October 2011
BackTalk
- Arthur Roger
The walls of Arthur Roger Gallery on Julia Street are uncharacteristically bare. On Art for Art’s Sake (Saturday, October 1), the…
Bookmark
- Kevin Avery, Everything is an Afterthought: The Life and Writings of Paul Nelson (Fantagraphics); Conversations with Clint (Continuum)
Everything is an Afterthought presents a vision of the heyday of rock journalism, times that have long past. The features and…
Cover Story
- Kenny Wayne Shepherd: His Fathers' Son
Shreveport may be at the opposite end of Louisiana from New Orleans, but both cities play a part in the state’s…
Features
- Jonathan Batiste's Underground Music
New Orleans has long been a piano town. And it’s long been a parade town. Therein lies the problem: If you’re… - Classie Ballou: Boozoo's Bottom
In the world of zydeco, the accordionists and front men are the names in lights. But like R&B and funk, in… - Sissy Before Sissy: A History of the Dance Called "The Sissy"
Over a generation before hip-hop dancers at DJ Jubilee’s New Orleans gigs were doing the Sissy Boom to bounce songs, or… - Flood Streets: Shooting the Streets
Other than Juvenile’s wildly irresponsible - Big History's Big Balance
“Blandon and I were originally going for a folky sound,” says Matt Glynn. “Then we started using recording software that had… - Wardell Quezergue's Finest
After Wardell Quezergue’s passing, OffBeat put together a six-hour playlist on Spotify of songs he recorded or produced, and people still…
Fresh
- Gretna Heritage Festival: We Believe
The Gretna Heritage Festival began in 1994 as a tiny community gathering, stocked with local acts and local cuisine. In 2011,… - Ellis Vanicor Takes Four Le Cajun Awards
Just because a musician was born in 1929 doesn’t mean he’s ready for the nursing home. Cajun fiddler Ellis Vanicor, 81,… - New Orleans Film Festival: Fairytale on Film
Given that Louisiana ranks third in the nation for film and television production, it makes sense that the New Orleans Film… - Lost Bayou Ramblers: Rock en Français
When Louis Michot and the Lost Bayou Ramblers set up shop to record their upcoming release, Mammoth Waltz, at Dockside Studios,… - New Orleans Underground Hip-Hop Awards: Making Hip-Hop History
New Orleans’ booming underground hip-hop scene lives in the shadow of hitmakers such as the Hot Boys and Master P. To… - Threadhead Records Grants
The Threadhead Records Foundation assists musicians and artists whose work promotes the cultural heritage of New Orleans but do not have… - Dave Malone Is Back in Action
While others in the Radiators hustled to define a post-Rads identity, frontman Dave Malone has taken his time. “There were some… - Opening the Ellis Marsalis Center for Music
At an event celebrating music education, Governor Bobby Jindal remembered his music teacher’s frank assessment of his potential. “I was told…
Letters
- October 2011 Letters
ARMSTRONG PARK This is in response to Jan Ramsey’s blog post “Armstrong Park—Give it Back to the City!” wherein she details…
Mojo Mouth
- Tempest in a 'tit Pot
This is kind of local news, but it's so typical "New Orleans." The Rex organization is threatening to sue the Krewe…
Obituaries
- Obituary: Wardell Quezergue (1930-2011)
On the bright late summer morning of September 12 the crème fraiche façade of Corpus Christi-Epiphany Church gleamed optimistically amid this…
OffBeat Eats
- Dining Out: Ancora
Two years ago, Freret Street was a ghost town at 8:30 on a Friday night, save for a few cocktail nerds… - Tyler Scurlock of Sun Hotel Hits the Spot at Lebanon's Cafe
Lebanon's Cafe 1500 S. Carrollton Ave. (504) 862-6200 What are you ordering today? The Chicken Shawarma wrap, it’s terrific, with hummus…
Dining Out
- Dining Out: Ancora
Two years ago, Freret Street was a ghost town at 8:30 on a Friday night, save for a few cocktail nerds…
Photo Op
- Lady on Stage
Photographer: Pompo Bresciani She went on stage and it seemed like the band invited her by force. I photographed…
The Spot
- Tyler Scurlock of Sun Hotel Hits the Spot at Lebanon's Cafe
Lebanon's Cafe 1500 S. Carrollton Ave. (504) 862-6200 What are you ordering today? The Chicken Shawarma wrap, it’s terrific, with hummus…
Reviews
- Donald Harrison, Ron Carter and Billy Cobham, This Is Jazz: Live at the Blue Note (Half Note Records)
[Updated] The collaboration between alto saxophonist Donald Harrison, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Billy Cobham blossomed into something more during a… - Creole String Beans, Shrimp Boots and Vintage Suits (Threadhead Records)
Really, is there more to life than Shrimp Boots and Vintage Suits? The shrimp boots, a symbol of life here on… - Eric Lindell, West County Drifter (M.C. Records)
A natural talent with a knack for penning vintage gems that harken back to the golden era of R&B, Eric Lindell… - Rosie Ledet, Come Get Some (JSP Records)
Come Get Some what? It’s a Rosie Ledet CD, so what’d’ya think? Sex, of course. Or, more precisely, decidedly female zydeco… - Lyrikill, More Heart More Sole (Elevated Minds Records)
Tennis shoes and hip-hop have been indelibly linked over the past 25 years. There isn’t a single rap album that doesn’t… - Lil Wayne, Tha Carter IV (Young Money/Universal Records)
The 2011 MTV Video Music Awards had its highest rating in network history when it aired on August 28. That means… - Thomas and the People, Beneath the Trees (Independent)
Exceptional lyricist and incomparable guitarist Thomas Johnson, the gravelly-voiced leader of Thomas and the People, is an explorer and a soul-searcher… - John Sinclair and His International Blues Scholars, Let's Go Get 'Em (Mo-Sounds)
Even though he is an expatriate, John Sinclair should be declared a national treasure. He’s a poet, historian and musicologist who,… - John Sinclair & Hollow Bones, Honoring the Local Gods (Straw2Gold Records)
Even though he is an expatriate, John Sinclair should be declared a national treasure. He’s a poet, historian and musicologist who,… - Death Cab for Cutie, Codes and Keys (Atlantic Records)
As Beck and Damon Albarn know too well, your celebrity fantasy girlfriend only becomes a proper muse when she leaves you.…
