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Soirée D’Evolution: Sean Yseult Launches Arcane New Exhibit
Sean Yseult (best known as the bass player in multi-platinum noise rock/heavy metal band White Zombie), will launch a unique photography exhibit called Soirée D’Evolution: Tableaux Vivants et Nature Mortes at […]
Ponderosa Stomp Releases 2015 Lineup
The 12th Ponderosa Stomp–a New Orleans-based festival that celebrates the roots of rock, blues, swamp pop, R&B, rockabilly, and more–is set for October 1st through 3rd, and they’ve just released […]
Threadhead Charity Raffle Closes Saturday
The Threadhead Charity Raffle, hosted annually by the 501(c) nonprofit organization the Threadhead Cultural Foundation, closes this Saturday at 6 p.m. Since 2005, the Threadheads have held the raffle as part of a “give-back […]
New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: April 16 – April 22, 2015
Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of April 16 – April 22, 2015, featuring: Tom McDermott and Aurora […]
Morrissey Tickets On Sale Now At the Saenger
Morrissey kicks off his US tour in New Orleans at the Saenger Theatre on Thursday, June 11th, and tickets are on sale now. Former front man of iconic 80s British […]
Ooh Poo Pah Doo’s Treme Fest to be Held This Sunday
The Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar’s Treme Fest kicks off this Sunday at 10 a.m. with a second line (beginning and ending at the bar) and continues with a crawfish […]
YouTube du Jour: Rory Danger Gets Dangerous in the Crowd
The rain gave up just long enough for the Rory Danger and the Danger Dangers to perform/chase the white whale on the last Sunday of French Quarter Fest. YouTube poster […]
Get a Free Ticket to Jazz Fest 2015 by Volunteering for OffBeat
OffBeat is currently seeking volunteers to distribute our Jazz Fest issue at the gates outside the festival. All volunteers who work two 5-hour shifts (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.) will […]
Rain Decimates French Quarter Fest 2015 Attendance
French Quarter Fest organizers announced today that this year’s attendance numbers were roughly half of last year’s record breaking total. Thanks in large part to thunderstorms that shut down some […]
Percy Sledge Dies at his Home in Baton Rouge
Legendary R&B singer Percy Sledge has passed away at his home in Baton Rouge at the age of 73. Sledge, best known for his 1966 classic “When a Man Loves […]
