Yesterday on WWOZ, OffBeat‘s Lifetime Achievement in Music Business honoree Scott Billington recommended that people see
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The Best of the Beat Schedule
January 26, 2012 – 6:02 pm
Friday, the Best of the Beat returns to Generations Hall. Here’s the schedule: Front Room: 6 p.m. – Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses 7. p.m. – Glen David Andrews 9:45 p.m. – Lost Bayou Ramblers 10:45 p.m. – Big Freedia Back/Awards Room: 7:15 p.m. – the Soul Rebels 8 p.m. – the Awards Ceremony [...]
Best of the Beat Business Awards: Photos
January 26, 2012 – 4:43 pm
Wednesday night, OffBeat celebrated the best of New Orleans and Louisiana’s music business community with the Best of the Beat Music Business Awards at the newly-opened Joy Theater. Irvin Mayfield’s Mayfield Productions was awarded Music Business of the Year, and Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to George Porter, Jr. in music and Scott Billington in [...]
YouTube du Jour: Big Freedia on Jimmy Kimmel Live
January 26, 2012 – 12:40 pm
Last night Big Freedia brought bounce to national television with a performance on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live late-night talk show. Freedia performed two recent songs, “Excuse” (above) and “Na Who Mad” (below). You can watch the full episode on JimmyKimmelLive.com. Tomorrow night Big Freedia performs at our Best of the Beat Awards at Generations Hall. [...]
John Rankin, Best of the Beat Honoree, Talks Music Education on Fox 8
January 25, 2012 – 11:03 am
“The more you listen, the better you can ask questions and stimulate them.” Guitarist and Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement in Music Education Award honoree John Rankin talked about teaching music at the university level this morning on the Fox 8 Morning News with Shelley Brown, Liz Reyes and OffBeat Publisher Jan Ramsey. “We [...]
Mary Howell, Jan Ramsey on WVUE
January 24, 2012 – 1:25 pm
This morning, OffBeat‘s Heartbeat Award honoree Mary Howell appeared on the Fox 8 Morning News with Rob Masson and publisher Jan Ramsey. Here’s the video. Tomorrow morning, Ramsey will be in the studio with Lifetime Achievement in Music Education honoree John Rankin, who’ll both talk and perform in the 8 o’clock hour. DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:”29351″,bannerAdConDefID:”13″,videoAdObjectID:”12″,videoAdConDefID:”5″,accPos:”CCTVI.VIDEO.LOCAL”,accSite:”WVUE”,playVideoAds:”true”,isDevMode:”false”,idmMarkerID:”e6719086-1e77-4de2-b992-06a9059aadb1″,autoPlay:”false”,categoryID:”58″,playerInstanceID:”DCF2DA23-458C-F813-4BC1-27943A03E73F”,domain:”wvue.web.entriq.net”,playerType:”Dayport”}); Masson will [...]
Allen Toussaint on the Best of the Beat Awards, Treme, Hugh Laurie and More
January 24, 2012 – 11:06 am
Liz Reyes recently interviewed the legendary Allen Toussaint on WVUE FOX 8 for the station’s Louisiana Legends series. In the segment, he talks about OffBeat‘s Best of the Beat Awards, working with House‘s Hugh Laurie, his current activities and the importance of Treme. // Reyes will co-host the Best of the Beat Friday with her [...]
Best of the Beat: On Schedule and On TV
January 23, 2012 – 11:52 am
[Updated] The Best of the Beat takes place Friday night at Generations Hall, and we now have a final schedule for the night. We’ll have music on two stages, and bands will play 45 minute sets. Front Room 6 p.m. – Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses 7 p.m. – Glen David Andrews 9:45 [...]
YouTube du Jour: Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses
January 23, 2012 – 10:32 am
This week, we’re chin-deep in the Best of the Beat here at OffBeat World Headquarters. On Wednesday, we have our industry-only Business Awards at the newly renovated Joy Theater, and Friday we have the Best of the Beat at Generations Hall starting at 6 p.m. All week long, we’re working with WVUE on Best of [...]
