Eagles and Melissa Etheridge, Louisiana Superdome, July 21, 1994

Destination Memphis

For reasons I cannot explain There’s some pcirt of me That wants to see Graceland …-Paul Simon, “Graceland”   Elvis Presley’s final gift to his beloved hometown of Memphis, Tennessee […]

Big Easy to Be Honored at Rock Hall of Fame; A Chain of Tipitina’s Forthcoming

Harry Connick, Jr., She (Columbia)

Louisiana NEW SOUNDsations Benefit Mentor Program; Lots of Arena Shows

Obituary: Willie Humphrey

It was one of those little rituals that speaks volumes about the nature of music in New Orleans, and New Orleans musicians. When the car containing Willie Humphrey would pull […]

Anders Osborne and Theresa Andersson: Doin’ Fine

When Anders Osborne and Theresa Andersson traded their small Decatur Street apartment for a roomier place near the City Park end of Esplanade, they were pleased to discover that they […]

OffBeat Wins Its First Press Club Award; Wynton Marsalis Goes to Church

Working the Room with Irie Vibrations

They’re Gonna Make You Sweat — Whether You Want To Or Not   Bob Marley, Jamaican music’s late great high priest, once said that reggae is not entertainment. Marley meant […]

Ben Hunter Goes Pro

Show the picture of the handsome, smiling football player with the close-cropped hair and clean shaven face to most any fan, friend, or acquaintance of local roots reggae artist Ben […]