Blogs
Saying Goodbye
Writer Eric Weisbard wrote on Thursday, “I read my Facebook and Alex Chilton is Michael Jackson. I leave Facebook and he doesn’t exist.” Fortunately, SXSWville (located in Austin) has been […]
SXSW: The First Two Days
The news of Alex Chilton’s death obviously changed the nature of my first night’s coverage, so here’s an abbreviated round-up of the first two nights: Coolest moment: DJ Pasta was […]
Giants Falling
Learning of Alex Chilton’s death during the first night of South by Southwest made the whole enterprise seem a little empty – at least for the night. Almost every rock […]
Austin Calling
When the day is done, I’m off to Austin for South by Southwest. It’s a long drive, which I’ll likely spend speeding through a collection of songs by showcasing bands […]
Le Triomphe Puts Auditorium Development on Hold
As Mayor Ray Nagin’s final term approaches its conclusion, he has talked about the city entering into personal services contracts and big ticket technology contracts, despite incoming Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s request […]
Harold Battiste Stomps Tonight
The Ponderosa Stomp Foundation once again brings New Orleans’ music legends to the masses, this time with Ponderosa Stomp Fridays at the Cabildo. The series starts tonight at 5:30 with […]
Can We Ever Change?
We learned an important lesson in the past few weeks in regards to the cover of our March issue. As those of you who are old enough to remember, in […]
More on OffBeat’s March Cover
In regards to OffBeat’s much-blogged and –talked about March cover: We admit that we showed a terrible lack of judgment and insensitivity towards our readers who may have taken offense […]
Clever I Guess
Weird promo dept.: Pop duo the Bird and Bee have recorded Interpreting the Masters Vol. 1: Hall and Oates, and I’ve enjoyed it far more than I ever liked Hall and Oates. […]
The Other Side
In a blog post elsewhere on this site, Jan Ramsey writes about the need to memorialize the important sites in New Orleans’ musical history. I don’t mean to be contrarian, […]
