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Will It Be Street Kings,
Or Street Queens, This Saturday?

Three years ago, the folks at Red Bull energy drink’s national network wanted to know who the best brass band in New Orleans was at the time. In order to […]

First Listen: Water Seed – “Show, Work and Prove” (free download) from Wonderlove 2

New Orleans’ next generation of funky soul players is certainly proving the scene is alive and well this month. Court 13 Productions (Beasts of the Southern Wild) and the James […]

Dumpstaphunk, Revivalists Play Bay BridgeFest This Weekend

Fall may have just gotten underway, but that’s no reason not to head to the beach this weekend. Just an hour away, Friday, Saturday and Sunday (October 25-27), downtown Bay […]

Voodoo Music Experience Officially Joins Live Nation, Rehage Becomes President of Live Nation Festivals – North America

Voodoo Fest promoter Stephen Rehage has joined Live Nation as President of the company’s North American Festivals division. Live Nation purchased a 51% interest in the 15 year-old  Voodoo Music […]

Treme Culture Fest Revives Community, Music On The Streets October 18-20

The month of October is rapidly becoming New Orleans’ prime festival time, perhaps even giving April or May a run for the money. In addition to the New Orleans Film […]

Last Call: Threadhead Foundation 2014 Artist Grant Submissions
Due October 21

For the fifth year, the Threadhead Cultural Foundation has opened submissions for their grant program to local artists whose work is in the tradition of preserving, promoting and disseminating the […]

Photos: Mustang Music Festival 2013

With the Atlantic Ocean on one side and Pamlico Sound on the other, the Outer Banks of North Carolina in October are a beautiful place to be this time of […]

Tedeschi Trucks Band: A Match Made in New Orleans

In March of 1999, young slide-guitar ace Derek Trucks hit the road with the Allman Brothers Band for the first time. On July 21 of that year, the legendary outfit […]

WIN TICKETS: Kyle Hollingsworth
of String Cheese Incident
wsg at Howlin’ Wolf

There are not too many people that can cover the Talking Heads and not be scoffed, but String Cheese Incident keyboardist Kyle Hollingsworth recently recorded an, um, unique a cappella […]

Bamboula’s On Frenchmen Street Set To Open Monday

Bamboula’s on Frenchmen Street is set to open Monday, October 21, barring any problems with city inspections, employees of the restaurant  and theater told OffBeat today. The controversial restaurant and […]