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Nothing’s Changed That Much… R&B Soon Gone?… ‘Bye To Lo
It’s amazing, what you find when you go through your old files. Recently, I went through every file I had in my office in my (periodic) attempt at organization. Boy, […]
New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra
From the Orient to New Orleans: Over the last 27 years, the 18-piece New Leviathan Oriental Fox-Trot Orchestra has become one of the most dedicated and provocative champions of traditional […]
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs, Part 9
In late 1997, the Offbeat staff began developing the list of the 100 Essential Louisiana CDs. Our goal was to pick the 100 compact discs that, Individually, represented influential and/or […]
BackTalk: George Wein
If you’re lucky enough to be at the Fair Grounds this year on the first Friday, you can see and hear one of those musicians, under the billing of George […]
Zydeco!
A new collaboration by photographer Rick Olivier and journalist/musician Ben Sandmel, Published by the University Press of Mississippi covers the musical phenomenon of zydeco. From Creole folk roots to the […]
Letters April 1999
“Teedy’s” Mama says Thanks As we all know, if we want it to be known, we should “put it in the paper,” and this is the one to send it […]
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs, Part 7
In late 1997, the Offbeat staff began developing the list of the 100 Essential Louisiana CDs. Our goal was to pick the 100 compact discs that, Individually, represented influential and/or […]
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs, Part 5
From the sounds of Jelly Roll Morton to Clifton Chenier to Fats Domino and the Neville Brothers, Louisiana music has consistently proven itself as timeless and diverse. New Orleans is […]
4th Annual Best of the Beat Music Awards
BLUES Best Blues Band or Performer JOHN MOONEY Runner up: Mem Shannon and the Membership Best 1998 Blues Album by a Louisiana ArtistLOUISIANA MEDICINE MAN – COCO ROBICHEAUX (Orleans Records) […]
David & Roselyn: I Love My Baby
It’s 10 a.m. on a November morning; Roselyn Lionhart sits on a folding chair in front of Jackson Cathedral belting out an exhilarating rendition of “I Love My Baby.” It […]
