Open Blues Jam Returns to Mid-City; the subdudes Celebrate Becky Kury

B.B. King, Dr. John, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Blackham Coliseum, Lafayette, LA, August 21, 1992

Lollapalooza ’92, UNO Lakefront Arena Grounds, September 4, 1992

Cowboy Mouth: Have Mouth, Will Roar

Cowboy Mouth releases its debut album and hopes to prove that four Mouths are better- though not necessarily bigger- than Fred’s.   “Fred’s band.” For the first year or so […]

Tab Benoit: Little Boy Blue

When a DJ at WTUL-FM tried to plug one of Tab Benoit’s recent gigs at the Mid City Bowling Lanes, he came up against the young blues guitarist’s surname… and […]

Touching Bass with George Porter

When we last heard from bassist George Porter, Jr.—the man who was in on funk’s ground floor with the Meters and has since developed into one of New Orleans’ busiest […]

Obituary: Harlan White

During a December 1990 interview, Harlan White explained his fondness for performing in restaurants, where patrons would probably be more interested in their meals than the live entertainment. Citing the […]

An OffBeat Interview with Dr. John

Twenty years have elapsed since Mac Rebennack set aside the extravagances of his “Dr. John” character to record the acclaimed Gumbo album, a relatively low-key homage to New Orleans R&B […]

Al Jarreau, Saenger Performing Arts Center, June 26, 1992

Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians, Tipitina’s, June 29, 1992