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Who Speaks For Music?
Who speaks for music? Is music in this city really that important? Is it credible enough as an economic and cultural force so that there is a “spokesperson” that can […]
Splintering Music Choices
Some 30 years ago before there was an OffBeat, there was no music writer at the daily newspaper (back then the Times-Picayune in its old “real” newspaper incarnation) was the […]
Anime Euphonium
One of the things I so love about this job is that I not only get to meet so many great people, I learn something every day. First those great […]
Continuing OffBeat’s Legacy?
This is probably a weird time to talk about this, but in the last few months, so many people have passed away that my own mortality has kind of slapped […]
A Tale of Maple Syrup
Let me tell you why I have such a great job. Today was kind of a rough morning for me. It was the day I had to travel to my […]
Music as Community
Today our first Jazz Fest visitors wandered into the office, and if this year is like any other, this is the tip of the iceberg. For the next couple of […]
REWIND: The Meters, Fire on the Bayou (Reprise)
Drummer Joseph “Zigaboo” Modeliste presses rewind on the Meters’ sixth studio album, from 1975. “Some of the best songs that the Meters have ever done came out of this album. […]
REWIND: The Meters, Rejuvenation (Reprise)
Guitarist Leo Nocentelli presses rewind on the Meters’ fifth studio album, from 1974. “One song on the album is called ‘Loving You Is On My Mind.’ I did a recording […]
Fest Focus: Sharon Jones
SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS FRIDAY, APRIL 22—BLUES TENT, 5:45 P.M. “They got a lot of singers coming out today that say they do R&B, soul and funk,” […]
Fest Focus: Rhiannon Giddens
SUNDAY, APRIL 24—BLUES TENT, 3:50 P.M. Rhiannon Giddens may have pivoted to a solo career in recent years, but solo doesn’t always mean what it’s supposed to in the […]
