Music
Sasha Masakowski, Art Market (Ropeadope)
Sasha Masakowski was partly responsible for one of my favorite tracks of 2017: the title song of the Masakowski Family’s N.O. Escape CD, a jazz-pop hybrid with a mystical groove […]
300 Songs for 300 Years: Keyboardists
The piano is an enduring constant in New Orleans music, and this month’s installation of classic songs features four of the city’s cornerstone keyboardists—six in fact, since the Dr. John […]
In Memoriam: Charles Neville (1938-2018)
Saxophonist Charles Neville — forever known to fans as “Charlie, the horn man”—was the secret ingredient in the Neville Brothers’ mix, the brother whose jazz instincts took them to another […]
Fest Focus: Banu Gibson
THURSDAY, MAY 3—ECONOMY HALL TENT, 4:25 P.M. There aren’t many musicians who can match singer Banu Gibson’s knowledge of and passion for the vocal jazz of the ’20s and […]
Interpreting the Blues: John Mayall’s continued influence
What John Mayall did from 1964–66 probably couldn’t be attempted today: He launched a band of mostly-younger players, each of whom became a major force in English music over the […]
300 Songs for 300 Years: Louisiana roots
Festival time is upon us, which makes this an appropriate time to deal some of the most timeless New Orleans music. For this month’s 300 Songs installment, we go back […]
Zoukeys, “Senzorga” (Speak Jolly)
You’d expect a New Orleans fusion band to be eclectic, and Zoukeys are just a little more so. The five songs on their debut EP include a taste of progressive […]
DiNola, “Up High” (Saustex)
You can’t say too much about a disc whose best song is called “Shut Up,” and DiNola are the type of band that you’d rather just play really loud. Led […]
Raw and Nervy: Sonia Tetlow’s sense of optimism
When Sonia Tetlow started playing around town, doing raw and nervy songs with an acoustic guitar, she got told she was too rock for folk and too folk for rock. […]
300 Songs for 300 Years: Mardi Gras songs
Welcome to what may be the most ambitious project we’ve ever undertaken here at OffBeat. As promised last month, in honor of the 300th birthday of New Orleans, we’re going […]
