Podcasts
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 12): Damon Batiste’s Intercontinental Vision
This week, cultural ambassador Damon Batiste leads a group of local musicians including Donald Harrison, Jason and Cyril Neville, and David, Jamal, Ryan and Russell Batiste to the French commune […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 11): Domenica Restaurant’s Pig Tale
For Alon Shaya, executive chef and partner of Domenica, authenticity is his most prized ingredient. His passion for crafting traditional Italian cuisine has garnered high praise and seen his restaurant […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 10): O. Perry Walker’s March to Japan
“We truly, honestly know how they felt,” says Wilbert Rawlins Jr., band director at O. Perry Walker High School, relating to the devastation and suffering the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 9): Basin Street Records, Swinging Strong
November 14, 1997 is one of the most important dates in the recent history of New Orleans music. That night, Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers played to a packed […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 8): Never Records, Here Today Hear Tomorrow
“I’m just trying to really come into New Orleans and make people miss me when I leave,” echoes Ted Riederer in this week’s episode of OffBeat’s Look-Ka Py Py Podcast […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 7): Soundclash Rings the Bell
In the ‘90s, streetwise record labels No Limit and Cash Money put New Orleans hip-hop on the map, hustling stars such as Master P, Lil Wayne, Mystikal and Juvenile onto […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 6): Tab Benoit, Speaking for the Swamplands
In 2004, as Tropical Storm Matthew dawdled above South Louisiana’s coastline, Houma bluesman Tab Benoit and a group of strong-willed Cajuns shrugged off the showers, stepped on to the stage […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 5): Vibing with Jason Marsalis
“A lot of that music bores me,” says drummer and vibraphonist Jason Marsalis candidly in this week’s episode of OffBeat’s Look-Ka Py Py Podcast. Specifically, he’s referring to an overtly […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 4): Preservation Hall Marches Forward
Preservation Hall — the French Quarter building at 726 St. Peter Street — hasn’t changed much through the years. The sound of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, hasn’t either — […]
Look-Ka Py Py Podcast (ep 3): Luke Winslow-King Rises Up
Welcome back for the third episode of OffBeat’s Look-Ka Py Py Podcast. In this cast host Zachary Young sits down with folk singer Luke Winslow-King to discuss his excellent, current […]
