Issue Articles
A Musical Collage for Carnival
The cover photo shoot, by participant: Rik Slave sang “We Are the World.” Fred LeBlanc bit Irma Thomas’ knee. Irma laughed at Fred. George Porter, Jr. ended up being late […]
Dale’s Back, and He’s Ready to Plug Away
I could feel that ol’ Mardi Gras Mambo madness percolatin’ as soon as I got back to New Orleans…it should be building steam by the time you read this. Thanks […]
Innocence and Guilt
“Forget all your troubles Forget all your cares And go downtown, downtown.” —”Downtown,” Petula Clark, 1964 Well, things have certainly changed from the heady days of wide-eyed innocence as we […]
NewsBeat February 1992
THE DAYS THE MUSIC DIED… A pair of longtime musical greats with strong ties to the Crescent City—“Champion” Jack Dupree and James ”Thunderbird” Davis—passed away in January. “Champion” Jack, the […]
Blues News February 1992
Congratulations to blues Grammy nominees: TRADITIONAL BLUES: Charles Brown, All My Life; Johnnie Johnson, Johnnie B. Bad; B.B. King, Live at the Apollo; John Lee Hooker, Mr. Lucky; and Taj […]
Guns N’ Roses, LSU Assembly Center, January 3, 1992; Mississippi Coast Coliseum, January 4, 1992
On a good night, Guns N’ Roses is arguably the best rock band in the world. GNR’s Stonesian hard rock is delivered by a cast of very distinct characters prone […]
Rockin’ Dopsie Rules
It’s Friday night at the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans. The pressed-tin walls of the Victorian-era dime store are being rattled royally by dark men with strange armor and […]
Start the Year Off Right with OffBeat’s Guide to the Latest and Greatest
Out with the old, in with the new! Having had enough of the ’80s, we are well into the ’90s, and what’s happening? Quite a bit here in New Orleans, […]
Blues News January 1992
In the wake of a burgeoning awareness of blues legends who have received little or no recognition for their contributions to the music, a group from Helena, Arkansas is making […]
Francis X. Pavy: Zydeco Picasso
Swamp pop painter Francis X. Pavy makes art you can dance to. Born on the bayous of southwest Louisiana, his one-man-band of amplified visuals reach out and grab you like […]
