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Foo Fighters Bring Sonic Highways Show to New Orleans on November 21

The Foo Fighters have chosen House of Blues New Orleans for a very special performance of their new album Sonic Highways this Friday, November 21. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, […]

A.J. Croce Returns to the Old US Mint on November 20

Acclaimed pianist and singer-songwriter A.J. Croce will return to the Old US Mint this Thursday, November 20. He played there this past July, a show which was especially memorable for […]

Seventh Annual Fringe Fest Set to Take Over New Orleans November 19-23

The New Orleans Fringe Festival, one of the largest arts festivals in the world, will return to New Orleans for its seventh year from November 19th through the 23rd. Originally […]

Galactic Set to Reinvent Itself With New Singer in 2015

Singer Maggie Koerner is leaving  Galactic to work on another project. According to management, she will not appear with the band on New Year’s Eve at Tipitina’s. Galactic bass player Robert Mercurio […]

Shamarr Allen Returns to Armstrong Park for Gumbo Fest

Family man and trumpeter Shamarr Allen pulled off a triumphant return to Armstrong Park this weekend when he and his Underdawgs played at the Gumbo Festival. Their boisterous brass set […]

Big Freedia to Headline 8th Annual Central City Festival on 11/15

What better way to help revitalize Central City and support its small businesses than to gather as many people as possible for some synchronized booty bouncing? That’s right – Big […]

Off the Beaten Page Art Exhibition and Music Series Kicks Off November 21

As a part of our magazine’s latest archiving initiative, OffBeat has teamed up with Inner Recess Art Gallery to share a slice of New Orleans’ musical history with our readers. […]

Get HIP With International Improv at the Blue Nile

HIP (Hosting Improvising Performers) Fest returns to the Blue Nile tonight, November 11, and tomorrow, November 12, to bring New Orleans two nights of brilliant jazz improv. This annual festival […]

Brocato’s Vegan Gumbo Comes Out On Top at the Treme Creole Gumbo Fest

He may be an admitted meat-lover, but Troy Brocato still managed to take the prize at the Treme Creole Gumbo Festival’s Vegan Gumbo Contest this year. He was one of […]

Video: Royal Street Buskers Katie Weller and Neil Dean

For OffBeat’s inaugural “Bicycle Sessions” video, we clamped a GoPro camera onto the handlebars of a bicycle and rode down Royal Street looking for street performers. We found Katie Weller […]