Issue Articles
Leo’s Back
I’m doing phenomenally wonderful," famed Meters guitarist Leo Nocentelli declares from his Los Angeles home on the eve of his return to New Orleans for Superfly Productions’ SuperJam VII on […]
Harry Mayronne, Jr., Every Day Is Mardi Gras in Heaven (A.R.S. Records)
Harry Mayronne, Jr.
The Peculiar Reality of Dr. John
Mac Rebennack, known and loved throughout the galaxy of music as Dr. John, is the recipient of OffBeat’s 1999 Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement award. Born Malcolm John Rebennack, […]
A Conversation with Ellis & Jason Marsalis, Part Two
As we learned in Part One of our conversation with Ellis and Jason Marsalis, brass band musicians are not necessarily talented, it is impossible to teach somebody to be a […]
Coffee Mates
“What Coffee is all about is soul,” Coffee keyboardist David Mondebello contemplates. “It all comes down to feeling, music that you create from feelings within your soul.” On the band’s […]
Various Artists, Grounation: The Indomitable Spirit of Rastafari (Music Club)
The Indomitable Spirit of Rastafari
Zap Mama, A Ma Zone (Luaka Bop)
Zap Mama
