May 2015
BackTalk
- Backtalk: Dayna Kurtz
The crowd assembled at the All Ways lounge April 17 to hear Dayna Kurtz included numerous local musicians and journalists. They…
Cover Story
- Woodenhead Celebrates 40 Years
In the immortal words of Frank Zappa, Woodenhead is a band with no commercial potential—and damn proud of it. Never mind…
Features
- Terrance Simien’s Bayou Boogaloo Debut
When accordionist/vocalist/composer Terrance Simien makes his debut at the Bayou Boogaloo on Friday, May 15, 2015, he’ll bring the Grammy award… - Bayou Boogaloo 2015
A decade ago, Mid-City was in desperate need of a helping hand. Ravaged by Hurricane Katrina and already in need of… - Dave Jordan's Neighborhood Improvement Association
Dave Jordan is a neighborhood guy, and his neighborhood is Mid-City. “I don’t know very many musicians that have played more… - Mike Dillon and the Punk Rock Percussion Consortium
Just the name, Mike Dillon’s New Orleans Punk Rock Percussion Consortium, which performs at the Bayou Boogaloo on Sunday, is enough…
Fresh
- Sean Yseult's Tableaux Vivants
It’s 1873, and the elite socialites of the Omniscient Oracles of the Occult are gathered in a Lower Garden District mansion… - Get Your Fix at Addiction
Early this spring, the French Quarter welcomed Addiction, a much-needed new locale for community-minded caffeine junkies. Tucked away on Iberville, the… - Top 10 Bayou Songs
The Bayou has fired the imagination of many a songwriter, with one of the greatest bayou songs coming from a guy… - Soundcheck: Five Questions with Emanuel Lain, Jr.
Leading question, do you think Armstrong Park is under-utilized and under-supported as a public space? When we first got started, concierges… - Shuckin' and Jivin' at the Oyster Festival
On May 30 and 31, at the height of oyster season, comes the annual Oyster Festival at Woldenberg Riverfront Park. This… - My Music: Dana Abbott
"Before moving here, my style of playing was so different! It was much softer… really Lilith Fair kind of stuff. Living…
In The Spirit
- In the Spirit: Nick Detrich of Cane and Table
"This is for Lil’ Doogie Fontaine, the Westbank puppet rapper. Rami [Sharkey], who does Lil’ Doogie, is a friend, and he…
Letters
- May 2015 Letters to OffBeat Magazine
MUSIC UPTOWN The following is in response to Jan Ramsey’s blog “Music Uptown and Downtown” wherein she suggests that it seems…
Mojo Mouth
- It's All About the Music
ave I used that title before? Probably. But, indeed, that’s what OffBeat’s been about for almost 30 years now. One thing…
Obituaries
- Obituary: Percy Sledge
Percy Sledge, a small man with a big voice and heart to match it, an artist who helped launch the Muscle…
OffBeat Eats
- Dining Out: Red's Chinese
In Chapter 47 of the Bywater’s Post-K metamorphosis, a veteran of the venerable Mission Chinese Food serves his own Creolized interpretations…
Dining Out
- Dining Out: Red's Chinese
In Chapter 47 of the Bywater’s Post-K metamorphosis, a veteran of the venerable Mission Chinese Food serves his own Creolized interpretations…
The Spot
- Eric Rogers Hits the Spot at Wasabi on Frenchmen
Why are we here? I wanted to try this location. I live in Lakeview and go to the Wasabi that's out…
Reviews
- Eric Lindell, The Sun and the Sea (Sparco Records)
For Eric Lindell, recording an album usually isn’t much more complicated than playing a live show. But the blues guitarist took… - Panorama Jazz Band/Panorama Brass Band, Good Music for You (Panorama Records)
The absolute worst sin against art that a neophyte New Orleanian can commit is the embrace of the city’s deep, mysterious… - The Mulligan Brothers, Via Portland (Independent), The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, So Delicious! (Yazoo)
There are two wildly different takes on roots music here—one maybe a little too reverent, the other maybe not reverent enough.… - Lane Mack, Lane Mack (Independent)
Stepping out of the shadows of South Louisiana roots rockers Sons of Voodoo, guitarist Lane Mack’s seven-tune, eponymously titled EP is… - Barry Stephenson, Basic Truths (Independent)
If some jazz fans have yet to discover bassist Barry Stephenson, his regular rhythm section mate drummer Jamison Ross and many… - Bernard Allison Group, In the Mix (Jazzhaus Records)
Bernard Allison has always been proud to carry the surname of his famous soul-blues defining dad Luther. After all, he more… - Various Artists, This Ain’t No Mouse Music! (Arhoolie Records)
This Ain’t No Mouse Music! is a 38-track, double disc companion to the documentary of the same name honoring Arhoolie’s Chris… - Rewind: George Porter, Jr., Runnin’ Partner (Rounder Records)
George Porter Jr. remembers his debut solo album, 1990’s Runnin’ Partner, as a watershed moment in his development as a solo… - Ruby & the Rogues, Ruby & the Rogues (Independent)
This is the record Ruby Redrang fans have been waiting for. The plucky guitarist/vocalist/songwriter leads an unorthodox trio with percussionist Michael… - Dayna Kurtz, Rise and Fall (Kismet/M.C. Records)
Dayna Kurtz is a welcome addition to the New Orleans music scene. She’s a singer/songwriter with the forthrightness of a farm… - Various Artists, Ain’t It the Truth!: The Ric & Ron Story, Vol. 2 (Ace Records)
On the heels of You Talk Too Much: The Ric & Ron Story, Vol. 1, follows the similarly entertaining release of… - Claude Hitt, Working Towards Perfection (Tate Music Group)
Usually with independent recordings, truly independent—I recorded this in my spare time with my life savings—indie albums, the product tends to… - Plunge, IN for the OUT (Immersion Records)
Trombonist Mark McGrain shuffles around the outstanding band members of his group Plunge on its latest release, IN for the OUT.…
