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A Century of Krazy Kat
The classic newspaper comic strip “Krazy Kat” is most associated with the American southwest, as the landscape and architecture of its fictional Coconino County looks like a surreal corner of […]
OffBeat Wins Big at Press Club of New Orleans Awards
Saturday, July 17, the Press Club of New Orleans honored excellence in journalism in the Crescent City. In a ceremony at the Harrah’s Hotel, OffBeat was recognized in several categories. […]
The Three Faces of Allen Toussaint
French-speaking Montreal has a deep fascination with its cultural cousin from the colonial era, New Orleans. The Montreal Jazz Festival is the only international jazz event that has always maintained […]
The Help: Help Wanted
Dig into the recesses of your New Orleans concert-going history back to the early 1980s, or, if yours is of insufficient vintage, jump onto YouTube and look up new wave band […]
Montreal International Jazz Festival: Mardi Gras in July
The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal has always kept a close watch on its cultural cousin Louisiana, but this year the connection between New Orleans and Montreal has been […]
The Local Skank: Catch My Disease
Usually clad in costumes ranging from pirates to Japanese school girls (the male drummer excepted, of course), the Local Skank is determined to stand out. Guitarist Dani Maurice followed her […]
2-Cent Entertainment: Their 2-Cent
YouTube isn’t just for music videos anymore. 2-Cent, a hip-hop-oriented grassroots entertainment company, is using it to fight illiteracy in African-American youths. According to the organization’s founder, Brandan “Bmike” Odums, […]
Tales of the Cocktail: The ‘Tail’s Tale
Ann Tuennerman celebrated the end of her walking tour with a party. She and her husband Paul invited cocktail industry figures, including Dale DeGroff, nicknamed the King of Cocktails. They […]
Imagination Movers Come Alive
When alternative rock kids group Imagination Movers were featured on the cover of OffBeat’s December 2006 issue, their notoriety was rising. More than three years later, the Movers landed a […]
Superfest!
When floodwaters rose in Nashville, musicians were among the hardest hit—Kenny Chesney among them. His house may be condemned, but he’ll be in Baton Rouge on Memorial Day weekend for […]
