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Steve Miller talks back
STEVE MILLER BAND: SUNDAY, MAY 6—GENTILLY STAGE, 5:20 P.M. You might think you know Steve Miller from the hits—“Fly Like an Eagle,” “Abracadabra,” “The Joker,” “Take the Money and […]
Luke Winslow-King: No More Crying Today
For songwriter Luke Winslow-King, 2014-2015 was the kind of year that nobody would ever want to live through. Never much of an outlaw type, he spent a few weeks in […]
Love and Passion: Cuban Trumpeter Arturo Sandoval’s Musical Imagination
ARTURO SANDOVAL: SATURDAY, APRIL 30—ZATARAIN’S WWOZ JAZZ TENT, 5:35 P.M. There are precious few musicians in the world as fully realized as Cuban-born trumpeter Arturo Sandoval. His formidable improvisational […]
New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: July 17 – July 23, 2014
Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of July 17 – July 23, 2014 featuring: the Trio feat. Johnny […]
November 2013 Letters to OffBeat
VANICOR I read [“Cajun Iron Horse,” October 2013] on my iPad. Wonderful! Read it to my daddy. He was extremely touched—he teared up. Thank you [Dan Willging] for such a […]
New Orleans, Culture of the Clique
New Orleans, despite its reputation for being open, friendly and welcoming, still what I call a “culture of clique.” I also call it the “I’m behind the police barricade and […]
Apple Barrel Is Not Closing,
Just Going Through Changes
The rumors in the Twittersphere started on Sunday: “The Apple Barrel is closing.”—Twitter is a rumor-monger’s dream come true. Well, it’s not true. The Apple Barrel is not closing; it […]
Knob Yo Head: Voodoo Music Experience Electronic Music Breakdown
In the late ’90s, electronic music was poised to obliterate all real musicians and organic instrumentation. The process has by now been nearly completed, but at one point laptop music […]
NOLA at SXSW: Louisiana Musicians’ Shows At South by Southwest
[Updated] South by Southwest starts Tuesday, and Louisiana will be well-represented this year at the annual Austin music festival and business conference. The music showcase runs through Sunday, and area […]
Stairway to Bourbon Street: Led Zeppelin in New Orleans
It’s May of 1973 and the British Gods of Rock—Led Zeppelin—sweep into New Orleans at the height of their mysterious and epochal powers as arguably the best rock band in […]