Issue Articles
Mardi Gras for Newbies
One of the most fun things about New Orleans is introducing newbies and visitors to all the quirky cultural things we do here, like… Mardi Gras, the most “New Orleans-y” […]
Music Passes On
I knew that Bo Dollis had been sick for a long time, and he’d had ups and downs in his health—which has been precarious for some time—but this time it […]
Recognition from OffBeat and YOU
One of the reasons OffBeat was created was to create a way for musicians to feel good about themselves. Now, as a whole, musicians who work hard at their art […]
Giving Music Support Some Love
If you read OffBeat or the Weekly Beat or OffBeat.com or check our social media sites, you know what we’re about. We focus a lot on music: live music and […]
Happy New Year
This is my last blog in 2014, and we wish you all the best so that you and yours will hopefully have a wonderful 2015. The city of New Orleans is changing rapidly. […]
Mojo Mouth: Best of the Beat Awards 2014
With all the ranting I’ve done over the past 25 years about the importance of music, it’s sort of appropriate to go a bit deeper and talk about the importance […]
Christmas Thank You
It’s a couple of days before Christmas and I’d like to take this quiet time to thank all of our loyal readers and supportive advertisers and sponsors for continuing to […]
Supporting the new and
preserving the old
It behooves us to support the newcomers to our beautiful city—the young people who are not only enchanted by the wonders of living in New Orleans, but who also perceive […]
New Orleans is better, but where is UNO
As I drive around New Orleans, I’m constantly amazed by the amount of construction that’s going on and how the city is looking better and better. But then I read […]
Pay attention
Have you noticed any changes in your ability to concentrate? Pay attention? Filter out unwanted (or not urgent) stuff in your consciousness so that you can attend to it later […]
