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Sanitized STRFKR Stable and Synthy
Starfucker, much like Republican hopeful Rick Santorum, has a bit of a name problem. The band began life in Portland, Oregon with the (purposefully) absurd moniker of Starfucker, then attempted […]
Alabama Shakes Pack One Eyed Jacks
Even with an uncommonly early start time at One Eyed Jacks—9 p.m. for the headliner!—the Alabama Shakes packed the room to the point that those of us who arrived shortly […]
Deadsville
Just finished one of my weekly walks through the French Market Flea Market from a meeting, where I ran into my old friend and vendor Oscar. Oscar is the guy […]
Shot of the Night: B.B. King
Last night, B.B. King played the Mahalia Jackson Theater, where talked and sang as much as he played. Photographer Erika Goldring was there, and here’s the Shot of the Night.
A Cocktail Party in 1963
In honor of Martin Luther King Day: Writer, musician and OffBeat contributor Ned Sublette recently sent an email commenting on Harry Belafonte’s autobiography, My Song, and its focus on Belafonte’s […]
Cultural Mecca?
Not long after Katrina, I wrote a piece speculating about the future of New Orleans. For many years, New Orleans was the largest city in the state. When the Galveston […]
Trombone Shorty’s National Anthem
Yesterday, Trombone Shorty and his Orleans Avenue band members Tim McFatter and Dan Oestreicher performed the National Anthem for the Atlanta Falcons-New York Giants playoff game. Here’s the video: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abToOZzaG1A[/youtube] […]
Uncle Lionel, Monk & More with Instrument Heads
NPR’s “A Blog Supreme” features a slideshow of photos by Michael Weintrob, who manipulated a number of photos of musicians to replace their heads with their instruments. Among Weintrob’s subjects […]
Back to the Playoffs and 504 Connect
Brian Boyles’ December story on the phenomenon of Saints songs in 2009 started before a game this season when he was DJ’ing at Handsome Willy’s (as he’ll be Saturday afternoon) […]
New Year’s Resolutions
This is the time of year when we assess our performance over the past year, and make resolutions and set goals for what we’d like to accomplish next year. So […]
