Issue Articles
Eric Paulsen (1950-2024)
Reporter and anchor for WWL-TV, Eric Paulsen died Saturday October 26, 2024, of cancer at Ochsner Medical Center. He was 74.
Amadee Joseph Castenell, Jr. (1950-2024)
We learned that saxophonist and flautist, Amadee Castenell has passed away, he was 74.
Born in New Orleans on April 19, 1950, Castenell is best known for being the director of the funk and soul band Chocolate Milk. The eight-piece band also included vocalist Frank Richard, trumpeter, Joe Foxx, guitarist Mario Tio, bassist Earnest Dabon, piano and keyboard Robert Dabon and drummer Dwight Richards, the father of Dawn Richards, OffBeat’s September 2024 cover subject.
The OnBeat Sessions Return
Fall has arrived and that means The OnBeat Sessions are back on the menu. OffBeat Magazine’s premiere music series returns for its sixth season of exclusive, intimate live performances by a wide-ranging selection of current New Orleans music.
Frankie Beverly (1946-2024)
R&B singer Frankie Beverly has died at the age of 77, according to an announcement from his family on social media pages. “He lived his life with pure soul as one would say, and for us, no one did it better. He lived for his music, family and friends,” the family wrote.
Carmela Rappazzo: 9 (Independent)
On 9, vocalist Carmela Rappazzo returns to the same territory she explored on her critically acclaimed 2023 album, Whispering. It’s her ninth release and second featuring mostly original music.
Chris Stafford (1988-2024)
Chris Stafford, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and founding member of the band Feufollet was killed in a car crash in Lafayette, Louisiana, on May 2, 2024, he was 36.
Nick Daniels, III (1956-2024)
Nick Daniels, III, a New Orleans funk and R&B bassist and vocalist, died Friday, April 26, 2024, following complications from recently being diagnosed with multiple myeloma cancer. He was 68.
2024 Jazz Fest Redux
OffBeat has published a Jazz Fest recap since the magazine started in 1988. Headlines like “Squeezing Out Sparks at Jazz Fest” or “The Best and Worst of Jazz Fest” were replaced by a recurring headline of “Jazz Fest Redux.” Although we are often copied by other local media, the format in OffBeat remains the original, one and only, Jazz Fest Redux. We hope you enjoy it.
Dege Legg (1968-2024)
Lafayette singer songwriter guitarist and writer Dege Legg a.k.a. Brother Dege passed away on March 8, 2024.
