Issue Articles
In-Between Festivals: Non-Stop Music
A lot of out-of-towners have a hard time picking which weekend of Jazz Fest is right for them. After painstakingly combing through the daily lineups to figure out which half […]
Mission Accomplished?
Spring in New Orleans is the best time ever: lots of music, festivals, new beginnings. If you’re a visitor, we welcome you; and if you’re a local, we remind you… […]
The Importance of Rampart
There are many “cultural products” districts in New Orleans, and several unofficial music districts throughout the city, the most famous ones are Frenchmen Street and Bourbon Street. St. Claude is […]
Long Live WWOZ
After OffBeat published a letter by a recently-departed WWOZ staff member, the powers-that-be who own and oversee the station—the board of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation—finally took a […]
A True Family
Festivals are a tribute to our music and culture. They remind us of our visceral connection to each other through the simple magic of music and food—art forms, if you […]
Yeah, you right.
All of sudden, and all at once, some massive changes are taking place in New Orleans’ music scene. Why this confluence of changes are happening now is a mystery, but here’s […]
WWOZ, Where Does It End?
OffBeat’s short post on the departure of Dwayne Breashears (long-time WWOZ Programming Director) as of April 1 created a storm of controversy in the media. The New Orleans Advocate picked […]
Fixing Frenchmen Street
Up until maybe three or four years ago, Frenchmen Street was the place where “the locals went to hear great music.” Back then the ratios of locals to tourists was […]
Music’s El Sistema, New Orleans-Style
The historic nature of New Orleans music needs representation so that visitors as well as locals can understand, appreciate and hopefully can lead to more veneration of our music (that’s […]
Earphunk: Pheeling Based
Earphunk is growing and evolving. So is their following. There are no bigger shoes for a New Orleans jam band to fill than those of beloved swamp-rock outfit the […]
