Issue Articles
February 2021 Letters to the Editor
Religious worship and public safety I have followed you and OffBeat for decades and have always supported your support and promotion of the NOLA music scene. Your condemning of Lauren […]
In memoriam: Bryan Lee (1943 – 2020)
Blues guitarist and singer Bryan Lee, known by the nickname “Braille Blues Daddy,” has died in Sarasota, Florida after battling various lung, heart and kidney issues. He was 77. Brian […]
What Does Louis Armstrong mean?
What Does Louis Armstrong mean? For the first Satchmo Summerfest in 2000 we asked “What does Louis Armstrong mean?” It is an interesting question, yet a vague one. The question […]
Tragedy or Opportunity? Louisiana musicians take stock of their new reality
by Max Bonanno, Matt Hughes, Brett Milano and John Wirt TO ALL LOUISIANA MUSICIANS!Louisiana musicians tell OffBeat how they are coping with the COVID-19 virus restrictions and tell us what […]
Alfred “Uganda” Roberts (1943-2020)
New Orleans percussionist Alfred “Uganda” Roberts passed away from lung cancer on May 5 at age 77. Roberts grew up in the Treme and started out playing bongos on the […]
Super Sunday: A Significant Day for Mardi Gras Indians
Aside from Mardi Gras, the most significant day for the city’s Mardi Gras Indians is “Super Sunday,” always the third Sunday in March, close to St. Joseph’s Day (March 19). […]
The 50 Best Albums of 2019 in Louisiana Music
We’ve polled our writers and editorial staff and have gathered 50 of our most recommended albums of the year. We didn’t include reissues and only included 2019 releases. Some titles […]
The complete list of nominees for the 2019 Best of the Beat Awards
The OffBeat Music and Cultural Arts Foundation’s Best of the Beat Nominations are in. We solicited nominations from musicians and many others in the music community. We then gave the […]
In Memoriam: Leigh “L’il Queenie” Harris (1954 – 2019)
Leigh “L’il Queenie” Harris, vocalist and frontwoman of 1970s and early ’80s rock band Li’l Queenie and the Percolators has passed away at age 65 from cancer. Harris grew up […]
Satchmo SummerFest 2019: Stage schedules and map
Satchmo SummerFest Presented by Chevron returns Friday, August 2 and runs through Sunday, August 4. Click here for a PDF of the stage schedules and festival map, or click on […]
