Issue Articles
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs, Part 7
In late 1997, the Offbeat staff began developing the list of the 100 Essential Louisiana CDs. Our goal was to pick the 100 compact discs that, Individually, represented influential and/or […]
’99 New Orleans 30th Jazz & Heritage Festival
The 30th anniversary New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will be held April 23-May 2. Fats Domino, Ray Charles, Branford Marsalis, Willie Nelson, Santana, The Isley Brothers, Widespread Panic, The […]
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs, Part 6
In late 1997, the OffBeat Staff began developing the list of the 100 Essential Louisiana CDs. Our goal was to pick the 100 compact discs that, individually, represented influential and/or […]
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs, Part 5
From the sounds of Jelly Roll Morton to Clifton Chenier to Fats Domino and the Neville Brothers, Louisiana music has consistently proven itself as timeless and diverse. New Orleans is […]
Everybody’s Got An Opinion!: The Top 10 Music Events of 1998
Jeff Hannusch, our columnist for “Talkin’ Bout New Orleans,” said that these were his favorite “musical moments” off 1998: 1) Otis Clay at the Victoria Pavilion, Kitchener, Ontario. The God […]
Anniversaries at the Clubs
The Maple Leaf Turns 25 Inspired by Scott Joplin’s “Maple Leaf Rag” as well as the burgeoning need for a decent watering hole in Uptown New Orleans, Carl Brown and […]
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs, Part 4
From the sounds of Jelly Roll Morton to Clifton Chenier to Fats Domino and the Neville Brothers, Louisiana music has consistently proven itself as timeless and diverse. New Orleans is […]
4th Annual Best of the Beat Music Awards
BLUES Best Blues Band or Performer JOHN MOONEY Runner up: Mem Shannon and the Membership Best 1998 Blues Album by a Louisiana ArtistLOUISIANA MEDICINE MAN – COCO ROBICHEAUX (Orleans Records) […]
