Cosimo Matassa: Keeping It Simple, Making It Great

COSIMO MATASSA: LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER   It should be no surprise that Cosimo Matassa is the recipient of OffBeat’s first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award given to a member of the […]

Mr. Bass Man: Chuck Badie

Anyone with an interest in New Orleans music has undoubtedly heard Chuck Badie, but probably never realized it. Badie’s string bass provided the bottom on several significant New Orleans hits […]

Johnnie Allan, Essential Collection: The Second Volume (Jin)

Johnnie Allan

OffBeat Tracks: Jon Cleary

Wth an excellent CD, Moonburn, recently released, Jon Cleary and his group, the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, are currently one of New Orleans busiest funk and rhythm and blues groups. Not […]

Let’s Go Baby, Where the Action Is

Willie Mitchell, Soul Serenade: The Best of Willie Mitchell (The Right Stuff)

Various Artists, Sacred Steel Live! (Arhoolie)

Silas Hoga/Arthur “Guitar” Kelly, Louisiana Swamp Blues-Volume 6 (Wolf)

Fats Domino, Fats Is Back (Bullseye)

Lightnin’ Slim, The Best of Lightnin’ Slim (Hip-O)