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Dan Willging’s Dispatches from Jazz Fest 2014

Editor’s Note: Longtime OffBeat contributor Dan Willging flew to New Orleans with his wife Julie Willging for the second weekend of Jazz Fest 2014. A colorful character himself, Dan chronicled […]

Photos: Jazz Fest 2014, Thursday, May 1

What many refer to as “locals Thursday” of the 2014 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival was almost too good to be true. Everywhere you turned, beauty was in the […]

New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: May 1 – May 7, 2014

Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of May 1 – May 7, 2014 featuring: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave., Eric […]

Photos: Jazz Fest Bible Cover Artist Meets with Rebirth Brass Band

Artist Tami Curtis-Ellis met with members of the Rebirth Brass Band in the OffBeat offices today before Rebirth took the stage at the Louisiana Music Factory to get the band […]

Trombone Shorty Accepts Best of the Beat Awards

Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews is a busy man. When it came time to hand out the Best of the Beat awards for the past two years, he was on tour. […]

Ticket Giveaway: The Revivalists at the Joy Theater, May 3

Local rock band the Revivalists will take the stage at the Joy Theater on May 3 for a post Jazz Fest show, and we’re giving away a pair of tickets. […]

Louisiana Hayride Returns to the Shreveport Municipal Auditorium on May 9

The legendary Louisiana Hayride will return to the stage of Shreveport Municipal Auditorium on Saturday, May 9, with a concert featuring Cole Vosbury, Dez Duron, Willie Jones, and more. This […]

Bonerama’s Mark Mullins Extends his Jazz Fest Family

One of the recurring themes within the New Orleans music community since Hurricane Katrina has been a focus on passing the torch on to the next generation of musicians. From […]

Dave Malone Reviews Eric Clapton’s Jazz Fest 2014 Set

For former Radiator Dave Malone, Jazz Fest 2014 is going to go down as one of the most memorable. Malone played the Samsung Galaxy stage with the Raw Oyster Cult […]

Photos: Jazz Fest 2014 First Weekend Wrap Up

During the first weekend of Jazz Fest 2014, the weather couldn’t have been better, the crowds were huge, and the gods of classic rock were in abundance. Photographer, Graphic Designer, […]