In the ’90s, Better Than Ezra produced Billboard hits such as “Good” and “The King of New Orleans,” but in the 2000s, the band dedicated much of its time to becoming philanthropic leaders within the New Orleans community. Today, the platinum-selling rock band has its own foundation—the BTE Foundation—and is preparing for the 10th annual [...]
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YouTube du Jour: Tony Green
Painter, gypsy jazz guitarist and man-of-far-flung-interests Tony Green is the subject of an upcoming documentary. Here’s the trailer for Who the Hell is Tony Green?
YouTube du Jour: Curley Taylor
Thursday night is Zydeco Night at the Rock ‘n’ Bowl; tonight it features Curley Taylor. Here’s Taylor from 2009 at the Opelousas Zydeco Festival.
Spare Parts June 1991
Que pasa, neighbors! Welcome to Spare Parts, a new addition to OffBeat. I’ll be shamelessly plugging New Orleans musicians, artists, writers, business folks, clubs, record companies, actors, bartenders, go-go dancers…well, you’ll get a better idea by just reading on, darlin’! ROCK ‘N’ BOWL WILL NEVER DIE DEPT.…Mid City Lanes (at Carrollton and Tulane Avenues) will [...]





