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Lineup Announcements: Foburg and Dear New Orleans
Foburg, the indie rock festival started by the New Orleans Indie Rock Collective, has its lineup up now, and Ra Ra Riot and Das Racist top the bill. The Frenchmen […]
Love You Guys!
As most of you know, we just wrapped up our 2010 Best of the Beat Awards on Friday night. When the awards started, the one thing we really wanted to […]
Jazz Fest News: Decemberists, Mumford & Sons and Amos Lee
News about artists in the lineup for Jazz Fest this year: The Decemberists (Sunday, May 1) have recorded a lovely pop song, “The Great Outdoors,” for the Nickelodeon kids show […]
A First Look at Treme’s Second Season
You can’t tell much from this 27-second teaser for Treme‘s second season, but in addition to familiar musicians to the Treme family – John Boutte and Kermit Ruffins – Juvenile […]
Enough for Now
One last Best of the Beat thought before we put this year’s event to bed: Last spring at SXSW, the scheduled Big Star showcase became a tribute to Alex Chilton […]
OffBeat Looks at the Weekend
OffBeat editor Alex Rawls appeared on the Fox8 Morning Show with Jennifer Hale this morning to talk about Lil Wayne, the Best of the Beat, Yo La Tengo and Monotonix. […]
Photo of the Moment: Charlie Louvin
We’re saddened to hear of the passing of country great Charlie Louvin, who died of pancreatic cancer this morning. About an hour ago, photographer Erika Goldring sent us this photo […]
When’s the Last Time This Happened?
A band playing Jazz Fest has the number one album in the country right now. The Decemberists will perform Sunday, April 30, and their new album, The King is Dead, […]
Didn’t See That Coming
Yesterday when I posted Coachella’s lineup as a possible preview for upcoming New Orleans festivals, I thought there were clues to Voodoo’s lineup in it, but I really didn’t expect […]
Entertainment Shifts
When my parents were teenagers, the place to go hear music and party was the French Quarter, on Bourbon Street. Pete Fountain and Al Hirt’s place, the Famous Door, Maison […]
