Hungry for live music..? Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of April 11 – 17, 2013 featuring: Alex McMurray, Leroy Jones, Dave Jordan, Rex Gregory, Evan Christopher, the Treme Brass Band and Son Volt. THURSDAY, APRIL 11 Covington Trailhead: Bonerama (FK) 5p Maple Leaf: the Trio [...]
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New Orleans Live Music Tonight: Tuesday, December 4, 2012
December 4, 2012 – 12:20 pm
Hungry for live music… Look no further. Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top shows for tonight, Tuesday, December 4, 2012: Ben Labat & the Happy Devil, Gregory Agid, and John Rankin and Todd Duke. Who: Ben Labat & the Happy Devil Where: Chickie Wah Wah (map) When: 6:30 p.m. Why: Raceland, Louisiana native Labat [...]
YouTube du Jour: David Doucet
May 24, 2010 – 10:35 am
On Monday nights, BeauSoleil guitarist David Doucet performs a casual show at the Columns. Here’s a video from 2002 during which he plays “Midland Two-Step” and explains its tuning.
A Synopsis of the Jazz Joints You Need to Haunt During the Fest
May 1, 1993 – 12:01 am
I started getting a bit overwhelmed just contemplating all the choices on the musical menu surrounding the Jazz Fest, beyond the gluttonous feast offered at the Fair Grounds. Because of the nature of this column, I was only looking at jazz around the city, not even taking into consideration such acts as bluesman Charles Brown [...]
NewsBeat June 1990
June 1, 1990 – 12:01 am
Even though we thought this would be a lazy month—things usually slow way down after Jazz Fest in New Orleans—there are quite a few things going on in the music scene in New Orleans. Yes, this is the month to shake those hips (rhythmically, we hope) to the beat of reggae and World Beat music. [...]
