NOT AN ACCORDION Thank you for the review of my new CD On the Street. It captures what the band sounds like on the recording and what we are trying to achieve in general. I want to clear up a couple of mistakes. On “Louis Collins,” that is not an accordion—it’s Andy Forest’s soulful harmonica [...]
Tag Archives: Donna’s
Quarter Time
April 1, 2011 – 12:02 am
I have so enjoyed the weather lately, and the spring. In the past few weeks, we’ve celebrated Mardi Gras (can we make it late every year?), St. Paddy’s Day, St. Joseph’s Day and Super Sunday. I hope you’ve had a chance to check out OffBeat’s Flickr page because our “on the street” photographer Kim Welsh [...]
November 2010 Letters
November 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
NOT JUST MUSIC Just a note to tell you how much I enjoyed the current issue. I think that there has been a subtle transformation at OffBeat to include all aspects of New Orleans culture, not just music. The piece on Susan Spicer was first rate. —Bob Porter, Bergenfield, NJ RAISON D’ETRE There are many [...]
Helping Those in Need
October 6, 2010 – 2:53 pm
Joseph and I live in Central City, and every day we ride down Oretha Castle Haley Blvd (formerly Dryades) on our usual route to work and back. So we literally pass the New Orleans Mission—the large brown building across from St. John the Baptist Church on the corner of OCH Blvd. and Calliope—every single day. [...]
October 2010 Letters
October 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
SCHOOLED BY NEW ORLEANS Great article on the great soul known as Ed Blackwell. I first heard Blackwell play in New York City in the late ’70s and not knowing his background, my first thought was that he sounded like a “Caribbean street parade.” It wasn’t until 25 years later when I finally got to [...]
September 2010 Letters
September 1, 2010 – 12:01 am
PLAY ON THE STREETS I once was a street musician before and when you could buy a permit. I remember meeting John Phillips of the Mama and Papas, and he told me that he played on the streets of New Orleans in the early ’50s with Chuck Berry. Everyone should have a t-shirt that says [...]
Donna’s Bar & Grill Closes
August 20, 2010 – 10:55 am
The last mainstay of live local music on North Rampart Street has closed its doors. Donna’s Bar & Grill, which has been the home of brass bands for almost 20 years, is closed forever. “We’re done. We turned in our license,” said Donna Poniatowski, for whom the club was named. “When we went to city [...]
