Issue Articles
Have Moicy! Holy Modal Rounders’ Peter Stampfel joins with Louisiana musicians for his take on the best songs of the 20th century
Peter Stampfel is not a Louisiana musician. Yet his new album, Peter Stampfel’s 20th Century, is a thoroughly Louisiana album. Stampfel’s five-CD breakdown of 20th century songs is a lifetime […]
The Silent Tambourine—Will this be the first Mardi Gras in memory without Indians?
Perhaps more than any city, New Orleans is about mystique. The hidden treat around the next corner has always been its strong suit, but even the danger lurking in the […]
Allman Brothers Band, Two Live Albums
Allman Brothers Band The Final Note – Painters Mill Music Fair, Owings Mills, MD 10-17-71 (Allman Brothers Band Recording Company) Allman Brothers Band Don’t Keep Me Wondering (Live from Warner […]
Virtuosic Artistry—Guitarist Warren Haynes looks back
The great guitarist Warren Haynes was looking forward to a great run of shows in New Orleans in 2020 before the Covid-19 pandemic shut everything down. Haynes has played […]
Alex McMurray, Road Songs (Diphthong Records)
A good songwriter writes good songs. A great songwriter writes overarching poetic narratives. The songwriter as lyric poet doesn’t just turn out albums or mixes, they weave myths that touch […]
Maceo Parker, Soul Food – Cooking with Maceo (Funk Garage)
Alto saxophonist Maceo Parker is no stranger to New Orleans music. He has graced countless stages during festivals and steamy late nights at Tipitina’s, bringing his swinging post-bop funk playing […]
Magnificent Seven Ride into the Sunset
An all-star band plays its last (?) gig on a superb live recording New Orleans has had a long history of one-off bands that coalesce and dissolve like a fabulous […]
Alex McMurray Talks Back
After the forced evacuation of New Orleans in 2005, some of the earliest returnees were musicians who came back after an exile that convinced them there was no place on […]
Katrina and the Federal Flood: The 15-Year Anniversary
Like the COVID-19 pandemic, Katrina hit OffBeat hard. We lost all our employees and with the city closed, we had no advertising to support the print magazine. But unlike the […]
Jeff Albert, Unanimous Sources (Breakfast for Dinner)
This is a New Orleans dream of a group led by the voluble and talented Jeff Albert, a terrific composer, trombonist and music conversationalist. These hot and heavy live tracks, […]
