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YouTube du Jour: Mark McGrain and Plunge
Tonight, Mark McGrain and Plunge – James Singleton and Tim Green – play a CD-release party for their new album, Tin Fish Tango, at Snug Harbor. Here is an audio […]
YouTube Du Jour: Cyhi Da Prince
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5xrcYZEcxs[/youtube] Tonight, Kanye West disciple Cyhi Da Prince, a rapper on West’s G.O.O.D. Music record label, plays the Howlin Wolf at 10 p.m. Here’s “Living Wonderful” from the Atlanta native […]
Generationals Free Trust EP Download & Free Show Friday
Generationals have been the New Orleans indie world’s biggest success story in recent times, garnering critical praise, landing songs in national TV commercials, and even joining heavyweights Ted Leo and […]
Remembering Klauspeter Seibel
Klauspeter Seibel, the first music director of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (1995-2004) died Saturday of multiple myeloma in Hamburg, Germany. He was 74. He loved New Orleans and celebrated a […]
YouTube du Jour: Alex Chilton
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=105yeWrjoEc[/youtube] At this year’s Best of the Beat (January 28 at Generations Hall), we’ll have a tribute to the late Alex Chilton, who passed away last March. The Iguanas’ rhythm […]
I Love the ’80s (Minus VH-1)
If I were cynical, I’d wonder if Girl Talk’s mash-ups were designed to rehab the hits of the ’80s. At House of Blues last night, the ’80s kept on coming—New […]
YouTube du Jour: Girl Talk
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JBAxkZun3s[/youtube] Tonight, Girl Talk – Pittsburgh’s Gregg Gillis – starts a two-night stand at the House of Blues. This video, “Play Your Part (Pt. 1),” demonstrates the Girl Talk thing […]
St. Joan of Arc Twelfth Night Parade: Photo Slideshow
Last night, Thursday January 6, was Twelfth Night, marking the beginning of the 2011 Carnival season. In its honor, the third annual St. Joan of Arc Parade marched through the […]
Kermit Ruffins to Open Club in Mother-in-Law Building
Since Antoinette K-Doe’s daughter Betty Fox announced the final closing of the Mother-in-Law Lounge last month, many have wondered what would become of the iconic building. That mystery has now […]
Alex Rawls Shares Weekend Picks on Fox 8: January 7-9
On Thursday morning at 7:45 a.m., editor Alex Rawls made his first of what are to be weekly appearances on Fox 8 to present OffBeat‘s music, art and entertainment picks […]
