Fest Focus: Dr. Bob

Dr. Bob Shaffer says people accuse him of never finishing what he’s started. He sees it differently. “Only an artist knows when it’s done,” he says with his cool-green gaze. […]

Fest Focus: John Vidacovich

John Vidacovich is a product of his environment. His drum style is a part of this city’s heritage and he has become one in a line of great purveyors of […]

Nouveau Zydeco: Rosie Ledet Pours It On

When Boozoo Chavis returned to zydeco in the early 1980s, his hard-driving button accordion style appealed to young fans who hadn’t been interested in their parents’ sleepy two-steps and waltzes. […]

Ray Anderson, Alan Pasqua, Hector Infanzon, Hank Jones and Jon Cleary Come to Town

First-time Nominees Vie for Big Easy’s Best Rap Prize; Local Mystikal Cracks National Charts

OffBeat’s Second Internet Survey

Forrest Gump vs. Pulp Fiction: It’s Oscar Time; Will the Academy Side with Our Critic?

The Emotional Catharsis of Glyn Styler; Europeans Go Gaga for James Hall

Classic Creole at NOLA and Chinese Food and A Floor Show at Lucky Chang’s

Luis Cruz Azaceta’s Bold Paintings and Richard Johnson’s Expressions of Violence