Issue Articles
Sing a Song of Santa: New Christmas Albums
Listen to Alex Rawls’ “An OffBeat Christmas 2011” playlist on Spotify Once upon a time, everybody cut a Christmas song. Country singers, R&B singers, surf bands and crooners—they along with […]
Yo Gabba Gabba!: Time to Dance
Dave-1 of Chromeo on appearing on kids’ show Yo Gabba Gabba!: It’s crazy because we did that in ’08 and people still talk to us about it. It’s cool too. […]
Back to the Best of the Beat Awards
George Matters. Buttons and T-shirts proclaimed this simple truth years ago, and on Friday, January 27, 2012, OffBeat agrees when we recognize the great George Porter, Jr. with our Lifetime […]
George Porter, Jr. and his Runnin’ Pardners, Can’t Beat the Funk! (Independent)
The Meters are in the DNA of all New Orleans funk, but it’s only natural that with time it becomes less obvious. The bands that they influenced have influenced bands, […]
Supagroup, Hail! Hail! (Foodchain Records)
People like their rock ‘n’ roll serious—Springsteen, U2, Coldplay. The more humorless, the better. I assume this has something to do with the degree to which people find identity in […]
GIVERS Remain in Light
I’m going for the drugged-out look because we’re a pop band.” Tiffany Lamson is leaning against a door frame in Dockside Studio’s control room looking wan and disaffected as she […]
Soundgarden After the Break-Up: Interview with Kim Thayil
Soundgarden defined grunge. It’s not the band that made it huge, but it’s the band whose sound comes to mind when you think of the word. 1989’s Louder Than Love […]
Arthur Roger
The walls of Arthur Roger Gallery on Julia Street are uncharacteristically bare. On Art for Art’s Sake (Saturday, October 1), the gallery will host a show by filmmaker/writer/artist John Waters […]
Kevin Avery, Everything is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson (Fantagraphics); Conversations with Clint (Continuum)
Everything is an Afterthought presents a vision of the heyday of rock journalism, times that have long past. The features and reviews by Paul Nelson are longer than anyone would […]
Opening the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music
At an event celebrating music education, Governor Bobby Jindal remembered his music teacher’s frank assessment of his potential. “I was told if you work hard every day, you might be […]
