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100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs: A Roundup
One evening in 1998, OffBeat’s Managing Editor Joseph Irrera was perusing an article in a classical music magazine. The subject of the article was the formulation of a basic library […]
Jazz Fest: A Decade of Delights
New Orleans lives for its music, never more dramatically than the two weekends of sustained merrymaking that constitute the New OrIeans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Spring is full swing, magnolias […]
Everybody’s Got An Opinion!: The Top 10 Music Events of 1998
Jeff Hannusch, our columnist for “Talkin’ Bout New Orleans,” said that these were his favorite “musical moments” off 1998: 1) Otis Clay at the Victoria Pavilion, Kitchener, Ontario. The God […]
Look at Snooks Eaglin Now!: On the Road Again
Late one foggy night many years ago, a night steeped in the lore of New Orleans R&B, a ’49 Studebaker barreled down a lonely road between Donaldsonville and New Orleans, […]
Jazz Fest ’94 Revisited
The 1st Annual Unofficial OffBeat Jazz Fest Awards – Michel Tisserand There’s no better time than a 25th anniversary to launch the first annual awards for the highlights and […]
Festival Season: Rites of Spring
Spring is the season for festivals in Louisiana, and March and April kick off with several festivals worth catching: the Louisiana Black Heritage Festival (March 10-11); the Amite Oyster Day […]
Jazz Fest: Time to Get Out the Sunblock
Here it is—the complete schedule of what’s happening at the 20th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the greatest music, food and crafts event in the country. Almost 3,000 musicians, […]