Issue Articles
People Watch: Music Entrepeneur Michael Murphy
Some people call Michael Murphy the best thing to hook up music and business in New Orleans. He’s probably the lowest-key mover and shaker in the music scene in the […]
NewsBeat April 1990
It’s upon us again…it’s on everyone’s mind…Jazz Fest. Bigger and better than ever, as the schedule on page 21 will demonstrate. But that’s not all that’s going on during April. […]
Festival Season: Rites of Spring
Spring is the season for festivals in Louisiana, and March and April kick off with several festivals worth catching: the Louisiana Black Heritage Festival (March 10-11); the Amite Oyster Day […]
Rodin, Nudes and Beasts at NOMA
Three special exhibitions at the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park provide an exciting array of art-viewing opportunities this month. Works ranging from monumentally romantic 19th Century Rodin […]
NewsBeat March 1990
Well, as we’ve been saying for a long, long time, the New Orleans music scene is heating up again, to a fervor (we hope) that may match that of the […]
Mardi Arts
Although people think of Mardi Gras as an especially colorful form of entertainment, it is also an art form—actually several art forms. First, there is the art of creating a […]
Carnival Cuisine
Yes, there is such a thing as Mardi Gras cuisine. Well…sort of. One certified, almost sanctified, Carnival comestible is the King Cake, which is undeniably ubiquitous—200,000 of them this season. […]
NewsBeat February 1990
“Throw me somethin’, mistah!” That’s the cry heard ’round the world from New Orleans during Mardi Gras, and in this issue of OffBeat, we hope to fill you in on […]
NewsBeat January 1990
Well, what else can we say? The party season’s officially “on” in New Orleans. We have so many events this month that the city’s in a frenzy trying to prepare […]
NewsBeat December 1989
”Make a Joyful Noise!” …a paean to the gospel music that permeates New Orleans’ neighborhoods during the holiday season, and all during the year, for that matter. New Orleans loves […]
