June 2021
Cover Story
- Something Special: Craig "Sparky" Klein lights up the town
Craig Klein just might have been the most heard and visible musician on the scene during this last year. The trombonist…
BackTalk
- Shannon McNally Talks Back
As a singer-songwriter who performs any American roots music of her choosing with panache, Shannon McNally reinterprets one of outlaw country’s…
Features
- My Music with Mahmoud Chouki
In March of 2021 the 2020 OffBeat Best of the Beat Awards were announced. OffBeat staff and writers nominated Bad Operation,… - Tell It Like It Is: A look back at Aaron Neville's career and life
Aaron Neville posted the following to Facebook and his official website on Thursday, May 6, 2021: Dear Friends… I have had… - Shapeshifting with Prog Rocker Beth Patterson
It’s a post-sunshower Tuesday afternoon in the Vieux Carre when I meet Beth Patterson at a coffee shop. Someone wearing an… - The Tasmanian Devil: Brandon “Taz” Niederauer returns to New Orleans
In the spring and fall of 2012, Brandon “Taz” Niederauer sat in with George Porter Jr., Troy Turner and other local…
Fresh
- Alligator Records: Fifty years loving the blues
The blues brought Bruce Iglauer to Chicago in 1970. A blues fan since he attended a 1966 festival performance by Mississippi… - Back on the Block: Blake Amos' love letter to New Orleans
Blake Amos has been on the New Orleans music scene for decades. One of his earliest bands played at Café Brasil… - Vintage Vinyl Music Quest, Episode 3
This month’s installment of Music Quest for vintage vinyl features albums released by two artists who both passed away at just…
Letters
- June 2021 Letters to the Editor
Keeping on I’m torn. I hope there is some “support OffBeat” built into the prices. I subscribe, but want to additionally…
Obituaries
- In Memoriam: Ronald "Ronnie" Falgout (1947-2021)
Ronald Joseph Falgout, bassist for Amanda Shaw and the Cute Guys and former owner of R.J. Marine Tile, died on Monday,… - In Memoriam: Lloyd Price (1933–2021)
Lloyd Price, an extremely successful entrepreneur and the recorder of such R&B classics as “Lawdy Miss Clawdy,” “Stagger Lee,” “Personality” and…
Dining Out
- Dining Out: Barracuda
Barracuda, the popular taco and margarita spot on Tchoupitoulas Street, will also have a second location in Algiers Point. The new…
Reviews
- Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Bloodstains and Teardrops (Whiskey Bayou Records)
At the turn of the 21st century, Memphis pianist, producer, and all-out cool music man Jim Dickinson proclaimed, “World Boogie is… - Shannon McNally, The Waylon Sessions (Compass Records)
Tribute albums are always a suspicious breed in that you wonder about the real motivation behind their release. Are they cheesy… - Mason Trail and Zydeco Rhythm, Blame It on My Roots (Independent)
If Mason Trail jokingly blames his zydeco career on his roots, as the title suggests, it is because his genealogy is… - Matt Booth and Palindromes, Mythomania (Ears and Eyes Records)
Bassist Matt Booth is another ubiquitous player on the New Orleans scene. He is an anchor for the Extended Trio as… - Smithfield Fair, Looking for Wonderland (Stevenson Productions)
Unless it is the haggard-looking Rolling Stones, not many groups can boast the longevity of Smithfield Fair, which is now in… - Quinn Sullivan, Wide Awake (Mascot/Provogue)
Admired since his boyhood by Buddy Guy, Carlos Santana and Eric Clapton, 22-year-old Quinn Sullivan has grown into a complete artist.… - New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers, Volume 2 (Stony Plain)
Wait! There’s more from the New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers? Volume 1 released last September wasn’t just a one-time shot?… - Book Review | Rob Bowman, The Last Soul Company: The Malaco Records Story (Malaco Press)
Malaco Records' unlikely saga of success is quite an epic tale. Really, how in the world could three Ole Miss frat…
