Blogs
Frenchmen Street Is Looking Pretty…Rancid?
Last weekend, I wanted to showcase Frenchmen Street to a music-loving friend from Europe who had never been to New Orleans before. We ventured there late on Saturday afternoon; the […]
How Do You Find Live Local Music?
Where do people find live local music? Is there a regression in the information age in finding live local music? Most of you know that OffBeat has included music and culture […]
The Real Reason Krewe du Vieux Won’t Be Rolling on Frenchmen Street
Straight from the horse’s mouth, here’s the real reason that Krewe du Vieux won’t be parading on its usual route down Frenchmen and lower Decatur Streets. This is a press […]
The Unfortunate Saga of Irvin Mayfield
Irvin Mayfield was sentenced to 18 months in prison in January 2022, but was released on January 9, 2023, after serving less than a year. Although Mayfield pleaded guilty to […]
Listen To Each Other
Roughly two months ago, I saw a post on artist kr3wcial’s Instagram post regarding Best of The Beat Awards in November. He had some very valid points and we got […]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all OffBeat and Weekly Beat readers. It’s just a few days before Christmas and I’d like to take this quiet time to thank all […]
Kr3wcial On The Best of the Beat Awards
Over the weekend, OffBeat received critique on social media from Kr3wcial on the Best of The Beat Awards. Kr3wcial, is a well-respected local hip-hop artist whom OffBeat has covered in […]
Loyola New Orleans makes Billboard’s Top 20 music business schools
Rock on! For the second time running, Loyola University New Orleans’ College of Music and Media is named among Billboard magazine’s Top Music Business Schools in 2022. The news appears […]
New Orleans can be a true music city, but it’s time for changes
Now that the “music city” of New Orleans has someone (Howie Kaplan, director of New Orleans Nighttime Economy office) who can be the liaison between music, musicians, venues, bars and […]
Howie Kaplan Takes Over the Helm for Nighttime Economy Office
In 2017, OffBeat’s Publisher/Editor-In-Chief Jan Ramsey wrote a feature in Mojo Mouth urging New Orleans to consider establishing a new “cabinet level” position of “Night Mayor” after learning that these positions were being created in cities worldwide, like New York, London, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Seattle, Portland, Orlando and many more. Most of these cities do not have anywhere near the so-called “nighttime economy” of New Orleans. Things don’t move fast in New Orleans, but under Mayor LaToya Cantrell, this position—so crucial to the development and maintenance of our city as a hub of hospitality, entertainment and music—has finally been established. The city advertised for a qualified person to fill the position and lucky for us, the person selected for the job is not a politician with no experience in the business, but someone who has been in the trenches in the New Orleans music and culture scene for over 25 years.
