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Jazz Fest News: Decemberists, Mumford & Sons and Amos Lee
News about artists in the lineup for Jazz Fest this year: The Decemberists (Sunday, May 1) have recorded a lovely pop song, “The Great Outdoors,” for the Nickelodeon kids show […]
Enough for Now
One last Best of the Beat thought before we put this year’s event to bed: Last spring at SXSW, the scheduled Big Star showcase became a tribute to Alex Chilton […]
When’s the Last Time This Happened?
A band playing Jazz Fest has the number one album in the country right now. The Decemberists will perform Sunday, April 30, and their new album, The King is Dead, […]
Didn’t See That Coming
Yesterday when I posted Coachella’s lineup as a possible preview for upcoming New Orleans festivals, I thought there were clues to Voodoo’s lineup in it, but I really didn’t expect […]
A Long Look Ahead
Coachella takes place in California April 15-17, a mere six months before Voodoo, but it’s the start of the festival season and is a hint as to who’ll be working […]
People Discover Palin in Your Pocket
Former OffBeat staffer Steve Winn has made a cottage industry of the “—– Your Pocket” series – keychains that play soundbites from famous and infamous sources. They include Mr. T […]
What Have We Learned?
We recently received a link to the new Mystikal, “That Woman,” and it’s simply sad. As dynamic a performer as he is, and as triumphant as his Jazz Fest appearance […]
This is Britney, Right?
The new Britney Spears single, “Hold it Against Me,” comes out this week, and here’s an unofficial video with the song. It’s Britney dance pop – not as entertainingly messed […]
The First Words of the Season
Dan Phillips’ Home of the Groove is mandatory reading for fans of New Orleans music. He brings a fan’s passion and a historian’s attention to detail to writing about the […]
Geek as a Verb
Wednesday, OffBeat contributor Alex Cook blogged about comedian Patton Oswalt’s argument that the Internet is killing the geek subculture. In an essay he wrote for Wired, Oswalt said: The problem […]
