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New Orleans Jazz Fest 2010 Lineup: Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket Head List of Newcomers
Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket, Anita Baker, Jeff Beck, Levon Helm, the Dead Weather and Drake lead the list of newcomers to the 41st New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival […]
New Orleans in the News
CBS News covers Galatoire’s sale of its majority interest to mayoral candidate John Georges and his business partner. The Associated Press covers a member of the Sewerage and Water Board […]
Door Crasher Special
The talent lineup for the 2010 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival will be announced tomorrow. OffBeat has learned its lesson from the Black Friday merchants and will open early for those […]
YouTube du Jour: Threadheads’ “Mr. Grinch”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljP-O9b40rU[/youtube]On Friday night, Paul Sanchez, Debbie Davis, Margie Perez, Glen David Andrews and the cast of A Very Threadhead Holiday played a CD-release party at Chickie Wah-Wah. Here’s Susan Cowsill […]
Preview: Star and Micey
From the blues influence of Beale Street and the country atmosphere of Tennessee comes an indie band that melds these traditional styles with the catchy, upbeat nature of pop. Joshua […]
Preview: Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion at d.b.a.
Sarah Lee Guthrie and husband Johnny Irion were last in New Orleans December 17, 2005 at the end of the City of New Orleans Tour. It was an effort by […]
YouTube du Jour: Roll with the Black and Gold
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9eUi23e0Dk[/youtube] It’s almost time for the weekend and we all know what that means: time for the Saints to improve to 13-0 when they play the division rival Atlanta Falcons. […]
YouTube du Jour: Nobby’s “This Christmas”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osMwguDUbLI[/youtube]Nobby remixed Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas,” providing a rump-shaking soundtrack for the season. Is there anything that can’t take the triggerman beat?
Podcast: Big Rock Candy Mountain
OffBeat‘s Colin Jones talks with members of New Orleans indie rock band Big Rock Candy Mountain about the scattered influences that produce their eclectic sound. [clear]
Court Rejects Tuff City’s Appeal
In June, we reported on Smokey Johnson and Wardell Quezergue’s ongoing lawsuit with Tuff City Records to get paid their share as writers of “It Ain’t My Fault.” At that point, […]
