Issue Articles
This One Deserves A Permanent Place On Your Coffee Table
I Wanna Do That! is the ultimate guide to why we really love New Orleans This year, we may not have the same Mardi Gras we all wait for every […]
Live Music Needs Your Help!
Sign the form to pass the Restart Act to save live music across the US.
Live Music Is On Life Support
Live music in New Orleans and throughout the country is on life support. It’s dying.
New Orleans Musician-Owned Livestream Co-op Taking Shape
Chance Bushman and a small group of musicians are creating a musician-owned livestreaming platform as a co-op.
Austin leads the way to policies for reopening music venues
REVS, “Reopen Every Venue Safely,” is an attempt to develop policies in music cities nationwide. Austin leads the way.
20 Years of Satchmo SummerFest: How It All Began
It was 2000, the first year of the new millennium, and just like in years past, tourism during the summer in New Orleans was dismal. At the time, OffBeat had […]
Back To Square One, Uh, Phase Two
Live music in New Orleans is screwed.
Not To Be A Debbie Downer, But…
It’s been a while since I wrote a Mojo Mouth. I was hopeful and waiting for this virus thang to slack off, and was thinking by now, we would have […]
What Will Be The New Normal?
What will be the new normal for people who want to go out to listen to live music?
A Conversation with Preservation Hall’s Ben Jaffe and OffBeat’s Jan Ramsey
Ben Jaffe, bass and sousaphone player with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, is not on the road as he usually is with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. He’s in his […]