TALES OF THE OFFBEAT
As a fan of old pulps and EC Comics, I am quite captivated by the cover of your Halloween issue. Great job.
—Randy Haecker, New York, NY
Congrats on the November cover “Tales of the OffBeat.” It looks great. Every time I pass one, it catches my eye. You guys did an awesome job.
—Scott Williams, New Orleans, LA
TREME?
Have you heard any news about Treme? Will there be a second season? No word from the HBO website. Any feedback is appreciated. I’ve been subscribing to OffBeat for several years and enjoy the Weekly Beat as well. Keep up the good work!
—Tracy Ahr, Evanston, IL
Yes, there will be a second season of Treme. This year will focus on Fall 2006 through Spring 2007, and the show’s shooting schedule mirrors the time covered. Since hurricane season is ending, shooting has started again. Recently I ran into Matt Perrine, who had just finished shooting a scene.—ED.
VOODOO FEST
We had a blast at our fourth consecutive Voodoo Fest this year. We find this festival much more inviting than Jazz Fest for the simple fact that we can stay on the left side of Voodoo and catch all the N’Awlins acts without the crush of the crowds. Voodoo has the perfect balance for young and old fans alike. Not to infer there wasn’t crossover, but I think the younger folks tended to stay on the right side and soak up the big headliners, while the more seasoned folks made up the crowds at the Preservation Hall and SoCo/WWOZ tents. The Bingo! Parlour was a mix. There is nothing like being five feet in front of Paul Sanchez’s Rolling Road Show, Galactic, Voice of the Wetlands Allstars, etc. This year we mostly liked the improvements with the set-up. The left side stages were nicely stacked, but the music was bleeding from one stage to other. It got a little annoying if you weren’t right down in front of the stages. The techno stage was way too loud and could be heard from all three left side stages. The Dickies set-up was ill-advised. We really did not care for hearing a Dickies MC amplified so close to the Preservation Hall Tent. Musical highlights for us were Stanton Moore with Anders Osborne, Soul Rebels, Paul Sanchez, Galactic, Voice of the Wetlands Allstars, Basin Street Record Revue, and the Bingo! Show. The only scheduling conflict for us was Trombone Shorty up against the Bingo! Show. Since Shorty comes up north every so often, and the Bingo! Show does not, we decided on the Bingo! Show. Every year it seems Voodoo gets better and better and they learn and tweak as they go. You couldn’t ask for much more than that—well maybe they could soften the five percent ATM fee a little. We’ll be taking up Rehage on their half-price offer for next year and we’re ready to book our return trip. The countdown begins…
—Mark D’Agostino, Chelmsford, MA
In our November 2010 issue the following letter was wrongly attributed to David Kunian. The letter was actually written by J. Scott Fugate. We regret the error.—ED.
The thing about those of us that “love, love, love” the music is that we are often more tied to the city and the culture than many that live here! When I meet someone from New Orleans I always assume we’ll have an immediate connection, since that is the place my heart resides, but unless they embrace the music and culture they may as well be from Iowa. I think this is a question for all Americans, wherever they are from—“What is it that makes you feel a pride in a place of residence if you don’t take time to learn about the culture which surrounds it?”
—J. Scott Fugate, Gainesville, GA
In November’s “Kick(Start) Me” article, quotes and experiences attributed to Yancey Strickland should have been attributed to Perry Chen, and Strickland’s name is Strickler. We regret the errors.—ED.
