Issue Articles — Mojo Mouth
Beatitude
Congratulations to this year’s OffBeat Best of The Beat award winners, and especially to the recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Awards. As Mrs. Antoinette K-Doe says: “It’s better to get […]
The Ultimate Healing Force
I just got back from San Francisco last weekend, the site of the long-awaited Meters reunion. The Warfield Theater was packed with fans, the crowd was psyched (well ahead of […]
Jazzed
OffBeat writers just helped prepare a New Orleans update of the “Jazz & Blues Lovers’ Guide to the US,” by Christiane Bird, a guide to this and other cities’ music-related […]
Music Torch Passes to Capable Hands
Some years ago, when this magazine was still in the planning stages, I used to go to listen to music at a little dive called the Howlin’ Wolf, then located […]
Endurance
The word endurance comes from the Latin verb indurare, which means “to harden the heart.” It’s evolved into a word that means to hold up under pain or fatigue, or […]
Organize!
I’ve been saying for a very long time that it’s a crime that Louisiana doesn’t have a real music industry. In fact the reason why I got into this business […]
Forgive Me!
Forgive me, patient readers, as this month I’m taking a respite from this “ranter’s column” and moving on to lighter subjects. Okay, just a little rant–will somebody please give us […]
Show Us the Money
According to Jazz Fest figures, this was the best Jazz Fest ever, attendance-wise. The official headcount was 466,500 at the Fairgrounds, and this year, just to make sure that some […]
The Best of New Orleans is Her Music
Every year I feel obligated to wax poetic about why I love the Jazz Fest-and why you should love it too (of course, if you’re reading this magazine, I may […]
