Louisiana Music on Tour Full Concert Calendar THURSDAY JANUARY 10 Chickie Wah Wah: Spencer Bohren and the Whippersnappers (RR) 8p d.b.a.: Jon Cleary (PI) 7p, Tom Maxwell (VR) 10p Joy Theater: Benefit for Bill Johnston feat. Jodi Borrello, Joint’s Jumpin’, the Yat Pack, the Warehouse New Orleans Revisited with the Smoke Patrol (VR) 7p Palm [...]
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Benefit Concert to be Held for Ailing Warehouse Founder Bill Johnston
November 20, 2012 – 7:47 pm
In the ’70s and early ’80s an abandoned cotton warehouse located at the corner of Felicity and Tchoupitoulas streets was the cornerstone of New Orleans’ rock scene. The concert hall known simply as the Warehouse saw icons such as Bob Dylan, the Who, the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers Band, David Bowie, the Clash and [...]
Beasts of the Southern Wild Premiere at Joy Theater: Photos
June 27, 2012 – 3:28 pm
New Orleans may be Hollywood South, but most of the high-profile red-carpet events for films made in Louisiana still take place in Los Angeles or New York. Beasts of the Southern Wild, though, isn’t your average locally shot movie. It was made by Court 13, a film-making collective based in New Orleans, on an indie [...]
Bon Appetit Grub Crawl: Restaurant Hopping Tour for Foodies
June 20, 2012 – 11:59 pm
At long last, a pub crawl for the epicurean. Bon Appétit Magazine and Belvedere Vodka is hosting a Grub Crawl this weekend, featuring three days of food, cocktails and live music at different culinary hubs around the city. New Orleans is one of just three stops that the tour is making nationwide (the other two [...]
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 [...]
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: 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 [...]
Joy Theater’s Opening Night with Irma Thomas: Photos
December 30, 2011 – 2:22 pm
For the first time since 2003, the iconic Joy Theater opened its doors on Canal Street to the public for its (re)opening night with Irma Thomas Thursday, December 29. Opened as a movie theater, the Joy has been redeveloped as a multi-use performance space, with music and theatre occupying the splendid building. Its opening weekend [...]
Happening on Canal Street…Rebirth or Not?…and Merry Christmas!
December 21, 2011 – 2:37 pm
I just got back from a tour of the Joy Theater on the corner of Canal and Loyola Streets. I’ve seen many a movie there, but the theater had gotten pretty dilapidated over the years, and Hurricane Katrina pretty much put it out of its misery. Thanks to a group of developers, the Joy will [...]
