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Jazz Fest 2015 Lineup Released
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has released the full Jazz Fest 2015 lineup, and Jazz Fest fans are in for one hell of a festival. Among this year’s […]
Julie Odell’s Magnetic Voice Warms Siberia
On a freezing cold night in New Orleans, a small crowd gathered in the aptly named Siberia to listen to songwriter Julie Odell sing some of her original compositions. The […]
Hogs for the Cause 2015 Band Schedule Released
The 7th annual Hogs for the Cause barbecue cook-off and music festival, headlined this year by the Drive-By Truckers, has just announced its 2015 concert schedule. The charity event which […]
Buy Your Best of the Beat Tickets Today!
Time is running out to buy your tickets to the 2014 Best of the Beat Awards ceremony at Generations Hall on January 22. This year, OffBeat will recognize Ellis […]
Video: MirrorFugue Prospect.3 Installation by Xiao Xiao
MIT Media Laboratory Ph.D. Student Xiao Xiao created a mesmerizing and incredible installation for Prospect.3: Notes for Now called MirrorFugue. Featuring a high tech player piano that projects images of […]
Ticket Giveaway: Pussyfooters Blush Ball on January 9
We’re giving away two pairs of tickets to the Pussyfooters Blush Ball on January 9 at Generations Hall. The theme for this year’s ball is “Are You Blushing?” and the […]
New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: January 8 – January 14, 2015
Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of January 8 – January 14, 2015, featuring: Chubby Carrier, Funk Monkey feat. […]
A Century of Notated Jazz: “Original Jelly Roll Blues” Turns 100
This year marks the 100 year anniversary of the earliest publication of a jazz composition, Jelly Roll Morton’s “Original Jelly Roll Blues.” This B-flat major foxtrot was originally published as […]
The Breton Sound Kicks Off “Desert Island Discs” Concert Series January 15
On January 15, New Orleans rock quartet The Breton Sound will be kicking off their “Desert Island Discs” concert series, a series of four performances over the course the year […]
Photos: Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc Parades on Twelfth Night
The Krewe de Jeanne d’Arc helped kick off Mardi Gras 2015 with a parade through the French Quarter on the evening of January 6. Twelfth Night, or the Feast of […]
