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New uptown music venue, Gasa Gasa,
opens with the Honorable South
The Freret Street neighborhood has been booming this season. More than a handful of new restaurants and bars have opened on the short eight-block uptown strip in just the past […]
David Rae Morris to Screen “Yazoo Revisited”
David Rae Morris, photojournalist and longtime New Orleans resident, will be screening his first film, Yazoo Revisited, at Loyola and Sugar Park this weekend. Yazoo City was the hometown of […]
July soundCLASH Introduces Nino Purp, Audyodope, Lu1ce
For the month of July, the soundCLASH – New Orleans’ premier underground hip-hop showcase and networking event – returns to the Hi-Ho Lounge this Thursday for an open mic contest, […]
Civic Theatre Announces Re-opening, Fall Line-up
Who says summer and early fall are slow in New Orleans? The past month alone has been a banner month for venue openings, especially landmark theatre re-openings. With the re-opening […]
New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: July 18 – 24, 2013
Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of July 18 – July 24, 2013 featuring: Geno Delafose, the Brass-A-Holics, […]
Tales of the Cocktail: On Your Mark, Get Set, Drink!
So what is Tales of the Cocktail all about? In a nutshell, it means that many of the country’s finest mixologists are converging in New Orleans this week, and you […]
73 year old soul-rock legend Lester Chambers assaulted by woman during concert
Last Saturday evening, not long before the verdict of the George Zimmerman trial in Florida was announced July 13, blues and psychedelic soul-rock artist Lester Chambers was attacked on stage […]
Happy 102nd to Lionel Ferbos!
OffBeat sends a hearty hats-off and a happy birthday to Lionel Ferbos, the city’s most venerable jazz musician who turns a sprightly 102 today (July 17). Two years ago, trumpeter […]
Tony Winner Stars At Le Petit Theatre Re-Opening
The long-promised re-opening of Le Petit Theatre in the French Quarter becomes a reality this weekend, with the addition of Dickie Brennan’s latest restaurant Tableau. Occupying part of the former […]
Robert Plant plays unannounced set in Bywater watering hole
King James and the Special Men have a regular gig each Monday night at BJ’s Bar in the Bywater. As we know from time to time the regular performer can’t […]
