Issue Articles — Dis 'n' Dat
In Like Clint
When Clint Maedgen contemplates the differences between Baton Rouge, where he founded the avant-garde rock band Liquidrone in 1992, and New Orleans, where he leads the avant-garde “living room” band […]
Morning Glory
Like Communists, the Unabomber and would-be Andy Warhol assassin Valerie Solanas, the Ninth Ward band Morning 40 Federation has its own Manifesto, which can be read in its entirety on […]
Striking Earl
Commissioned to create the painting that would grace OffBeat’s annual Jazz Fest issue, Cajun artist Earl Hebert wanted to give Antoine “Fats” Domino the regal treatment. Fats’ royal coiffure, a […]
O Brother Tyrone, Where Art Thou?
While New Orleans Rhythm and Blues singer Brother Tyrone admits that James Browns his Number One mentor and that Sam Cooke, Al Green, Otis Redding, Bobby Womack and Johnny Taylor […]
Jolie Blon, Locked and Loaded
During Carnival, nothing beats the experience of riding in a parade. Except reigning over a parade. Given the choice between being king or commoner, I advise the royal route. This […]
Great Scott!
My original intention was to write a column about Mardi Gras, the bliss of masquerading, the cult of public nudity and joie de vivre. But then, there we were, at […]
