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Saints/Seahawks Preview: Things Get Wild

Wild Card Weekend Results: 6. New York Jets @ 3. Indianapolis Colts:  Colts 31, Jets 30. 5. Baltimore Ravens @ 4. Kansas City Chiefs:  Chiefs 24, Ravens 17. 6. Green […]

YouTube du Jour: DJ Rob Swift

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6SEtxsY-DU[/youtube] New York-born DJ Rob Swift—best known for his time as a member of the hip-hop DJ collective X-Cutioners and his contributions to Mike Patton projects such as Peeping Tom—will […]

YouTube du Jour: Cindy Scott

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmzbBE7sB3U&feature=related[/youtube] The Jazz Educators Network is holding its conference in New Orleans this weekend, and Snug Harbor has a series of shows associated with the conference. Tonight, it presents “Singers […]

NOMA Celebrating Centennial Saturday

Fine art has been around for centuries, and its shrine in New Orleans has now been around for one. The New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) is celebrating its 100th […]

Weekly Beat Comes Alive

OffBeat‘s Weekly Beat email newsletter/entertainment guide finds its way to subscribers’ inboxes on Thursday mornings (subscribe here). Now, a version of the Weekly Beat will also take place live when […]

YouTube du Jour: The Iguanas

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkaNo7sYuDk[/youtube] These days, the Iguanas have a standing gig at Chickie Wah Wah Wednesdays at 8:30; here they are live in Memphis last year playing “Benny’s Cadillac.”

Free McGrain, Singleton and Fitzpatrick Now

Tonight, Mark McGrain, James Singleton and Tom Fitzpatrick play the Open Ears Series upstairs at the Blue Nile. You can also download Pelican Sessions free now featuring that lineup with cellist […]

YouTube du Jour: Lee Dorsey

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP6GnnCaeEQ[/youtube] In this appearance on Finnish television from 1967, the great Lee Dorsey brings a seven-man horn line with him and shows off a pair of high-water pants that border […]

The Curren$y Keeps on Coming: Return to the Winner’s Circle

Last year, rapper Curren$y dented the smoker’s stereotype by releasing two excellent albums, Pilot Talk and Pilot Talk 2, along with the Smokee Robinson mixtape. Clearly, he was influenced by his […]

Perfect Gentlemen 20th Anniversary Second Line: Photo Slideshow

This Sunday, the Perfect Gentlemen held the first second line of 2011 with their 20th anniversary parade. The second line started at Canal and Rampart Street, and went through the […]