Blogs
New Kid on The Radio: WHIV-FM 102.3
When I first heard it, the name kind of threw me off: a musician was in the OffBeat office recently and told me he had a show on a local […]
Happy Safe New Year!
New Orleans has experienced one of the more violent months in years. Of course, everyone in the hospitality industry hates when this fact is covered on local media, much less […]
Reinvigorating New Orleans’ Carver Theater
The Carver Theater has announced its initial 2017 music programming schedule—which is based around a number of new weekly music series—and a number of brand new amenities. Beginning in January, […]
Every Year Royal Street Performers Annoy Retailers. Compromise?
It seems to happen every year. Businesses on Royal Street complain about the noise from street musicians and performers. This is the time of year when retailers on Royal can […]
Parties
New Year’s Eve is right around the corner, and with that celebration come beaucoup parties. We have lots of them in our neighborhood. We live midway between St. Charles Avenue […]
No Need For Sacred Debutantes, Send Me A Meme
Once again, the debutantes are upon us. It’s “the season.” You’d think that more locals would be able to come up with some hilarious New Orleans memes. Well. I wish someone would […]
A Very Violent New Orleans
Last weekend, Thanksgiving, was unfortunately a very violent holiday for New Orleans. Of course, an incident on Bourbon Street (where one man was killed and nine others wounded) dominated all […]
Giving thanks
It’s time to wish all our readers and our community a heartfelt thanks for supporting New Orleans and Louisiana music and culture. Of course, you enjoy and love our art, […]
Magical Thinking
I heard early this morning from a staff member that Mose Allison, one of jazz’s great players, had passed away. Of course, we check information before we post or publish it, […]
Jim James talks back
“You can talk about it all you want, but what you gonna do? Time’s your oyster, the grave is always getting closer,” sings Jim James on “We Ain’t Getting Any […]
