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Get Free Admission To NOLA’s Best Haunted House By Donating Blood
The Blood Center on Canal Street announced a partnership with The Mortuary Haunted House to encourage locals to donate blood. Just in time for Halloween season, blood donors who make […]
Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Icon Tom Petty Has Died
OffBeat is saddened to report that Tom Petty has died, just a few months after performing a dazzling set at Jazz Fest. According to CBS, the 66-year-old Grammy-winning rock icon […]
Jazz Fest Lover Pat Green To Celebrate 94th Birthday With Jazz Funeral
“I moved here for the jazz,” a 93-year-old Charleston transplant and OffBeat subscriber Pat Green told The Advocate’s Keith Spera at this year’s Jazz Fest. On Saturday, October 7, Green’s New […]
Halloween New Orleans Gets Down for the Cause
Much like Carnival, Halloween in New Orleans is not just a one-day affair. This year, Halloweekend starts especially early with Halloween New Orleans’ 34th annual “BOOgie on the Dancefloor” (Oct. […]
Vote For Dr. John’s Rare And Unreleased Material To Be Pressed On Limited Edition Vinyl!
New Orleans fans of Dr. John have an opportunity to rally together and vote for rare and unreleased Dr. John music to be pressed on limited-edition vinyl, thanks to fan-driven […]
“Shake It Fo Ya Hood” Radio Documentary Explores Bounce Music History
Pop stars may twerk in music videos and at award shows, but they rarely acknowledge the progenitor of the famous gyration: New Orleans (and, more specifically, bounce music). Bounce music […]
Jump, Jive an’ Jazz With Big Bad Voodoo Daddy At Old U.S. Mint
On Saturday, October 7, the California-born jazz and swing-revival band Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will find itself making a pilgrimage of sorts to one of the birthplaces of its tradition […]
Lineup Announced For Partners-N-Crime 25th Anniversary Celebration
Progenitors of New Orleans’ bounce music, Partners-N-Crime (comprised of Kango Slimm and Mr. Meana), will be celebrating 25 years of local hip-hop on November 25. Along with DJ Jubilee, the […]
Fostering Musicianship and Community at Open Mic Night
One of the special things about New Orleans is how inclusive it is, particularly within the music world. The open mic nights (and related phenomena) found in and around the […]
Take Home A Replica Of Your Favorite Painted Utility Box At Fundraiser For CVU
Community Visions Unlimited (CVU) is holding a Metro New Orleans Street Gallery “miniature art box auction” on Friday, September 29 from 6-10 p.m. at The New Orleans Yacht Club, where […]
