June 1998

BackTalk

Jimmie Vaughan
The esteemed legacy of guitar-based Texas blues, built on the foundation of such legendary players as Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker,… – Scott Jordan

Festival International de Louisiane, Bayou Ruler & More
If the 1998 edition of Lafayette's Festival International de Louisiane didn't set new standards of excellence, it certainly maintained them. Once… – Arsenio Orteza

New Louisiana Blues On CD
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Scott Jordan

Oral Histories in Music
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Alex Rawls

Jazz Fest '98: Our Annual Review
Our baby done grown up! The Jazz and Heritage Festival is the world's now, it ain't ours no more. In looking… – OffBeat Staff

Joy Buzzer Is in the Finals, Vision Pictures, Van Broussard, Festivals, New Releases & More
Popular local band Joy Buzzer is one of five bands chosen from regional competitions for the Jim Beam One Shot to… – David Jones

The Latin Quarter: Latin Music in New Orleans
Cultural roots of enormous depth connect New' Orleans and Latin music. As a result, the popularity of the genre in the… – Hugo Montero
Race That Train: Mike West and Myshkin
Some people have what's known as a calling in life. A calling being more than simply a profession, rather, it's a… – David Jones
DJ Jubilee
Next to James Brown, DJ Jubilee may be one of the hardest working men in show business. The local rapper, born… – Karen Cortello

New Releases, Rik Slave, Joy Buzzer & More
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Mark Miester

The Horse Whisperer, Bulworth, IMAX's Everest, The Late Show & More
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – David Jones

Letters June 1998
On A Scale Of One To Ten... While down yonder yearly for Jazz Fest, I have become an avid reader… – OffBeat Readers

Mojo Memories of Fest '98 & LMNOP
It's done. Gone. Jazz Fest 1998 is a memory. As I once again surrender to the miasma of heat that means… – Jan Ramsey

Obituary: Louise "Blue Lu" Dupont Barker
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Jerry Brock

Mamou Cajun Music Festival, Creole Tomato Festival, Le Festival de la Viande Boucanee & More
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Ben Berman

Best and Worst of Jazz Fest 1998, The Fans' Perspective
Once again this year, the Internet and, especially, the World Wide Web proved an invaluable tool for Jazz Fest visitors as… – Alex Oliver

Cures for the Post-Jazz Fest Blues
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Jonathan Tabak

Reggae Riddums, Money Talks Records & Code 6
Grammy award-winning reggae band Inner Circle is one of the acts appearing at this year's Reggae Riddums festival at Marconi Meadows… – Karen Cortello

Sally Nyolo, Tribu (Tinder)
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Roger Hahn
The Revealers, Paradise (Independent)
– Gene Scaramuzzo
Sly and Robbie, Friends (Eastwest)
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Arsenio Orteza
Sonny Rollins, Global Warming (Milestone)
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Roger Hahn
Victor Goines, Joe's Blues (Rosemary Joseph)
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Jonathan Tabak
Three Now Four, Three Now Four (SEM)
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Tom McDermott
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, Bayou Ruler (Rounder)
We’re sorry, but this article is currently unavailable online. We are going to gradually add more and more to the online… – Scott Jordan