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September 2006 Letters

DOES ELECTRONICA HAVE SOUL? As you know, I adore you and the magazine with all my heart. You and OffBeat are irreplaceable parts of the New Orleans music ecosystem, and […]

August 2006 Letters

MUSICIAN’S VILLAGE Thank you for the extensive coverage on the Musicians’ Village which appeared in the July 2006 issue (“They Got It Bad” by Katy Reckdahl). As the article points […]

July 2006 Letters

ARE YOU EXPERIENCED? In the June “Backtalk,” Jan Ramsey asked Neil Portnow about a music museum in New Orleans, and he said, “It has to be well thought out, because […]

June 2006 Letters

CARS AND CHICKS Regarding Earl Stanley. Back in the early 1970s, I was also a drummer (having already been with John Fred and Sam the Sham. I used to take […]

May 2006 Letters

MUSIC IN EXILE I’m a transplanted New Orleans native (and musician) living in Memphis. I moved away 30 years ago, because at least in 1976 I couldn’t make a living […]

Letters April 2006

A Valuable Lesson A big influence on my music career was former New Orleans Summer Pops conductor Milton Bush. He was my high school teacher for one year. He was/is […]

Letters March 2006

YOU LIKE US! YOU REALLY LIKE US! Enclosed please find my check as my donation to OffBeat. This is just a small way to say thanks for all your efforts […]

Letters February 2006

BACK ON THE ’BEAT I am a longtime subscriber to OffBeat and Jazz Fest attendee and Louisiana music lover. My heart and positive thoughts are with New Orleans and Louisiana […]

Letters January 2006

“I can’t imagine my life without your city. The broken sidewalks. The no left turn signs. Every little nuance that makes your city so different from anywhere else. It truly […]

Letters December 2005

STILL TICKINGI took time to read the magazine [WeeklyBeat] this morning. I see where a lot of the locals are playing in New Orleans, this weekend. But as usual, no […]