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A Different Shade of Blues
We call it “the blues”. It looks like the blues, and sometimes even sounds like the blues. But can the confluence of styles in New Orleans, the good time capital […]
Albert Collins, The Complete Imperial Recordings (EMI Records)
This two-CD collection consists of the three albums Collins recorded in 1969 and 1970 as his career was just beginning to take off: Love Can Be Found Anywhere (Even in […]
New Music: The House Levelers
As local colleges fill up for the fall semester, the number of progressive rock aficionados in New Orleans also increases. Though often overlooked, a progressive community has flourished in New […]
NewsBeat September 1990
All the news that’s fit to print…where have we heard that before? Unfortunately, it doesn’t apply in August in New Orleans. It’s just too damn hot to think, much less […]
NewsBeat February 1990
“Throw me somethin’, mistah!” That’s the cry heard ’round the world from New Orleans during Mardi Gras, and in this issue of OffBeat, we hope to fill you in on […]
NewsBeat January 1990
Well, what else can we say? The party season’s officially “on” in New Orleans. We have so many events this month that the city’s in a frenzy trying to prepare […]
The New Orleans Gallery Scene: Warehouse District and Beyond
Although people think of music and food when they think of New Orleans, the city’s serious artists and galleries have remained something of a secret for many visitors, and even […]
The Symphony Returns
In the 1970s, a festival organizer came to explore New Orleans as the site of a dance, drama, opera and classical music festival. The response he received, says Tulane University […]
The Sound of New Orleans from A to Z
If stranded on a desert island and given but two wishes, most Earthlings would opt for food and water. The Orleanian, without thinking twice, would take the food, skip the […]
