Issue Articles
10 Prince Songs that Local Artists Should Cover
Much as we love “Purple Rain,” we’d hate to see it become the one Prince song everybody starts covering—not when there are so many dozens of buried treasures in the […]
July 2016 Letters to OffBeat
Minos the Saint I loved your feature about one of my favorite Baton Rouge bands, Minos the Saint [May 2016]. John Wirt’s reporting of the band’s creative process was fascinating […]
2016 Jazz Hero Award: Germaine Bazzle
The New Orleans chapter of the Jazz Journalists Association honored vocalist and veteran music educator Germaine Bazzle with the 2016 JJA Jazz Hero Award on April 20 at the Prime […]
New Orleans Cotton Mouth Kings, Still Thirsty (Independent) ; The Hot Club of New Orleans, Destination: Live! At St. Louis Cathedral (Independent)
These two records show how vibrant the swing tradition remains in New Orleans music. The Cotton Mouth Kings play a combination of hot classics ranging from traditional New Orleans jazz […]
FQF IQ: Your A-Z Guide to All the Artists at This Year’s French Quarter Festival
French Quarter Fest 2016 will feature more than 1,700 local artists on 23 stages spread throughout the Quarter. Our comprehensive guide to this year’s festival will help you plan your […]
Stars Within Reach: The Winners at Best of the Beat
The Best of the Beat Awards, honoring Louisiana musicians, were held on January 21 at Generations Hall. Nominees in over 50 categories attended, not only hoping to be recognized for […]
Obituary: Jimmy Glickman
Jimmy Glickman(1964–2016) Jimmy Glickman, owner of the New Orleans Music Exchange, passed away in January at the age of 52. Glickman was a mainstay of the New Orleans music […]
February 2016 Letters to OffBeat Magazine
CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS I am not a passionate advocate of tearing down Confederate statues, though I understand all the sensitivities that one can feel on this subject. I am a passionate […]
Burning Bright: The 50 best albums of 2015
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 releases reviewed in 2015. […]
Lean On Him: Bill Withers at Carnegie Hall
Bill Withers tried to fit his life into the rough-and-tumble business of music. But in 1985, the poet laureate decided that his life didn’t fit. Last April, he was inducted […]
