of their first tour, the newest New Orleans super group, Nolatet, pulled into Harrisonburg Virginia to play at the Golden Pony. Though Nolatet had just released […]

WWOZ: A Way Forward?

Last week we reported that WWOZ programming director Dwayne Breashears had resigned from his position with the beloved community radio station. Yesterday, NOLA.com dug deeper into the situation with a report […]