Issue Articles
Davis Rogan is Still Raw and Funky Without the Chaos
It’s the day of Cosimo Matassa’s funeral, and Davis Rogan and I are sitting in the kitchen of Esplanade Studios eating his wife’s cookies and talking up his new record […]
One Song’s Story: “Get You a Healin'”
Carlo Ditta, owner of Orleans Records and long-time New Orleans musician/producer/raconteur, got on the phone to the OffBeat offices last month. He had seen the Backtalk interview that Brett Milano […]
Luke Winslow-King, Everlasting Arms (Bloodshot Records)
This new record from Luke Winslow-King is more than several steps up from his previous fine record. That one, The Coming Tide, had great songs and good playing but, compared […]
Cristina Perez, The Sweetest Thing (Independent)
Cristina Perez’ new recording has all the traits of a classic jazz vocal recording. Her voice is light and bouncy. She has a flirtatious tone that invites the listener in. […]
Ani DiFranco, Allergic to Water (Righteous Babe)
The latest entry to Ani DiFranco’s body of work maintains the sound and atmosphere she has been perfecting for the last decade. Her guitar playing still has the dark tones […]
Brad Webb, Making Faces (Independent)
There is a certain timelessness to Brad Webb’s Making Faces. The music, although recorded in 2013, could be from any time in the last 40 years. It’s modern, but still […]
The 78 Project Captures History as it Happens
As much of music-making and the music business plows recklessly into the future, certain producers are looking into the past. Director and producer Lavinia Jones Wright and Alex Steyermark are […]
Ken Vandermark in New Orleans
Composer and reed player Ken Vandermark is a busy man. But, lucky for us, he is making time for a short excursion to New Orleans September 8-9 to interview trombonist […]
Kevin O’Day and Live Animals Return September 26
There was a time, in the years before and after the turn of the century, when drummer Kevin O’Day was everywhere. He was touring with Anders Osborne. There were funk […]
Marc Broussard, A Life Worth Living (Vanguard)
Marc Broussard’s voice is an inspiring instrument. Broussard can sing with subtle shadings, calibrated emotion, and sheer energy, all of which are featured on his new record, A Life Worth […]
