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Show Postponed:
Mumford & Sons Concert [Re-scheduled for 9/16]
CONCERT RE-SCHEDULE DATE: Monday, September 16 at Mardi Gras World All previously purchased tickets honored at gate. PLEASE SEE CONCERT UPDATE BELOW. British superstars Mumford and Sons, along with opening […]
Music Matters: Paul Stookey Challenges Young Musicians to Create “Music of Meaning”
“It doesn’t matter what you play, it’s what you say.” Sounds a bit cliché and perhaps hippie-dippy, but some things are cliché for a reason, especially when these are words […]
Kermit Parties CD-Release Style at Tips
Local jazz veteran Kermit Ruffins knows a thing or two about partying New Orleans-style and this Saturday, June 8, Basin Street Records, Ruffin’s label, will hold an album release party […]
New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: June 6 – 12, 2013
Hungry for live music…? Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of June 6 – 12, 2013 featuring: Marc Stone and Joshua Paxton, […]
Cajun-Zydeco Festival and Creole Tomato Festival This Weekend
This is why we’re in New Orleans: Because on a weekend like this one, we have a music festival and a food festival within a block of each other. […]
Photos: Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest 2013
For 24 years, Michael Arnone’s Crawfish Fest in August, New Jersey has been the premiere spot to catch New Orleans’ best musicians outside of Jazz Fest. Over the course of […]
Photos: Oyster Festival 2013, Revivalists, Brass-A-Holics, Oysters Galore!
Last weekend (June 1-2) two dozen of New Orleans finest seafood restaurants shucked and served oysters on the banks of the Mississippi River as 10 bands took the stage at […]
Clint Maedgen Performs Among His Photos at Scott Edwards Gallery
You know Clint Maedgen as the lead singer of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, or maybe as the mastermind of the New Orleans Bingo! Show. As if fronting what may […]
Carol Fran Wins NEA Honor
A longtime jewel of Louisiana music, Carol Fran was named for a major national honor this week. The soul and blues singer/pianist is one of nine artists who’ll receive a […]
Photos: Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club “Re-do” Mother’s Day Second Line
On Mother’s Day, the Original Big 7 Social Aid and Pleasure Club’s second line parade came to an abrupt halt at the corner of Frenchmen and North Villere streets when […]
