This year we had more good stories than we had room for in the Jazz Fest issue, so we have a number of Jazz Fest-oriented pieces that we hope you’ll check out at OffBeat.com:

– Randy Savoie recounts the Eagles‘ first visit to New Orleans in 1972

– Holly Gleason talks with the Carolina Chocolate Drops‘ Dom Flemons about how to make contemporary old-time music

– Alex Rawls examines the Beach Boys‘ output in the decade after Smile

– Alex Rawls interviews Dayna Kurtz about how becoming a cratedigger affected her art

– Brett Milano reviews Ryan Montbleau’s For Higher