Issue Articles
All Hail the Emperor
Ernie K-Doe was the self-proclaimed “Emperor of the Universe,” and in the minds of many, he was the emperor of New Orleans soul. For this reason, the city of New […]
OffBeat Nominated for Five Press Club Awards
OffBeat received five nominations for awards in three categories for the 49th annual Press Club of New Orleans Journalism Awards. Photographer Romney Caruso and OffBeat designer Elena Reeves-Walker were nominated […]
Aid and (Southern) Comfort
Southern Comfort’s New Orleans roots are as deep as the beignet or the shrimp po’ boy. The drink was created by French Quarter bartender M.W. Heron in 1874, so it’s […]
A Neighborhood Named Desire
Coming Out the Door for the Ninth Ward documents life in the Desire Project, written by the people who lived it. Members of the Nine Times Social and Pleasure Club […]
Heavy Medal for Preservation Hall
On November 9, President George W. Bush awarded the Preservation Hall Jazz Band the National Medal Of Arts at a ceremony in the White House. One of the nation’s highest […]
Create a Disturbance
Stanton Moore can’t sit still. In person, his hands are in constant motion, and musically, he’s drumming with Galactic, releasing his own album—III, recorded in Preservation Hall with Robert Walter […]
