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70th Birthday Party for Treme Brass Band’s Benny Jones Sr.
“If you love music, come party with Benny,” says the invite—Okay, that narrows things down a bit. What if you love music, and love the Treme Brass Band? They should […]
Irvin Mayfield hosts fourth annual
Love Sessions in spirit of giving
Grammy Award-winning New Orleans trumpeter Irvin Mayfield hosts his fourth annual Love Sessions once again this August. This year’s sessions, dubbed “A Festival of Giving,” will begin Friday, August 23 […]
Cyril Neville is sticking up for the children’s music and arts
Take the youngest Neville Brother, add a bunch of spirited kids and cook with a roomful of drums, and you’ve got the second Sticking up For the Children’s Music and […]
Air Sex Championships 2013 at
One Eyed Jacks
We can feel it coming in the air tonight…yes, the annual Air Sex championships are upon us. And if you’re wondering what air sex is—it’s just like air guitar. In […]
Get Out Your Dirty Linen
On Royal This Saturday!
In New Orleans, every party is an excuse for another party. So it is that White Linen Night, the art-themed street celebration that brought major crowds to Julia Street and […]
National Flute Convention to feature Swamp Jazz and Gumbo Flute Orchestra
New Orleans, a city more known for its brass than woodwinds, will host the National Flute Convention, presented by the National Flute Association (NFA), beginning August 8 at the Marriott Hotel […]
Re-cap: Saying Hello to Pops
at Satchmo Summerfest 2013
During his keynote speech at Satchmo Summerfest, musician Wycliffe Gordon opined that nobody but Louis Armstrong could bring off the song “What a Wonderful World,” Just one day later, John […]
RIP George Duke:
Always a Jazz Man
Keyboard ace George Duke, a longtime favorite in the jazz/fusion world, passed away this morning, August 6, after a long illness. Best-known for his collaborations with Frank Zappa and Stanley […]
Photo Gallery: Uptown Saturday Night feat. Tank and the Bangas, Zena Moses and Rue Fiya
Last weekend, OffBeat checked out the brand new monthly series at Tipitina’s, “Uptown Saturday Night.” We were blown away by the rising new, soulful talent featured at the second installment […]
TIMECODE:NOLA FF2 – More Than Just A Film Fest
New Orleans’ rising indie filmmakers collective, Timecode:NOLA (the crew that curated the first Louisiana music films series at French Quarter Fest this past spring, and the eccentric One Reel Super […]
