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Mardi Gras Indians Convene on Super Sunday
With St. Joseph’s Day tomorrow, the Mardi Gras Indian Council will be hosting its annual Super Sunday festival and parade this Sunday, March 20 at A.L. Davis Park. The festival […]
Concerts on St. Patrick’s Day in New Orleans
Everybody in New Orleans knows the Irish Channel St. Patrick’s Day block party at Tracey’s and Parasol’s, and the Downtown Irish Parade is almost equally as famous. But after you’ve […]
Video du Jour: The People Say Project
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/21044432[/vimeo] On February 22, the Louisiana Humanities Center hosted the first in a series of discussions about culture and commerce called the “People Say Project”. This first event featured singer/songwriter/guitarist […]
Wednesday at the Square Concert Series Lineup Announced
Wednesday at the Square, the popular weekly Spring concert series at Lafayette Square, has announced it’s lineup for this year. The shows kick off March 30 with The Radiators, currently […]
YouTube du Jour: Keeper of the Flame
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxSDfoZxtyE[/youtube] Tonight, the International House Hotel is hosting a preview screening of Keeper of the Flame, a drama about Mardi Gras Indians written and directed by Big Chief Brian Harrison […]
Generationals: New Video and Free Song Download
In this month’s OffBeat, Michael Patrick Welch profiled local indie-pop buzz band Generationals, who are preparing to release their second LP, Actor-Caster, March 29 on local record label Park the […]
The Baseball Project Recording Show at Euclid Records
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZbearvNxRI[/youtube] The Baseball Project is about to release its second album, Vol. 2: High and Inside. The band – Steve Wynn and Linda Pitmon from Steve Wynn and the Miracle […]
YouTube du Jour: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFzt4VJiHd8[/youtube] Tonight, classic R&B/soul/funk powerhouse band Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings stops at House of Blues on their tour throughout the South. The band was previously in town during Jazz […]
Maps & Atlases Perch at the Parish
“Finally” was the word that got thrown around when Maps & Atlases released their first LP. Fans endured seven years waiting for an LP from the Chicago indie band. “We […]
OffBeat Guest Mix: SXNO with Carmine P. Filthy
Every year, hundreds of musicians from around the world converge on Austin, Texas for the annual South by Southwest Music Conference. Many of these acts stop in New Orleans before […]
