April 2018
Cover Story
- Masterful And Exuberant: Tuba Skinny electrifies the streets
It’s just after noon on a sunny day in early March. At the corner of Toulouse and Royal Streets tourists mill…
Features
- FQFIQ: The Vettes
Even in the eclectic New Orleans music scene, the Vettes strike a different chord. Inspired by synthesizer-laden 1980s pop, the Vettes… - FQFIQ: Jamal Batiste Band
Like many musicians in New Orleans, Jamal Batiste comes from a musical family. Musicians in the Batiste clan include his father,… - FQFIQ: George And Gerald French
Two generations of great New Orleans musicians fill two-thirds of the George French Trio. And depending on the gig, drummer Gerald… - FQF IQ: Bon Bon Vivant
Singer-songwriter Abigail Cosio and her future husband, saxophonist Jeremy Kelley, moved to New Orleans a decade ago from Los Angeles. In… - Renaissance Beats and Ritual Bars: Cavalier is out in the open
In its own singular way, Private Stock, the third album by Cavalier, sounds like the past and future meeting right now—a… - From Underdog to Lone Wolf at Large: Alfred Banks at the forefront
Everyone loves an underdog. In hip-hop, especially, dark horse status is synonymous with credibility. It’s no surprise, then, that local rapper… - 40 Years and Counting: The Dirty Dozen buckjumps into its forty-first year
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band didn’t fool around when it celebrated its 40th anniversary at the Joy Theater in December. No… - FQFIQ: Your French Quarter Festival from A to Z
French Quarter Festival is celebrating its 35th year. The festival runs from Thursday, April 12 until Sunday, April 15, 2018. With… - Al “Lil’ Fats” Jackson pays tribute to Fats Domino.
If you listen to Al “Lil’ Fats” Jackson sing without seeing him, you may assume you’re hearing Fats Domino. There’s good… - Squirrel Nut Zippers: Not a Reunion, a Revival
In March, the Squirrel Nut Zippers released Beasts of Burgundy. Recorded in New Orleans at the Marigny studio owned by producer-engineer… - Partners-N-Crime: 25 years of bouncing beyond expectations
Last November, New Orleans rap progenitors Partners-N-Crime (comprised of Michael “Mr. Meana” Patterson and Walter “Kango Slim” Williams) toasted to their…
Fresh
- Wishbone Ash: Twin-guitar attack
Wishbone Ash may not have invented the twin-guitar attack in rock music, but the British prog-rock band was there from the… - December 2000: Livin' La Vida Tuba
OffBeat Magazine is celebrating 30 years and reached that milestone with our November 2017 issue. To mark the anniversary, over the… - Birthday Wishes: Marc Stone And Alana Davis
Birthdays present a natural landmark to reflect on our lives and how far we’ve come. Not only is local blues/roots guitarist… - Balfa Week: A guaranteed cultural immersion
Hey, you aspiring Cajun fiddlers and budding zydeco accordionists, don’t count on this year’s Dewey Balfa Cajun and Creole Heritage Week… - My Music With Blake Quick
“The first time we did it [an after-show Grateful Dead tribute by local all-stars at Little Gem Saloon] was when the…
In The Spirit
- In the Spirit with Bryson Downham at Toups South
“The artist I made this drink for is Kaye the Beast. He’s a local rapper in the up-and-coming phase, but I’ve…
Letters
- Letters to the Editor
Dancing Man 504 My name is Big Chief Gerald Paige of the Great Spirit Warriors Indian tribe and youth empowerment organization.…
Mojo Mouth
- Commitment Needed
I love music and our unique culture. There’s nothing else like it in the world. There are no people like New Orleans…
OffBeat Eats
- Dining Out: Big Killer Poboys
Do you ever find yourself walking down Bourbon Street, weaving between construction crews, and pitying the poor souls aimlessly surrendering to… - The Dish: Chef Susan Spicer on Bayona’s Crispy Smoked Quail Salad
Which of the dishes on your menu says the most about you? I would probably say the smoked quail salad. Because…
The Dish
- The Dish: Chef Susan Spicer on Bayona’s Crispy Smoked Quail Salad
Which of the dishes on your menu says the most about you? I would probably say the smoked quail salad. Because…
Reviews
- Jasen Weaver, "The Voscoville" (Jasen Weaver Music)
The Voscoville is the instrumental jazz recording debut of rising local bass player Jasen Weaver, a mainstay of the city’s music… - Various Artists, "United Bakery Records Revue I" (United Bakery Records)
The first track of the United Bakery Records Revue is a gong—a 12-second fade in and out of a resonating brass… - Big Shoes, "Step On It!" (Independent)
The seven veteran Nashville and Muscle Shoals musicians in Big Shoes make it sound easy. Big Shoes features musicians who’ve performed… - Mark Appleford, "Voodoo" (Independent)
“I Still Miss Georgia” kicks off Mark Appleford’s fifth release of all original material in fine fashion. The song sets the… - Steve Mignano, "Lucky 13" (Independent)
Steve Mignano’s Lucky 13 is full of confident blues swagger. There’s no doubt that Mignano has worked long and hard on… - Jourdan Thibodeaux et les Rôdailleurs, "Boue, Boucane, et Bouteilles" (Valcour Records)
To put it bluntly, Jourdan Thibodeaux is a bit of an anomaly. He’d rather tell you about how he’s not a… - Norbert Susemihl’s Joyful Gumbo, "Norbert Susemihl’s Joyful Gumbo" (Sumi Records)
Norbert Susemihl has been playing New Orleans music since the tender age of 14, when he co-founded Papa Tom’s Lamentation Jazz… - Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm, "Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm" (Jay-Vee Records)
By teaming with the legendary Hi Rhythm band, young Bob is decidedly going old-school. Hi Rhythm was of course the Memphis… - Ghalia & Mama’s Boys, "Let the Demons Out" (Ruf Records)
Like so many aspiring European roots musicians, Ghalia Vauthier got hooked on American blues and rock ’n’ roll as a teenager,… - Ken Colyer Trust Band with Joe Payton, "At Café Brasil" (504 Records)
If you bring up Café Brasil to certain folks, a reverent nostalgia will come over them and the sense of something…
