Jam Cruise announced the lineup for their 11th-annual 5-day cruise and concert series yesterday, featuring some of the top-billed jam bands in the country and several Louisiana artists. Headliners include moe., Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, Steel Pulse, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and Big Gigantic. Local artists appearing on the ship include the funky Meters, [...]
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Jam Cruise Releases Lineup for 2013 Cruise with funky Meters, Dumpstaphunk, Soul Rebels, Galactic
May 2, 2012 – 6:00 pm
Nick Lowe Looks Back Because He Can
May 2, 2012 – 5:44 pm
In the Summer 1982, Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds toured independent of each other for the first time in years. Rockpile had come apart following the release of 1980’s Seconds of Pleasure. The difference between their shows was instructive as Edmunds played as if he were the curator of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Museum, careful [...]
YouTube du Jour: Daze Between Festival
May 2, 2012 – 4:08 pm
Monday through Wednesday between Jazz Fest weekends are never lacking for entertainment, and tonight is no different. One mid-week event that is becoming a new tradition is the Daze Between Festival at the Rusty Nail, now in its third year. The festival takes place all day today, starting at 3 p.m. This year’s theme is [...]
The Eagles: Walking Through New Orleans
May 1, 2012 – 12:40 am
When the Eagles arrived in New Orleans for a January 23, 2009 concert at New Orleans Arena, they had long ago had assumed their place among rock’s icons. Few bands had ever made as much money, partied with as much exuberance, and did as many drugs as the Eagles. They started as friends and ended [...]
Search and Restore: A Restoration Project
May 1, 2012 – 12:08 am
“There will be lots of acoustic instruments, plenty of drums, horns, upright basses, relatively strange-looking instruments, computers, electronic elements in a jazz setting, and lots of music—all of it original and unique.” Justin Peake is describing the premiere Search and Restore Festival in New Orleans, which takes place April 30 to May 2. The festival’s [...]
Lee Fields: A Man Faithful to His Love of Music
April 27, 2012 – 4:49 am
Over the course of more than 45 years in the music business, Lee Fields has sang all over the world, from Japan and Thailand to Russia and Romania, but he’s as surprised as anyone that when he plays a Liveset.com show and hits One Eyed Jacks’ stage on Saturday, April 28, it will be his [...]
Win Tickets to Sound Tribe Sector 9, Dead Prez, Midnight, Dayglow Paint Party and More
April 26, 2012 – 6:05 pm
It’s Jazz Fest time, and that means music everywhere. This weekend, Ampersand is presenting a varied trio of concerts, and have invited OffBeat to give tickets to some of our readers. Friday night, they’re showcasing Sound Tribe Sector 9 + Emancipator at Mardi Gras World, with an after-party packed with talent in its own right [...]
Tab Benoit’s Swampland Jam + Amanda Shaw at Wednesday at the Square: Photos
April 26, 2012 – 5:43 pm
This week’s Wednesday at the Square concert acted almost as a Jazz Fest pre-party, with Tab Benoit leading an all-star group in his Swampland Jam in front of a huge crowd. The band included Benoit, Cyril Neville, Waylon Thibodeaux, Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter, Jr., Big Sam Williams and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux. Amanda Shaw and [...]
Carolina Chocolate Drops and Lee Fields on Liveset: Win Tickets to See Fields in Person
April 25, 2012 – 3:26 am
After a beautiful front-yard concert with Hurray for the Riff Raff on the eve of French Quarter Fest, we’re partnering with online live concert folks Liveset for another couple of shows to kick off Jazz Fest. Up first are the Carolina Chocolate Drops—profiled in our online Jazz Fest Bible package—performing on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. [...]
