September 2005

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Crystallizing Jhelisa
While this “alternative music” exists mainly to expose fops to truly original music—as opposed to New Orleans’ glut of blueprint-reading throwbacks—there… – Michael Patrick Welch

Robert Mercurio
Galactic, arguably the most popular New Orleans band in the contemporary galaxy, celebrates its tenth anniversary on September 9 and 10… – Bunny Matthews

Playing Right
With no members under the age of 50, the Creole Zydeco Farmers reign as zydeco’s elder statesmen. Drummer Clarence “Jockey” Etienne… – Herman Fuselier

Ghost Music: Shannon McNally
A lazy, sun-dappled August breeze rustled the broad leaves of the maple tree shading Song Café on Chartres Street. It was… – John Swenson

Narcissism
In the myth of Narcissus, the vain son of Endymion and Selene rejects the advances of the nymph Echo, who sets… – Michael Jastroch

From the Archive: Bela Fleck
In 1989, Béla Fleck was in a bit of a predicament: He found himself scrambling to find a band to back… – Alex Oliver
Confessions of a Stripper
On the 11th of August, Messrs. M— and J— took to speaking with one Miss Q—, formerly of various gentlemen’s clubs… – OffBeat Staff
An OffBeat Exploration of French Quarter Strip Clubs
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Brunettes, Whatever By (Anonymous) As Told To Will Bunn Matthews, III “It is the duty of a… – OffBeat Staff
Jay Farrar of Son Volt
“I’ve committed well spent days driving parts of Highway 61 from New Orleans to Minneapolis,” says Jay Farrar. He roars up… – Cree McCree
We Were Only Freshmen
The U.S. government prescribes a nutritional pyramid for healthy eating, but in actuality the eating habits of most students more closely… – Ian McNulty

Warmdaddy's Home
“Desi always says that we’ve been married for 15 years but she’s only known me for seven because I’m on the… – Geraldine Wyckoff

Letters September 2005
HOPE WITHOUT DOPE I just recently moved back to New Orleans. In a blackout from Chicago I drank my way down… – OffBeat Readers

Dear Landlord
Man, it’s been so hot. Did you ever notice that everything in New Orleans just stops during the summer? One of… – Jan Ramsey