Issue Articles
How Bad Can Donna’s Be? Music Biz Reporting, OffBeat Gives Tix to Shows & We Move On
Tell me, when will the city of New Orleans stop harassing the music industry? First the amusement tax, then retail in-stores, now musician and music club patron harassment?? Just before […]
Get Your Essential Louisiana Music Here… New Direction at Tip’s… Borders and Wherehouse Walk Into the Crescent City… offBeat Events
This is so cool… this month we’re previewing a feature that anyone who’s interested in Louisiana music will appreciate (and I’m presuming if you’re reading this, you’re one of that […]
Into a New Decade, Subscribers Win, Time Out & Loyola’s Music Symposium
It’s nice to be appreciated. Just before we went to press, we received a wonderful letter from Timothy White, the editor of Billboard Magazine (it’s published in its entirety in […]
Ten Years of Music Development, LMNOP Bites the Dust? Musical Political Action
I really can’t believe OffBeat is ten years old. When I struggled to start it in 1988, I expected things to really take off in a hurry in the New […]
Lighten Up on In-Store Performances
Okay, before you even start to read, I’m warning you: this is one of my rant columns. As many of our regular readers know, there’s been a growing problem in […]
Mojo Memories of Fest ’98 & LMNOP
It’s done. Gone. Jazz Fest 1998 is a memory. As I once again surrender to the miasma of heat that means another summer is here, I always reflect on the […]
Welcome to Jazz Festers, LMNOP, “FotoFest” at the CAC & OffBeat Music Krewe Rolls
This magazine requires a lot of hard work but it’s still the most gratifying job I’ve ever had. It allows me to work with New Orleans music and musicians, whom […]
No More New Orleans Jazz Fest? Musicians Get Free Healthcare. LMNOP=SXSW Squared? Bunny Breaks Out. Zydeco Cruisin’
What would your musical life be without the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival? You may soon find out — for the first time, the Jazz and Heritage Foundation board, […]
