Issue Articles
Meow, Monsieur! Filmmaker Jim Gabour writes about New Orleans cats
Jim Gabour, the filmmaker whose many music projects include Norah Jones: Live in New Orleans and Terence Blanchard’s Grammy-nominated Flow: Living in the Stream of Music, also writes and illustrates […]
Righteous Aspirations: Ivan Neville and Dumpstaphunk are surviving and thriving
Echoing life for musicians everywhere, last year was strangely inactive for Ivan Neville and his bandmates in the funk-rock band Dumpstaphunk. When the coronavirus spread worldwide—hitting post-Mardi Gras New Orleans […]
Merry Clayton Talks Back
Beautiful Scars testifies to New Orleans native Merry Clayton’s spirit, faith and talent. A labor of love, the beautifully soulful album also reveals the affection the singer’s famous friends hold […]
Pandemic as Opportunity: Stanton Moore and Tipitina’s expand ideas for the future
When Stanton Moore and his bandmates in the funk-rock band Galactic bought Tipitina’s, the iconic New Orleans music venue, the purchase was a major news story. In addition to much […]
Selwyn Birchwood, Living in a Burning House (Alligator Records)
Selwyn Birchwood makes his third Alligator Records album a muscular musical statement. A singer-songwriter who plays slicing electric and lap steel guitar, the dynamic young bluesman from Orlando, Florida, also […]
Best of the Beat: Positive Vibrations HeartBeat Award (Musician) – Dr. Jean Montès
“Music is life,” says Dr. Jean Montès, director of orchestral studies and coordinator of strings at Loyola University. “I am happy to share it.” The recipient of OffBeat’s Best of […]
Jazz and Rebellion: 1811 Kid Ory Historic House
The 1811 Kid Ory Historic House in LaPlace played a principal role in two significant events in American history. On January 8, 1811, the first blood in one of the […]
Best of the Beat: Lifetime Achievement in Music Education – Sanford Hinderlie
Sanford Hinderlie, the Best of the Beat Lifetime Achievement in Music Education recipient, is in his 40th year of teaching at Loyola University. A professor of popular and commercial music […]
Ghalia Volt, One Woman Band (Ruf Records)
A Belgian firecracker recently based in New Orleans, Ghalia Volt idiosyncratically embraces the American South’s indigenous blues. Her intentionally raw third album, One Woman Band, is boldly minimalist and musically […]
The Soul of New Orleans: Hurricane Katrina-inspired ‘Our New Orleans’ reissued on vinyl
Recorded in the chaotic weeks after Hurricane Katrina, the all-star Our New Orleans album raised $1.5 million for Gulf Coast hurricane survivors. New vinyl and digital editions of the album […]
