November 2018
Cover Story
- The Gospel according to PJ Morton
Nearly three years ago, New Orleans native son PJ Morton returned home after leaving the city to pursue life elsewhere. He…
Fresh
- Happy Land: Krazy Kat rides again
Add another chapter to the saga of Krazy Kat. The beguiling black comic strip feline of indeterminate gender and heritage celebrates… - Anniversary Celebration: 30 Years of Rock ’n’ Bowl with John Blancher
When John Blancher took over Mid-City Lanes in late 1988, it was a decrepit bowling alley with little promise. He turned… - New Orleans Jazz Museum to showcase history of drum set
New Orleans is rhythm. It seems like everything that happens in this city is done in rhythm, from the way people… - Aretha and Mahalia: Tonya Boyd-Cannon pays tribute
“I call them Auntie Aretha and Auntie Mahalia because even though I never met them I feel they poured so much into… - SOUNDCHECK: Five Questions with Mark Caesar
Mark Caesar is a New Orleans comedian whose career stretches back well over a decade. He’s also a two-term war veteran… - SOUNDCHECK: We have festivals for beignets, why not cheese?
The inaugural Fête des Fromages, a festival of cheeses, wines and music takes place November 17 from 11 a.m. to 5… - Spiced Hip-Hop: Judah & the Lion’s evolution
Before Judah & the Lion became the hip-hop-spiced success it is now, the genre-mashing Nashville trio was a folky worship band.… - SOUNDCHECK: Five Questions with Corey Ledet
Corey Ledet grew up in his native Houston, listening to Clifton Chenier, John Delafose and other zydeco heroes. But Ledet was…
Features
- Smoky Greenwell, Johnny Sansone and Jason Ricci at the Harmonica Mini-Collective
“If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.” Charlie Parker's famous quote is especially true of musicians… - Hitting His Prime: Meet the crawfish-catching opera star André Courville
André Courville lives two minutes from the Atchafalaya Basin, America's largest river swamp. At nearly one million acres, the Basin is… - Singer-songwriter Kelcy Mae talks about her favorite places to imbibe in New Orleans
New Orleanians know that whether you’re looking to celebrate, dance, hang out, or heal a broken heart, there is a bar… - Michot’s Melody Makers gives the traditional music of Acadiana a pulsating new twist
Michot’s Melody Makers is a band on fire. That passion, energy and innovation drive Blood Moon, the band's recording debut. The…
Dining Out
- Rosedale Restaurant: Review
New Orleans is an incredibly serendipitous town, and the idea of Rosedale Restaurant came about when Chef Susan Spicer (Bayona, Mondo)…
BackTalk
- Simple Minds talks back
Scotland’s Simple Minds are famous in America for their number one hit, 1985’s “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” But that song,…
Reviews
- Michot’s Melody Makers, "Blood Moon" (Sinking City Records)
Not since the madmen of Fat Possum Records got Tom Rothrock (engineer of Beck’s early recordings) to remix R.L. Burnside’s Hill… - Sabertooth Swing, "Extinct Possibilities" (Independent)
There are those in the traditional jazz world who maintain a dogged adherence to historical accuracy, and then there are those… - Gal Holiday, "Lost & Found" (HTRP Music)
There’s a slight rebranding here, with the artist formerly known as Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue now simply billed… - Joyful, "Sanctified Soul" (Rampart Street Music)
Paul Simon’s moving “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” a huge hit for him and his creative partner Art Garfunkel in 1970, opens… - Dave James, "Used Records" (Independent)
Dave James’ Used Records is an unusual amalgamation of musical styles that combines acerbic wit and a wry sense of humor.… - Robert Walter’s 20th Congress, "Spacesuit" (Royal Potato Family)
Considering the name of the album, Spacesuit, and the musicians involved—organist/multi-keyboardist Robert Walter, drummer Simon Lott, guitarist Chris Alford and bassist… - Leftover Salmon, "Something Higher" (LoS Records)
Once the galaxy’s purveyor of “Polyethnic Cajun Slamgrass,” the Colorado-based Leftover Salmon has evolved light years beyond its 1989 bluegrass-rooted inception… - Ever More Nest, "The Place That You Call Home" (Parish Road Music)
With this album, local songwriter Kelcy Mae Wilburn fully embraces the Nashville sound—which is to say the “other” Nashville sound, not… - Book Review: Homage to Bill Russell and the New Orleans Jazz Revival (Equinox Publishing)
How can anyone review this masterpiece? Based on interviews conducted in 1990 by Ray Smith and Mike Pointon, it was originally…
Letters
- Letters to the Editor: Coarse language, burlesque and more
Coarse Language Being an avid reader of your magazine, I couldn't understand why the need to print the offensive language in…
Mojo Mouth
- Where's the attention for Frenchmen?
The OffBeat office has been on Frenchmen Street for over 20 years. When we moved in, the only music clubs on…
