Issue Articles
May 2013 Letters to OffBeat
THE ESSENCE OF GATEMOUTH Scott Saltzman’s photographic image of Gatemouth Brown’s hands on his guitar (March 2013 issue) brought tears to my eyes. It not only captured the essence of […]
April 2013 Letters to OffBeat
NOT HIP I have waited two weeks to see if this month’s cover [March 2013, Cheeky Blakk] still offended me. It does. “Bitch Get Off Me” are the words you […]
March 2013 Letters to OffBeat
NOTHING LESS THAN WONDERFUL Aaron Neville—one of the majestic voices in American music and the whole world. Keith Richards, a true fan of the Neville Brothers, got me hip about […]
February 2013 Letters to OffBeat
CREOLE TROMBONE ERRORS Thanks so much for writing up my book Creole Trombone: Kid Ory and the Early Years of Jazz [Jan. 2013, Vol., 26, No. 1, Reviews]. Not to […]
January 2013 Letters to OffBeat
BOB FRENCH’S LESSON I met Bob French at WWOZ and mentioned that I have a son, Mike, who is a young trumpet player. He looked at me and said, “Bring […]
December 2012 Letters to OffBeat
“ONE TOO MANY” It was a delightful surprise to read your [Joseph Irrera] article, “Treigle Plaza,” in OffBeat, especially since I had always thought it primarily concerned with popular music. […]
November 2012 Letters to OffBeat
Opening Politicians’ Eyes This is in response to Jan Ramsey’s blog post, “How to Make Music a City Priority,” wherein she advocates that musicians, music businesses and music fans get […]
October 2012 Letters to OffBeat
MAKE IT HAPPEN I have the outsider’s perspective, but still consider myself to be a “New Orleanian-in-exile.” I am a “Threadhead.” I spend my vacations in New Orleans, its music […]
September 2012 Letters
FOLLOWING JUAN I have been following Juan [Michael Juan Nunez] around for about two and a half years and it has become an addiction to see Juan, Chad and […]
August 2012 Letters
THE STREET VIEW Just want to take a minute to thank you [Jan Ramsey] for your commentary on the city, the music scene and pretty much everything else. I love […]
