Issue Articles
Back to the Future
DJ Captain Charles For someone who never thought he’d be involved with music, Charles Leach is the captain of his ship. Leach, known to his New Orleans followers as DJ […]
Making Choices
Terence Blanchard will premiere his new album, Choices, at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art July 31. The album was recorded this spring in the Ogden’s Taylor Library and includes […]
The Rest of the Fest
We’d never recommend hard living as a songwriting tool. But it seems to work fine for Anders Osborne, who unveiled yet another set of unflinching, confessional songs at the Acura […]
Six for Switzerland
“The Ascona Festival is about New Orleans,” says Don Vappie. He will be performing alongside a host of international talent at the upcoming New Orleans Jazz Festival in Ascona, Switzerland […]
Obituary: Antoinette K-Doe, The Mother-in-Law’s Mother
[Early Mardi Gras morning, Antoinette K-Doe passed away after a heart attack. Since editor Alex Rawls wrote about Antoinette and the Mother-in-Law Lounge in our January issue, we felt we’d […]
Obituary: Snooks Eaglin (1936-2009)
Hours before this issue of OffBeat shipped, we learned that Snooks Eaglin passed away on February 18. This is a sad loss, as one of the city’s most idiosyncratic musical […]
Nominees: Back to the Beat
Once again, OffBeat will take over the House of Blues for our Best of the Beat, which this year takes place January 31. The evening starts at 6 p.m. with […]
Jazz Fest 2009 Schedule: Turning 40
For the first time, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has announced it schedule not just before Mardi Gras, but before Christmas. At a December 16 press conference, festival […]
Grammy Nominees Announced
On December 3, the nominees for the 51st annual Grammy Awards were announced, and once again, Louisiana and friends own the Best Contemporary Blues and Best Cajun or Zydeco Album […]
More Meat
Donald Link won a James Beard Award for Best Southern Chef for his work at Herbsaint and Cochon, the latter putting a fine-dining spin on Cajun cuisine and its use […]
