Issue Articles — Mojo Mouth
Where’s the attention for Frenchmen?
The OffBeat office has been on Frenchmen Street for over 20 years. When we moved in, the only music clubs on the street were Snug Harbor, Café Brasil and the […]
I’ll Be Brief…: OffBeat’s expanding digital only content
I’m actually forced into being succinct in this Mojo Mouth column because, well, there’s not a lot of room to express myself here. Just like other print media, OffBeat is […]
The Song’s the Thing: Can more New Orleans songwriters capitalize?
I just read an article in New York magazine about songwriters and their process and it got me thinking about New Orleans’ music industry, especially as it has to do with […]
Mojo Mouth: Changing Venues [August 2018]
It’s awfully interesting to observe the changes that have occurred in the music scene since OffBeat opened its doors in 1988. I’m a little concerned that the market for live […]
New Orleans: A Music City Like No Other
Greater New Orleans (GNO), Inc.—the organization that’s concerned with economic development in New Orleans—has issued a request for proposal for a consultant to study and recommend how our metro area […]
A Modest Proposal
New Orleans summer doldrums are officially here. Hurricane season, too. As I write this, there’s a possible tropical storm brewing in the Gulf—or is it a subtropical depression? One never […]
We Need More
As I work and write this, I’m listening to Bonerama pump out an in-store at the Louisiana Music Factory downstairs. How lucky are we OffBeaters that we get to listen […]
Mojo Mouth: God Bless George
With the seemingly growing animosity between the generations (mainly Baby Boomers vs. Millennials—though I don’t know how the Gen X generation got left out of the mix), we need to […]
Commitment Needed
I love music and our unique culture. There’s nothing else like it in the world. There are no people like New Orleans people. We are more of a big family than […]
Visual Overload
Mardi Gras is over, and spring festivals are on everybody’s agenda: from the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon to the Top Taco festival, Bourbon Fest and Bean Madness. I’m kind of […]
