Blogs
Common Goals Needed
New Orleans’ m,usic community, and the city as a whole, runs on a mentality of turf prtection with no common goals.
Is It Important To Own Music?
Those who actually buy recordings in a physical format are the ones who will keep music from dying a digital death. Ted Gioia tells you why.
Tipitina’s: As It Should and Will Be
Tipitina’s New Orleans is now owned by the band Galactic.
Hope for Support: protecting culture producers of New Orleans
I’m writing this pre-Thanksgiving and thinking about the upcoming holiday season. Thanksgiving and Christmas kind of run together for me, and are always a time for me to count my […]
Lots of News
Tipitina’s in New Orleans up for sale? Stones to play Jazz Fest? Lots of news.
50 Glorious Years
To celebrate 50 glorious years of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2019, festival promoters have added a second Thursday, making the upcoming festival an eight-day event. Thursday, […]
Do New Orleans Bars Respect Musicians?
New Orleans clubs and bars don’t care about the musicians who bring in patrons.
Who Needs Music Media?
New Orleans’ music coverage has changed drastically. For the better or worse?
Where’s the attention for Frenchmen?
The OffBeat office has been on Frenchmen Street for over 20 years. When we moved in, the only music clubs on the street were Snug Harbor, Café Brasil and the […]
Authentic or Bust
For some time now, I’ve observed a noticeable change in the New Orleans music scene, and it seems to be less New Orleans-centric than it used to be. Now, in […]


