Mayoral Music

Thank God it’s September, and we can see an end to the physical heat and a rising temperature in the music scene. If you’re reading this as a visitor to […]

Jazz Fest 2003 A to Z

Compiled by Bunny Matthews, Geraldine Wyckoff, Christopher Blagg and James Bailey.   If being outside in the fresh air with thousands of other human beings in the center of a […]

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St. Rock: La Vida Jeff & Vida

Vida Wakeman grew up bohemian, with parents that traveled Europe until they settled in Munich. Jeff Burke grew up “as American suburban as you can get in the rolling hills […]

2002 Best of the Beat Award Winners

2002 Best of the Beat Award Winners

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Blues Hound: Washboard Blues

Keri the bartender is slinging margarita’s at Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville on Decatur Street. She is no bimbo behind the bar, dressed down in t-shirt and jeans and primed for action, […]

Mojo Mouth: Mo’ Tunes, Mo’ Money

I’ve been waiting for a long damned time…waiting for someone in government to take the lead in helping develop the local music biz. Hopefully, that time has come. Scott Aiges, […]

Mojo Mouth: Laboring For Love

Believe it or not, OffBeat is the longest gig I’ve ever had. Fifteen years is a long time to work anywhere, but this has certainly been a labor of love. […]

Doing the Charleston

We’re more than just the drinking capital of the world. We just returned from the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston, South Carolina. Spoleto celebrated its 25th anniversary this year, and […]

Fest Focus: Delbert McClinton

Fest Focus: Delbert McClinton

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Expectant Music

Early April is a difficult time to look back at previous musical happenings—as is the nature of this column—when the anticipation of upcoming festivities hangs gloriously in the air. The […]