Issue Articles — Features
Threadhead Foundation architect Chris Joseph’s journey of cancer recovery
Life is a Ride Threadhead Foundation architect Chris Joseph’s journey of cancer recovery In March of 2017, Chris Joseph sat down at his computer to type a letter. To […]
KATRINA CHRONICLES: A FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT
In preparing to post this month’s remembrances of Hurricane Katrina from local musicians and writers, I was looking for a good lead photo. I ran across Folsom, Louisiana artist Rolland […]
Katrina and the Federal Flood: The 15-Year Anniversary
Like the COVID-19 pandemic, Katrina hit OffBeat hard. We lost all our employees and with the city closed, we had no advertising to support the print magazine. But unlike the […]
LPO season includes performances by Dave Anderson, Branford Marsalis & Nicholas Payton
The LPO’s 30th anniversary season is scheduled to begin on September 24, 2020. The opening night gala with Carlos Miguel Prieto conducting will include American composer John Adams’ “Concerto for […]
Water for the Thirsty: Producer Flighteous takes off on a career in rap
Producer and rapper Flighteous, like countless others lucky enough to be raised in the world’s greatest music city, was conscripted into music. At least, he didn’t have much of a […]
Banding Together: Water Seed’s Lou Hill is changing the system
Born and bred in New Orleans, Lou Hill is a founding member of the electrifying soul-funk group Water Seed and no stranger to the city’s volatile music scene. After facing […]
Hometown Heroes: Guitarist Davy Mooney is a true Renaissance man
OffBeat spoke with veteran guitarist-singer-composer Davy Mooney, on the occasion of his newest recording, his seventh as a leader. This is Mooney’s welcome third collaboration with a collection of musicians […]
Lafayette native Sarah Lipstate a.k.a. Noveller brings us inviting guitar soundscapes
Like many Lafayette natives, guitarist Sarah Lipstate grew up bored with the music found on commercial radio. She’s since become one of the brighter talents in alternative music, performing and […]
Harry Shearer explores Donald Trump’s many moods on new album
Harry Shearer is often in New Orleans—pandemic or no. And New Orleans is rarely far from his mind even when he’s not there. The actor (Derek Smalls of This is […]
For singer, producer and engineer Perk, being better is just the beginning
Producer, engineer and singer Perk has been exemplifying the contemporary tradition of New Orleans r&b and soul music for several years, catapulting into national attention through an appearance on NBC’s […]
