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, […]

LMNOP; Virgin Megastore; Amusement Tax Problems & Live Music

Best of the Beat Kicks!! Jazz Fest Tickets on Sale; “Big Easy Catalog” Created for Local Songwriters

Best of The Beat, Our 10th Anniversary & the Amusement Tax

Johnny Adams Benefits, Walks of Fame, OffBeat Music Awards and more…

Herman Leonard

A legend in his time – that’s the word for Herman Leonard. Leonard, the photographer whose portrait of Jon Cleary adorns this month’s OffBeat cover, has been immortalizing music greats […]

Information is Power

Ever wonder why things take so long to happen in New Orleans? Here’s a little story for you: Back in 1987, I had a job with a local marketing consulting […]

New Orleans’ Originals of Many Persuasions

Tipitina’s: Times Change and Why New Orleans Musicians Don’t Make Any Money

Tipitina’s—it’s a household word when it comes to talking about New Orleans music. But it wasn’t always that way. Fifteen years ago, when I moved back to my native New […]

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