All the Info You Need For Small Talk During the Holiday Party Season

Okay kids, it’s rockin’ time. Let’s see what holiday goodies we have in the old Spare Parts bag. What’s this? A knotted pair of peekaboo fishnet pantyhose—must be left over […]

Spare Parts June 1991

Que pasa, neighbors! Welcome to Spare Parts, a new addition to OffBeat. I’ll be shamelessly plugging New Orleans musicians, artists, writers, business folks, clubs, record companies, actors, bartenders, go-go dancers…well, […]

Hot Wax in Big Stacks: Tips from the Record Tent

Hot glass is more like it this year. Following market demand (being dragged behind it kicking and screaming is more like it), we have reduced the quantities of vinyl at […]

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Club Scouting

Music die-hards with enough energy left after a long day at the Fair Grounds will want to check out New Orleans’ music clubs. Besides the many special events the clubs […]

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Movers and Shakers: Music Scene Makers

If it be true that music makes the world go round, the question still remains: what makes the music? Obviously, the musician. But is that all? No—as many a talented-yet-poor […]

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NewsBeat April 1990

It’s upon us again…it’s on everyone’s mind…Jazz Fest. Bigger and better than ever, as the schedule on page 21 will demonstrate. But that’s not all that’s going on during April. […]

NewsBeat October 1989

With the weather cooling down a bit, the music, entertainment and arts scene in New Orleans and the rest of Louisiana is heating up. On a grass roots level, this […]