Issue Articles — Cover Story
George Porter, Jr.: My World and Welcome to It
“How many hours have you spent on stage?” The question slows George Porter, Jr. down. Sitting at his living room table, he leans forward on his hands and thinks about […]
20 in 20: Who Were the Artists Who Mattered Most in the Years OffBeat Has Been Published?
An anniversary is an occasion for reflection. As OffBeat celebrates 20 years of publishing, it’s natural to look back and think about how we’ve spent those years. We’ve covered the […]
Down on the Corner
It seemed like a good idea. Galactic was about to release a new album, From the Corner to the Block, and they had done a series of high profile events […]
Backstage at Emeril’s
John Boutte walks onto the set of Emeril Live in New York City, tired and triumphant after a sold out show at Joe’s Pub the night before. Leonard “Doc” Gibbs, […]
Your Guide to the Satchmo SummerFest
The seventh annual Satchmo SummerFest is a celebration of food, music and fun in honor of New Orleans’ favorite son, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong and his 106th birthday. Events include an […]
Preservation, Inc.
A film starts with a hipster walking into Preservation Hall. He wears horned-rim glasses, thin hair on top and has a postage stamp of a beard. His sweater is black […]
A Heavy Load
LOUISIANA MUSIC FACTORY—The small stage of the Louisiana Music Factory is packed to the edge with musicians. Matt Perrine leads an aggregation of musicians from almost every walk of New […]
Mac’s Wild Years
Mac Rebennack was born in 1941. Dr. John was born in 1967. What happened in between would color his whole musical career. “In New Orleans, everything—food, music, religion, even the […]
Love is in the Air
Literature and real life are full of characters that have fallen in love in the French Quarter, many with the French Quarter. Since Katrina, reconnecting to the French Quarter has […]
Modern Times
The 2005 Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival was everything Jazz Fest used to be: small, local and funky. Out-of-towners made up maybe 10 per cent of the crowd, which was dominated […]
