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Louisiana Record Store Day Releases: The Meters, Allen Toussaint and more

Record Store Day will celebrate its 10th anniversary when it returns on Saturday, April 22 with another assortment of special vinyl releases. The party will take place at record stores […]

Landry-Walker High School takes home top prize at Class Got Brass competition

Landry-Walker High School took home top honors at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation’s Class Got Brass competition on Sunday. The Algiers high school beat out six other acclaimed […]

Comedy Central offers free tickets to half-hour comedy specials in New Orleans

Comedy Central will return to New Orleans’ Civic Theatre next month for another series of half-hour stand-up specials. 14 comics will take the stage during seven tapings (with two performing […]

Gravity A to present first-ever ‘Unplugged’ acoustic show

For over 12 years, Gravity A has treated New Orleans to its very own homegrown jamtronica. Drawing influences from acts like The Disco Biscuits, STS9 and Medeski, Martin & Wood, […]

Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes to welcome guests galore at album release party

It’s been over 12 years since Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes graced the cover of OffBeat, and over 15 years—plus a few lineup changes—since the New Orleans mainstays first […]

Video: The Revivalists debut Chuck Berry cover in Chicago

Like damn near every rock band in existence, New Orleans-based septet The Revivalists owes a debt to pioneering guitarist Chuck Berry. And like countless other rock bands across the globe, […]

French Quarter Fest reveals day-by-day music schedule

French Quarter Festival has announced the day-by-day stage schedule for this year’s gathering, as well as the details for a variety of special events. Aaron Neville will make his French […]

Jurassic 5 to play night show during Jazz Fest with Blackalicious

Alternative hip-hop pioneers Jurassic 5 will swing through New Orleans for a Jazz Fest after show at the Howlin’ Wolf on Thursday, May 4. The group will be joined by […]

Bean Madness tournament narrowed to 16 restaurants

For the past two weeks, the inaugural Bean Madness tournament has pit 64 New Orleans establishments against one another in search of the city’s best restaurant-cooked red beans. Inspired by […]