Issue Articles
June 2016 Letters to OffBeat
YouTube and Louis Armstrong These letters are in response to Sam D’Arcangelo’s web post, “Crystal Clear Louis Armstrong Recordings Surface,” reporting on the YouTube posts from the metal or mother […]
Ease On Down: It’s Bayou Boogaloo Time
The Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo was launched after Hurricane Katrina. Like many others neighborhoods facing an uncertain future, Festival Director Jared Zeller thought the solution was to create a music festival […]
A to Z: All You Need to Know Is in Our Jazz Fest Guide
How do you choose from the variety of cultures, rhythms and sounds available at Jazz Fest? Our guide should help and ensure for a great experience. Happy Jazz Fest! Remember […]
Celebrate Louisiana’s Loves: The nominees for Best of the Beat
In early December OffBeat solicited nominations from musicians and others in the music community. We gave these results to our writers and editors and, with input from both, determined the […]
Soundcheck: Five Questions with photographer Leon Morris
In your book Homage you say that New Orleans is a city that either breaks the rules or invents rules that can be broken. How does your book demonstrate that? […]
Bayou Boogaloo 2015
A decade ago, Mid-City was in desperate need of a helping hand. Ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and already in need of help before the storm hit, the neighborhood, like many […]
2014 Best of the Beat Award Winners
We celebrated our 20th anniversary of the Best of the Beat Awards on January 22 at Generations Hall with a big party honoring Louisiana musicians. In attendance was an overwhelming […]
OffBeat Magazine’s Best of the Beat Awards 2014
In early December, OffBeat solicited nominations from musicians and others in the music community. We gave these results to our writers and editors and, with input from both, determined the […]
Top 50 Louisiana Album Releases of 2014
OffBeat writers and editors have assembled here for your reading, listening and scoffing pleasure a list of what we consider the best 50 albums released in 2014 by Louisiana artists. The […]
Louisiana Artists up for 2015 Grammy Awards
The 2015 Grammy Nominations were announced, and a mix of Louisiana musicians made the cut. From Ledisi to Hunter Hayes to Bobby Rush and Luke James, this year’s crop of […]
