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LadyFest Celebrates New Orleans Women in Arts November 7-10
More than two dozen New Orleans women will perform, teach and parade this weekend during four days of events celebrating women in the arts for the 2013 LadyFest New Orleans. […]
A Dash Of Vegan, A Pinch Of Bounce In Treme’s Creole Gumbo This Year November 9-10
The sixth annual Tremé Creole Gumbo Festival adds a dash of alternative recipes and a pinch of bounce music to the fest’s already hearty New Orleans line-up this year as […]
OffBeat Photographers Host Meet and Greet at Bombay Club on November 8
This Friday, November 8, two of OffBeat’s senior photographers host a Happy Hour artist meet and greet from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Bombay Club (830 Conti Street) […]
Little Bob Celebrates 76th Birthday November 9 in Opelousas
“Last night I got loaded on a bottle of gin,” boasts Little Bob in the opening verse of his signature track “I Got Loaded.” “You know, I feel alright,” he […]
It’s His Gumbo: Robert Glasper Experiment at Civic Theatre November 7, Win Tickets (Interview)
In too many circles there remains a divide between what is regarded as “real” jazz, or “trad” jazz, and what is termed “contemporary” jazz. Somehow, the “contemporary” stuff can get […]
In Review: Voodoo Music Experience 2013 (Saturday and Sunday)
Over the years, Robert Smith’s once spiky black hair has migrated even further up and out while turning a ghostlier shade of its former hue. But the part undead rock […]
Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation Names New Executive Director
In late October at the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation‘s annual meeting, President Stanley Crouch named Jackie Harris as the organization’s Executive Director. In May, the LAEF lost longtime board member […]
Deadeye Dick to Revive “New Age Girl” at Howlin’ Wolf on December 6
She don’t eat meat, but she sure likes the bone. Nearly 20 years ago, this maxim — the m.o. of one Ms. Mary Moon — catapulted Deadeye Dick’s “New Age […]
The New Orleans Jazz Funeral: A Joyous Path To Heaven
On Wednesday, November 6, Xavier University hosts a special presentation on the New Orleans cultural tradition that holds perhaps more weight than most: the jazz funeral. True, Crescent City culture […]
Thurston Moore’s Chelsea Light Moving Comes to OEJs, Win Tickets
Don’t feel like forking over a fistful of cash or fighting the crowd in City Park at this weekend’s Voodoo Music Experience? Don’t sweat it… because Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston […]
