Issue Articles
My Music: Greg Schatz
“I guess different songs start different ways. Sometimes you get a snippet of melody that comes into your head, or sometimes it’s a phrase. And sometimes songs seem to almost […]
OffBeat’s Guide to Essence Fest 2015
The wait is over: the Essence Festival returns to the Convention Center and Superdome this Fourth of July weekend, bringing to the stage some of the most widely-acclaimed contemporary stars […]
Soul Preservation
The “Jazz Houses: Where They Lived” app—updated and relaunched this spring to coincide with Jazz Fest—is an exciting example of what can happen when historical preservation meets forward-thinking technology. With […]
Slim Harpo Awards
Louisiana has turned out such a baffling number of influential musicians over the centuries that it’s nearly impossible to give everyone the recognition they deserve. Luckily, concerned individuals have no […]
Sean Yseult’s Tableaux Vivants
It’s 1873, and the elite socialites of the Omniscient Oracles of the Occult are gathered in a Lower Garden District mansion for their annual “Soirée D’Evolution,” a decadent, macabre ceremony […]
Get Your Fix at Addiction
Early this spring, the French Quarter welcomed Addiction, a much-needed new locale for community-minded caffeine junkies. Tucked away on Iberville, the welcoming coffee shop has a back story that’s quintessentially […]
My Music: Dana Abbott
“Before moving here, my style of playing was so different! It was much softer… really Lilith Fair kind of stuff. Living down here has allowed me to explore the edgier […]
Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival
Crawfish season is in full swing once again, and with it comes the return one of the biggest “only in Louisiana” festivals: the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival. Taking place at […]
Fest Focus: Guitar Slim, Jr.
Saturday, April 11, WWL Stage, 2p Before making his French Quarter Fest debut this year, Jazz Fest veteran and New Orleans R&B/blues mainstay Guitar Slim, Jr. looks back on his […]
Fest Focus: Lagniappe Brass Band
Saturday, April 11, Brass Band Stage, 4p People in New Orleans love to dance,” says Lagniappe Brass Band drummer Joshua “Jams” Marotta. “They don’t discriminate on how you make them […]
