OffBeat’s 2017 Guide to Night Shows During Jazz Fest

Jazz Fest returns to New Orleans’ Fair Ground Race Course from April 28-30 and May 4-7, but we all know the late night shows that take place across town throughout […]

Pretty Lights Announces Two Nights in New Orleans with Live Band

Last week we reported that superstar electronic artist Pretty Lights (aka Derek Vincent Smith) had hinted at a New Year’s Eve show in New Orleans. While the announcement included no […]

Pretty Lights Announces New Year’s Eve Show in New Orleans

Pretty Lights will return to New Orleans later this year for a New Year’s Eve concert. Confirmation of the show came via an image of the city was posted to […]

Explosions in the Sky Enter The Wilderness

It’s been quite some time–over a century, at least–since multi-layered orchestral compositions dominated the Western musical conscience. Smaller bands and shorter songs have been the norm for as long as […]

A to Z: All You Need to Know Is in Our Jazz Fest Guide

How do you choose from the variety of cultures, rhythms and sounds available at Jazz Fest? Our guide should help and ensure for a great experience. Happy Jazz Fest! Remember […]

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Soundcheck: Five Questions with Jared Zeller of Bayou Boogaloo

What excites you the most about this year’s Bayou Boogaloo? As far as the festival goes, being able to make it and call it the 10th annual festival is pretty […]

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Ticket Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets to the Essence Festival “Now Playing” Concert

We are giving away three tickets to see Nas, Trey Songz, Jazmine Sullivan, K. Michelle, Jesse Boykins III, and more at the Essence Festival “Now Playing” concert on Thursday, July […]

Voodoo Festival 2014 Lineup Announced

The Voodoo Festival 2014 lineup has been announced, and it’s a good one. Foo Fighters, Outkast, Skrillex, Arctic Monkeys and Pretty Lights are among the headliners of this year’s Voodoo […]

Krewe of Freret Rolls For the First Time in 20 Years

Several New Orleans neighborhoods have seen tremendous transformations over the past year. From physical facelifts to new neighbors, it seems every day brings a new business or new event to […]

Get Brassy! Madd Wikkid’s Brassft Punk Drops “Get Lucky” Cover

Last summer producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist Earl Scioneaux III, commonly known as the electro savant Madd Wikkid, scored $20,000 in crowdfunding via Kickstarter for his brass band salute to groundbreaking […]