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Overdue Recognition
The National Endowment for the Arts recently unveiled the eleven recipients of the 2006 National Heritage Fellowships, the highest honor that the NEA bestows upon folk and traditional artists. Louisiana […]
Do The Dew Drop Inn
Post-Katrina New Orleans presents a host of practical challenges for clubs and live venues, a central part of Louisiana’s music economy. A new television program from Cox Communications is looking […]
Weird Science
Imagine Weird Al Yankovic bent on world domination, or perhaps a more malevolent Mystery Science Theater 3000. Or Morgus the Magnificent with an electric guitar. Somewhere in the area defined […]
Interrupted Lives
The aftershocks of Hurricane Katrina continue to be felt throughout New Orleans’ entire music community, especially on the local rock scene. Even as key clubs such as the Howlin’ Wolf […]
Letters February 2006
BACK ON THE ’BEAT I am a longtime subscriber to OffBeat and Jazz Fest attendee and Louisiana music lover. My heart and positive thoughts are with New Orleans and Louisiana […]
Confessions of a Stripper
On the 11th of August, Messrs. M— and J— took to speaking with one Miss Q—, formerly of various gentlemen’s clubs located on Rue Bourbon. Miss Q— has given up […]
Roll Your Own
Roller Girls or C.I.A. operatives? Despite my wealth of journalistic credentials, there are still times that even I, Michael Jastroch, Associate Editor of OffBeat Magazine, the man who interviewed Meshell […]
No-Man-Band
One-man-bands have always really impressed me. Until I met a man with no band: IMAGINE “the” BAND. The name perfectly describes the concept: wearing a too-tight wetsuit and headphones with […]
The Big Con
“The real danger of [sound engineering] is that it just becomes focused on the equipment and the gear. It’s like having a songwriters’ conference and only talking about pianos and […]
Letters April 2005
“Living in Houston, we’re halfway in between the best hotbeds for music and we will be coming in for French Quarter Festival for the first time.” —Sandy Kuehl, Houston, TX […]
