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Doug Potter Benefit Concert at Howlin’ Wolf Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Last week, Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns, John Boutte, Washboard Chaz and more played a benefit concert for Steamboat Willie bassist Doug Potter, a victim of the “knockout […]

The Bootzilla of Funkin’ Bass, Bootsy Collins to Play Jazz Fest 2014 Night Show

This year’s Jazz Fest night show schedule around town is already shaping up to be a heck of a ride. Winter Circle Productions announced this morning that the “Bootzilla of […]

Photos: It’s a Wizard’s World at Comic Con New Orleans 2014

There are comic cons all over the United States, all over the world, but when they make their stop in the Crescent City, New Orleanians’ incomparable costume-making skills collide with […]

Win Tickets to See the New Orleans Opera’s Cinderella on Valentine’s Day

The fairy-tale romance of Cinderella and Prince Charming has captivated audiences for centuries. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the New Orleans Opera will debut an elegant reinterpretation of French […]

Flock to the Maple Leaf for Feather Up 2014 on Saturday

You know what they say about birds of a feather… Grab a feathered costume and join the flock as well as the Krewe of O.A.K. and MOM’s Ball courts on […]

Louisiana Music Factory to Hold Frenchmen Street Soft Opening Saturday

In early December, OffBeat reported that longtime French Quarter record store the Louisiana Music Factory was relocating from its familiar Decatur Street locale to Frenchmen Street in the Marigny where […]

610 Stompers Annual Sweet 610 Debutante Ball Friday at Sugar Mill

With carnival time on the horizon, it’s about time we started having fun. This Friday (February 7), New Orleans’ own all-male, tube sock wearing, polyester short sporting, satin jacket clad, […]

OffBeat Joins 2014 Hangout Music Festival as Media Partner

In January, the Hangout Music Festival announced the lineup for its fifth annual beachfront retreat in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Set for May 16-18, 2014, the three-day, six-stage, 60-plus band festival […]

Late Night Jazz Fest Tickets for the Word at the Joy Theater on Sale Friday

The word around town is that this Friday, February 7 at 11:00 a.m. tickets will go on sale to see jam band supergroup the Word perform at New Orleans’ Joy […]

February 6 To Be Declared Willie Mae Seaton Day, Honoring Scotch House Matriarch

UPDATE:  Thursday, February 6. 9:30 a.m. Ms. Seaton’s great-granddaughter and grandson contacted OffBeat to inform that unfortunately,  Ms. Seaton had to be brought unexpectedly to see doctors at the hospital […]