November 2003

BackTalk

Paul McCoy of 12 Stones
Paul McCoy is blessed. At the dawn of the 21st-century, Paul and his bandmates in 12 Stones, after having known each… – Bunny Matthews

The OffBeat Tattler: The Sordid Tale of New Orleans Rock Band Supagroup Ruined by Rock 'N' Roll
There’s a famous Bob Gruen photo of the members of Led Zeppelin standing beside their tour plane. In the picture, Robert… – Alex Rawls

Sportsman's Paradise
“I live in hunting paradise and everybody around me hunts,” explains Slidell resident Viola Estain. “I wanted to do a modeling… – Bunny Matthews

Clubhouse: The Howlin' Wolf
"It's been about three years since I took over from Jack Groetsch," Howie Kaplan, the ever-amiable proprietor of the Howlin' Wolf… – OffBeat Staff
Masters of Louisiana Music: Jerry Lee Lewis
Born: SEPTEMBER 29, 1935 Ferriday, Louisiana Jerry Lee Lewis was 21-years-old when he took the world by storm. Since then the… – Michael Hurtt
Double Exposure: Ben Glover and Ben Sumner of Bipolaroid
Bipolaroid, as their name suggests, are a mass of contradictions. Following a favorable live review in the March 2003 issue of… – Stephen Perrin
James Blood Ulmer: No Escape From the Blues
The September release of James Blood Ulmer’s No Escape From the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions is a milestone event in… – John Swenson
For Your Pleasure: James Hall and Grant Curry of Pleasure Club
Pleasure Club are one of New Orleans’ best kept secrets. But while the city has been home to James Hall… – Stephen Perrin
Clubhouse: The Howlin' Wolf
“It’s been about three years since I took over from Jack Groetsch,” Howie Kaplan, the ever-amiable proprietor of the Howlin’ Wolf… – OffBeat Staff
Hard to Rock in New Orleans
“So you want to be a rock ‘n’ roll star, Then listen now to what I say…” —The Byrds, 1967 … – Bunny Matthews
Greatest Rock Concerts
Although hardly anyone actually utilizes the title “rock critic,” we asked a selection of critics—ahem, writers—to designate their Three Greatest Rock… – OffBeat Staff

Ideal Denilo Perez
Danilo Perez was deeply motivated to express more than simply the qualities of melody, harmony and rhythm on his latest album… – Geraldine Wyckoff

Letters November 2003
EVERYBODY’S GOT IT I have only one quibble with Jeff Hannusch’s fine review of the Reverend Charlie Jackson’s God’s Got It… – OffBeat Readers

We're Here…Get Used to It
In just a few weeks from the time I write this, and a few days after this issue hits the street,… – Jan Ramsey

Urban Legends: Positive Papa Doc
Although it’s not in the same goofy-yet-tragic boat as California (yet), the great state of Louisiana is currently shrinking—bleeding jobs, a… – Robert Fontenot