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Mo’ Bettah
OffBeat, when it started, was my vision of being able to use a medium to improve the music industry in New Orleans and Louisiana. I wanted it to be a […]
Ruthie Foster, The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster (Blue Corn)
With this new CD, the gifted Texas singer/songwriter Ruthie Foster stretches out of the acoustic folk world where she is much acclaimed and together with Shreveport native, swamp guitarist and […]
The Scotch Guard
Pick the one that doesn’t belong with the rest of the group: 1) Per Se, Galatoire’s, Babbo, The Striped Bass, Willie Mae’s Scotch House. 2) Thomas Keller, Ross […]
Still Winning Awards
When someone says “with all due respect,” brace yourself. An insult is about to follow. But I don’t mean it as a putdown when I say to zydeco accordion players, […]
The Houseman
I met Thery “the Houseman” DeClouet for a chat on Election Day, 2000 at his aunt’s house on his Hollygrove home turf. Here, the typically bumpy streets are lined with […]
Whither Jazzfest? A Look Back at the Origins of the World’s Most Successful Music Festival and Its Impact on New Orleans’ Culture
Every spring for nearly one third of the 20th century, New Orleans has celebrated the music and culture of this region. What started off as a small gathering in Congo […]
Tommy Comeaux (1952-1997) and the first-ever Carrier Fest
Folks from all over are making plans to memorialize musician and physician Tommy Comeaux, a multi-instrumentalist and pathologist known to fans as a member of numerous Acadiana-based bands including BeauSoleil, […]
Marcia Ball: The Life and Times of a Circuit Queen
Just me and the TV sittin’ here glowin’in a lonely roomStill wearing my spurs and a quarter’sworth of someone else’s cheap perfume …I know I’ll always get the Maybellinestares from […]
Inside the Tribes
“Big Chief wants to see you.” During a recent Sunday practice, an order to summon the visitor was passed through the ranks of the Creole Wild West Mardi Gras Indians […]
