Most books about New Orleans musicians repeat the musical history we all love and grew up with, but few describe the day-to-day struggles faced by the artists trying to continue this legacy. Local music writer (and former OffBeat editor Keith Spera tells those stories in his new book Groove Interrupted: Loss, Renewal, and the Music [...]
Tag Archives: Alex Chilton
Grammy Notes: Its All About the Ladys
February 15, 2011 – 2:51 pm
Sunday night’s Grammy Broadcast had the highest ratings since 2001, and the Grammy action on Twitter was so intense that industry curmudgeon Bob Lefsetz tuned it in to join the conversation. I realized that the Grammys were a very different experience for my wife and I. While she and I were wisecracking – she saw [...]
Enough for Now
February 1, 2011 – 10:24 am
One last Best of the Beat thought before we put this year’s event to bed: Last spring at SXSW, the scheduled Big Star showcase became a tribute to Alex Chilton and Big Star, who passed away on the first night of the festival. The pleasure of the show was a little meta though. The versions [...]
YouTube du Jour: The Best of Beat
January 27, 2011 – 11:26 am
OffBeat’s Best of the Beat is Friday night at Generations Hall, and we’re pleased to pay tribute to the late Alex Chilton at the show this year. Chilton alumni Rene Coman and Doug Garrison of the Iguanas will anchor the tribute with Alex McMurray and guests Dave Pirner, Susan Cowsill, Theresa Andersson, Davis Rogan and [...]
YouTube du Jour: Lost Bayou Ramblers with Gordon Gano
January 18, 2011 – 9:52 am
The Lost Bayou Ramblers’ singer and fiddler Louis Michot will be part of our tribute to Alex Chilton at this year’s Best of the Beat, which takes place Friday, January 28 at Generations Hall. OffBeat contributor Alex Cook recently shot this video of the Violent Femmes’ Gordon Gano playing his classic “Blister in the Sun” [...]
YouTube du Jour: Alex Chilton
January 11, 2011 – 10:33 am
At this year’s Best of the Beat (January 28 at Generations Hall), we’ll have a tribute to the late Alex Chilton, who passed away last March. The Iguanas’ rhythm section – Rene Coman and Doug Garrison – played with Chilton, and they’ll be joined by Alex McMurray, Dave Pirner, Theresa Andersson, Susan Cowsill, Davis Rogan [...]
Magnetic Ear, Aliens of Extraordinary Ability (Independent)
October 1, 2010 – 12:50 am
The track listing for Magnetic Ear’s Aliens of Extraordinary Ability is packed tight with guest appearances from throughout the various strata of the New Orleans music scene: from newcomer Sasha Masakowski to Dirty Dozen Brass Band co-founder Roger Lewis. The credits demonstrate the wide-ranging connections that Magnetic Ear’s members have made, and the music they’ve [...]
