Blogs
Collectors Items?
In a recent blog post, I questioned art4now’s “Vintage Poster Values,” which documents what Jazz Fest posters cost when they were first sold and what they cost now from art4now. […]
Outrageous Entertainment As Fact–NOT!
We’re on another countdown: just about two weeks ‘til Mardi Gras, and the purple, gold and green is everywhere! The January 21 issue of Newsweek that featured a list of […]
Good News/Bad News for Fishheads
After we received numerous emails and phone calls telling us that we should have the Radiators on the cover of our Jazz Fest issue, we poked around and found the […]
My Dawlin’ New Orleans
“My Darlin’ New Orleans,” held last Saturday night at Generations Hall, was apparently a great success. Last year the auction event took in $75,000 that benefited the New Orleans Musicians’ […]
Jazz Fest Poster—The New Big Mac?
The Jazz Fest poster has been worse. 2004’s Harry Connick, Jr. poster holds that dishonor for being banal and presenting a Connick that looks more like Warren Beatty. But let’s […]
Grammy Notes: Its All About the Ladys
Sunday night’s Grammy Broadcast had the highest ratings since 2001, and the Grammy action on Twitter was so intense that industry curmudgeon Bob Lefsetz tuned it in to join the […]
Jazz Fest News: Arcade Fire, Avett Brothers, Mumford & Sons, Cyndi Lauper and the Strokes
The Arcade Fire (Friday, May 6) are in Los Angeles to perform at the Grammys on Sunday night, and while there, they visited radio station KROQ to record an acoustic […]
Oliver Thomas Part of Treme’s Second Season
Today, Dave Walker at The Times-Picayune announced that the second season of HBO’s Treme will debut at 9 p.m. Central on April 24, and that former city councilman Oliver Thomas […]
Brand It, Dammit
I just came from a press conference announcing the 2011 French Quarter Festival presented by Capital One Bank. French Quarter Festival is adding a “Local Lagniappe Day” on Thursday, April […]
Preview the New Generationals
This year, OffBeat‘s pleased to sponsor the Generationals at South by Southwest, where they’ll preview their new album, Actor-Caster. Today Spin.com has a free download of the sunny “Greenleaf.” The […]
