November 1995
BackTalk
- Marva Wright
Marva Wright, a house-hold name in New Orleans, is finally where she wants to be—in demand. In her home town, in…
Bluesworthy
Cover Story
- Mem Shannon: Blues on Wheels
Mem Shannon is the blues personified, and he has been going places for 25 years. He is one of the most…
Crescent City Bounce
Dirty Rice
Features
- Corey Harris: One Step Back, Two Steps Forward
In the hands of wise-beyond-his-years Corey Harris, traditional acoustic blues marches toward the 21st century. On this Tuesday night in… - Tab Benoit: Born on the Bayou
Tab Benoit is Houma’s top music export. Maybe one day the blues guitarist will believe that. From the crest of… - OffBeat Editorial: Considering the Amusement Tax
For as long as OffBeat has been around -- seven years this past August -- we've heard complaints about the city's… - Meet Kenny Wayne Shepherd
In the journeyman, dues-paying, endless one-nighter world of blues, isn't nineteen years old a little young to strike it big? Some…
Letters
Live Wire
Reviews
- Nathan & the Zydeco Cha-chas featuring Michael Doucet, Creole Crossroads (Rounder)
- Bryan Lee, Heat Seeking Missile (Justin Time)
- Big Sandy and his Fly-Rite Boys, Swingin' West (Hightone)
- Becky Sharp, Becky Sharp (Way Cool Music/MCA)
- The Brint Anderson Band, Homage to Elmore (Tomato)
- Anders Osborne, Which Way to Here (Okeh/Sony)
- Ornette Coleman and Prime Time, Tone Dialing (Harmolodic/Verve)
- Rick Margitza, Hands of Time (Challenge)
- Joshua Redman Quartet, Spirit of the Moment: Live at the Village Vanguard (Warner Brothers)
- Maria Muldaur, Jazzabelle (Stony Plain)
- Mother Hips, Part-Timer Goes Full (American)
