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Last week, I was honored to receive a proclamation from the New Orleans City Council recognizing OffBeat for supporting local music for the past 25 years. It was quite an honor, […]
Getting Ahead of The Curve
Imagine my surprise when I read my Wednesday paper and saw James Gill’s column in the Times-Picayune opining that marijuana should be made legal in Louisiana. (Please read the comments […]
Mardi Gras should mean more
Did you have a good Mardi Gras? I did. The bad weather held off. My family and friends had a blast at our house, midway between St. Charles and the […]
Party City
I’ve been to a lot of parties in my time, but last night was one of the most phenomenal New Orleans parties—ever. The New Orleans Tourism and Marketing Corporation (NOTMC)—the local […]
Best of The Beat 2012
Please come to our 2012 Best of The Beat Awards, Friday, January 18 at Generations Hall, 310 Andrew Higgins Drive. Doors open at 6 p.m. with food from 25 great New […]
Best of The Beat 2012 and Mississippi Music Museums
By the time our Weekly Beat goes to press, the winners of the 2012 Best of The Beat awards will have been nominated by the music community, and voted on […]
Jazz Comes Home to South Rampart Street
New Orleans still doesn’t have its music museum. Over the weekend the Times-Pic reported that a 26,000-square foot space that’s literally within the Saenger Theatre redevelopment on Canal Street is […]
Keep Those Bullets From Flying (Into Your Head)
This is our last Weekly Beat missive for 2012, and it’s certainly been a wild year. The year 2012 marked OffBeat‘s 25th anniversary, which was the first time yours truly […]
Frankenstorm and the Noise Police
I passed the last few days listening cynically to the warning stories of the coming “Frankenstorm” in the northeast. Joseph tends to be a little more cynical than me; he […]
How To Make Music A City Priority
I was at the meeting today at Kermit’s Speakeasy, and it was heartening to see so many people rally to support the cause of live music in the city. Most […]
