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Requisite Records

Please Shop Early: Tips From the Record Tent Frankly, that’s our hottest tip for finding the best records, tapes and CDs at the Festival Record Tent. Because many of our […]

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Club Scouting 1990

My Dearest Stella: I was filled with an overwhelming joy upon learning that you will be visiting the City of Sin for the Jazz Fest celebration. Knowing that you are […]

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Cajun Cruisin’: OffBeat’s Second Annual Insider’s Guide to Acadiana, Part Two

You can find Cajun and Creole culture in Lafayette, the “Heart of Cajun Country” as it’s referred to in tourist brochures, but you’ll find much more cultural authenticity outside the […]

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Slim’s Picks: Insider’s Guide to Music

Almost Slim is an authority on New Orleans R&B, Louisiana zydeco and blues. A legend for his vast, opinionated wealth of knowledge, we asked him to make some recommendations for […]

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Quint Davis: Quint Essential, Part Two

Quint Davis, producer of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, has been active in the music industry for over twenty years. He put together the first festival at the […]

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Jazz Fest!

Here’s the latest info on the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. There are quite a few changes at this year’s Fest. In addition to more stages this year, the […]

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NewsBeat April 1990

It’s upon us again…it’s on everyone’s mind…Jazz Fest. Bigger and better than ever, as the schedule on page 21 will demonstrate. But that’s not all that’s going on during April. […]

People Watch: Music Entrepeneur Michael Murphy

Some people call Michael Murphy the best thing to hook up music and business in New Orleans. He’s probably the lowest-key mover and shaker in the music scene in the […]

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Cajun Cruisin’: OffBeat’s Second Annual Insider’s Guide to Acadiana, Part One

Music, cultural experiences and good times are incessant affairs on the bayou. But the serious tourist who wants the real authentic stuff or the best Acadiana offers won’t discover it […]

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Revisionary Images

Visitors attending the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival enjoy a varied mix of local and regional as well as national performers. Throw in the kind of cuisine that abounds […]

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