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NAACP Image Awards honor New Orleans talent and feature local performers
The 52nd annual NAACP Image Awards which honor Black excellence will take place virtually Saturday, March 27 with New Orleans nominees and performers. Local nominees across multiple categories include Ledisi, […]
The Weekly Stream: New Orleans Concerts, March 25-31
We are now in our 54th edition of the Weekly Stream, OffBeat’s weekly “listings” of livestream performances from local musicians. Below, check out virtual gigs from New Orleans and Louisiana […]
Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation Hosts Virtual New Orleans Jazz Seder
Rabbi Deborah Silver, spiritual leader of Shir Chadash Conservative Congregation in Metairie, announced the synagogue’s popular “All-Star New Orleans Jazz Seder” will be available online for congregants and others to […]
Prytania Theatre offers free movie tickets with proof of vaccination
The Prytania Theatre Uptown is offering free movie tickets to customers with proof of a COVID vaccination through Tuesday, March 30. Current listings for the days ahead at the single-screen […]
Spotted Cat reopens with live music as a first on Frenchmen since Covid shutdown
The Spotted Cat, , will reopen with live music on Friday, March 26 as the first club on Frenchmen Street to restore indoor entertainment since the COVID shutdown began more […]
CAC announces Prison Music Project with Zoe Boekbinder & Ani DiFranco
The Contemporary Arts Center has announced that tickets are now on sale for The Prison Music Project hosted by Zoe Boekbinder. This will be a streamed concert of music from […]
Jazz & Heritage Foundation Reopens Relief Fund for Musicians
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, the non-profit organization that owns the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell, has re-opened applications for the Jazz & Heritage […]
Grammy winner Jamison Ross joins Loyola for spring semester teaching gig
Grammy Award-winning vocalist and drummer Jamison Ross is spending the spring semester teaching Loyola University New Orleans students how he makes his musical magic. One of the hottest young names in music, […]
Lifetime Achievement in Music: The Dirty Dozen Brass Band
Take a deep dive into the history of one of New Orleans’ most influential and innovative brass bands, the Dirty Dozen Brass Band.
Virtual lecture series focuses on two contemporary operas set in Louisiana
The New Orleans Opera has revived ALLONS, a series of virtual lectures that began last fall. For the opera company, it’s a fun title with a double meaning: the English translation […]
