Issue Articles — Features
Nothing Compares 2 U: Sexy Dex and the Fresh are using the past to shape the future
Dexter Gilmore is the frontman of the exhilarating ’80s funk-meets-rock-meets-shoegaze-meets-indie-pop band Sexy Dex and the Fresh. He sings in a soaring voice that ranges from velvety to screeching. He plays […]
High Fidelity: Irma Thomas tells the story of “Time Is On My Side”
“I was only 23 years old when I recorded ‘Time Is On My Side.’ It was offered to me when I did the Wish Someone Would Care album sessions in California. […]
A Ticket to Rock Royalty: Gregg Allman’s Midnight Ride through New Orleans
It’s the Summer of ’69 and the Allman Brothers are opening for Dr. John at the Boston Tea Party. They’re just 18 months away from the first of three consecutive […]
From Pies to Dishes: Mimi Assad is the new executive chef at Bar Frances
Rising through New Orleans’ restaurant ranks, Mimi Assad first came on OffBeat’s radar as the gifted baker behind the yummy pies at the recently shuttered Noodle & Pie on Magazine […]
The Bywater: Restaurant Paradise or Food Desert?
The St. Roch Market is my go-to if I’m meeting friends for dinner and drinks. It’s about 15 minutes max from any neighborhood, there’s a parking lot and there’s something […]
A Sound for This Generation: Water Seed’s energetic spirit
There’s a new sound in the air. New Orleans musicians are doing fresh original work, and the rest of the world is paying attention. This recent and necessary renaissance is […]
Whistling Past the Graveyard: The gospel according to Luke Spurr Allen
Luke Spurr Allen has patience. It’s a quality that might be mistaken in a city other than New Orleans for inertia, but in the somnabulant byways of his adopted city, […]
Jazz Fest Redux
“Happy Fest” is a springtime greeting in New Orleans, our own kind of “Aloha.” People say it to start a conversation and again to depart. I heard this greeting a […]
Marco Benevento Debuts at Bayou Boogaloo
“Idefinitely come from a lot of different places,” understates keyboardist/songwriter and now vocalist Marco Benevento. The New Jersey native, onetime Brooklynite and current resident of Woodstock, New York, is celebrating […]
Pink Magnolias followed their own paths to New Orleans
The Pink Magnolias may be atypical, but they’re certainly no novelty act. The Japanese three-piece is the real deal, with a background as solid as anyone on the music scene. […]
