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Letters January 2004
THE MUSEUM OF AMERICAN MUSIC So, it is official. No Grammy museum for New Orleans. Big deal. The Grammys have always been about reinterpretations of original music, popularity, sales, etc. […]
Bobby Rush
It’s more than likely that on any given evening you’ll find blues man Bobby Rush behind the wheel of his modest tour bus (he’s often referred to it as “the […]
Pleasure Club, Here Comes the Trick/Live: Out of the Pulpit (Purified Records/Sixthman)
The night of May 18, 2002 lives strong in my memory. With good reason, because that night I finally discovered a rock band here in New Orleans worth getting excited […]
Letters December 2003
TWO ART FORMS While I have been enjoying OffBeat for many a hoodoo moon, your October issue was particularly satisfying. Featuring people who are both artists and musicians was fascinating. […]
Billy Boy Arnold: The Roots of the Revolution
Pinpointing the roots of the ’60s garage rock revolution that was kick started by British bands like the Yardbirds, the Rolling Stones, the Animals and the Pretty Things is really […]
Greatest Rock Concerts
Although hardly anyone actually utilizes the title “rock critic,” we asked a selection of critics—ahem, writers—to designate their Three Greatest Rock Concerts of All Time. Of course, the first problem […]
Hard to Rock in New Orleans
“So you want to be a rock ‘n’ roll star, Then listen now to what I say…” —The Byrds, 1967 The Home of the Blues, the Birthplace of Jazz—yes, […]
For Your Pleasure: James Hall and Grant Curry of Pleasure Club
Pleasure Club are one of New Orleans’ best kept secrets. But while the city has been home to James Hall (vocals/guitar) and Grant Curry (bass) for the past 15 […]
Progress Is As Progress Does
For as much as everyone in New Orleans complains (including yours truly) about how nothing seems to happen in local music industry, I was astounded to see that there was […]
Obituary: Sam Phillips
Sam Phillips 1923-2003 Sam Philips, one of the architects of popular music, died in a Memphis hospital July 30, 2003. He was 80. Best known for discovering Elvis Presley and […]
