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Carrollton Station Bar Owner Arrested On Suspicion of Attempted Arson at Jimmy’s Music Club

Jimmy’s Music Club –currently being operated as “The Willow” (not Jimmy’s)–just can’t seem to pull away from threats and attacks of late. Everything from liquor license moratoriums to neighbor noise […]

Feufollet and Sweet Crude Set for Tipitina’s on Friday, January 24, 2014

UPDATE: show is postponed until new date TBA, due to icy weather and closed roads near Baton Rouge on January 24. *** Friday night (January 24), 2013 Best of the […]

Dr. John and Bobby Rush Debut Official Music Video for “Another Murder in New Orleans”

Last August, Dr. John and Bobby Rush teamed up to create a song for Crimestoppers‘ local chapter fundraiser and called it “Another Murder in New Orleans.” Crimestoppers is a grassroots […]

Best Of The Beat 2013 Music Awards Winners Announced

Who got a Beattie? At the 1996 Best of the Beat recognizing the best music of 1995, Gina Forsyth and Waylon Thibodeaux’s album Dans La Louisianne won as the best […]

Sound Ordinance Protest Gathers Hundreds Together Outside City Hall

A rally organized by the Music & Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MaCCNO) in Duncan Plaza in front of City Hall today began at 11 a.m.—New Orleans time. The diverse, […]

WIN TICKETS: Pussyfooters Annual Blush Ball At The Cannery

Saturday night is going to be a big night out! Not only will the OffBeat Best of the Beat Awards be bumpin’ downtown but the Pussyfooters Annual Blush Ball will […]

Best of The Beat 2013 Music Business Awards Presented

On Wednesday evening, January 15, 2014, OffBeat Magazine presented  27 awards to local music businesses, as well as its Lifetime Achievement Awards, at its annual Best of The Beat Music […]

Musicians Protest Set For January 17 City Council Special Committee Hearing On Noise Ordinance

A quiet storm has been brewing among New Orleans musicians and music business people who have read the now famous “Seven Essentials” noise ordinance proposal currently circulating City Hall by […]

New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: January 16 – 22, 2014

Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of January 16 – 22, 2014 featuring: B.B. King, The Radiators, OffBeat’s […]

First Freret Street Oyster Jam Set for Sunday at Publiq House

On Sunday, January 19, 2014, Raw Oyster Cult, the New Orleans Suspects and the Mardi Gras Indian Orchestra will headline the inaugural Freret Street Oyster Jam at the Freret Street Publiq […]