Issue Articles
Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings at Boudin, Bourbon & Beer
“They got a lot of singers coming out today that say they do R&B, soul and funk,” Sharon Jones told OffBeat ahead of her Jazz Fest set back in April. […]
The Real and The Fake
As I write this, I’m looking out of my Frenchmen Street window watching a “Skull and Bones gang” and a “Mardi Gras Indian” prepare to parade down Frenchmen to Decatur. […]
STS9: Rebirth
Two years ago STS9 were a band in transition. In the midst of recording their long-awaited follow up to 2009’s Ad Explorata, the group abruptly parted ways with founding bassist […]
Gone Pecan?
We have a warehouse filled with OffBeat print archives, going back to 1988, from the time the magazine was printed on newsprint, pre-internet and pre-digital age. It’s entertaining and humbling […]
Is New Orleans A Music City?
We at OffBeat are pretty biased (well, probably more than a little biased) towards calling New Orleans a music city. In fact, we’ve even dubbed it the “most musical city […]
Save Armstrong Park
Armstrong Park is still not where it could be. It contains the birthplace of New Orleans music: Congo Square, arguably the most sacred music-related site in this city. Armstrong Park—once […]
Greensky Bluegrass: Serenade for Strings
Greensky Bluegrass may take the stage with a banjo, mandolin, dobro, upright bass and acoustic guitar, but don’t let the name or the instrumentation fool you. These guys owe as […]
Oh, the Irony
I had lunch today with a client of ours, who’s the district manager for a large retail operation. We were discussing the problems that every retail operation is facing (declining revenues […]
New Atlantis, For Real
Have you read New Atlantis, John Swenson’s book about New Orleans music, post-Katrina? It could be a lot worse… It’s starting to cool off a little, although this year is […]
Plan A: Buddy Guy at Tipitina’s
Buddy Guy may have been born in Lettsworth, Louisiana, but his name will forever be associated with the Chicago style of blues. The seven-time Grammy winner has called the Midwestern […]
