The Buku Music & Art Project: Never Trust Anyone Over 25?

Amos Barshad of Grantland started a recent piece on Skrillex, “One thing about being 27 is that you’re definitely old enough to be allowed to flippantly dismiss things high school […]

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504icygrl Releases New Music Video

This past year has been a game-changer for New Orleans-born hip hop artist Ariel Riley, a.k.a. 504icygrl.  She popped up on the music scene in 2019 and despite a global pandemic […]

Hangout Music Festival Announces 2023 Lineup

Hang loose at this staple Gulf Coast event. Hangout Music Festival has announced its 2023 lineup bringing artists like Red Hot Chili Peppers, SZA, Calvin Harris and Paramore to Alabama’s […]

BUKU cancelled for 2023, future uncertain for music festival

The BUKU Music + Art Project announced that its two-day festival will not return to New Orleans in 2023. Founded in 2012 and held annually at Blaine Kern’s Mardi Gras […]

BUKU Day 2 – Crowd Joy

OffBeat’s Dalton Spangler hit the pavement again at BUKU Day 2 and gives you a minute-by-minute of crowd joy, Vince Staples, Kali Uchis, Tyler, The Creator, a power outage and […]

BUKU Day 1: Good Weather and Excitement Pervades Festival

OffBeat sent our intrepid BUKU team out into the field to capture the vibe and the musical excitement. Here’s writer Dalton Spangler’s experience of BUKU Day 1. There couldn’t have […]

BUKU 2022 Preview: TVBOO

Mitch Draper discovered his love for electronic music in 2014 while visiting New Orleans for the BUKU Music + Art Project. The festival would alter the course of his life […]

BUKU 2022 Preview: glbl wrmng finds strength in the power of collaboration

As ice caps melt and oceans rise, glbl wrmng will bring the heat for this year’s BUKU Music and Arts Festival. The collective of New Orleans artists, entrepreneurs, and industry […]

BUKU announces single day lineup

BUKU Music + Art Project has announced the lineup for its highly-anticipated return to the city on March 25-26, 2022. Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the event and first show […]

Go Pnik gain notice in the electronic dance music scene

Although music enthusiasts tend to think of New Orleans as the stomping ground for young musicians creating blues, soul, jazz, and rap music, another music genre is making waves in […]