September 2020
Cover Story
- Wanderlust, Suicide & Renewal: Ingrid Lucia is the luckiest girl in the world
Ingrid Lucia has spent a lot of late nights listen to trains go by from her Gentilly-area window. “We have all…
BackTalk
- Dan Penn talks back
Dan Penn loves to sing. But more often than not, other singers are singing the songs he’s written. A master tunesmith,…
Features
- KATRINA CHRONICLES: A FIRST-PERSON ACCOUNT
In preparing to post this month’s remembrances of Hurricane Katrina from local musicians and writers, I was looking for a good… - Katrina and the Federal Flood: The 15-Year Anniversary
Like the COVID-19 pandemic, Katrina hit OffBeat hard. We lost all our employees and with the city closed, we had no… - LPO season includes performances by Dave Anderson, Branford Marsalis & Nicholas Payton
The LPO’s 30th anniversary season is scheduled to begin on September 24, 2020. The opening night gala with Carlos Miguel Prieto… - Water for the Thirsty: Producer Flighteous takes off on a career in rap
Producer and rapper Flighteous, like countless others lucky enough to be raised in the world’s greatest music city, was conscripted into… - Banding Together: Water Seed's Lou Hill is changing the system
Born and bred in New Orleans, Lou Hill is a founding member of the electrifying soul-funk group Water Seed and no… - Hometown Heroes: Guitarist Davy Mooney is a true Renaissance man
OffBeat spoke with veteran guitarist-singer-composer Davy Mooney, on the occasion of his newest recording, his seventh as a leader. This is… - Lafayette native Sarah Lipstate a.k.a. Noveller brings us inviting guitar soundscapes
Like many Lafayette natives, guitarist Sarah Lipstate grew up bored with the music found on commercial radio. She’s since become one… - Harry Shearer explores Donald Trump's many moods on new album
Harry Shearer is often in New Orleans—pandemic or no. And New Orleans is rarely far from his mind even when he’s…
Fresh
- Locally filmed 'Unhinged' opens, with Russell Crowe as the man
The first major Hollywood movie to screen nationwide in theaters since March, Unhinged offers moviegoers a perilous ride back to the… - Tipitina’s TV goes online to preserve, promote & protect the future of New Orleans music
Season one of the Tipitinas.TV online concert series launched August 15 with Galactic. Following will be the Rebirth Brass Band’s August… - Ranking the Beatles: Jonathan Pretus is counting to number one
One effect of the pandemic is that its forced people to think seriously about the things in life that really matter.…
Obituaries
- In memoriam: Bryan Lee (1943 - 2020)
Blues guitarist and singer Bryan Lee, known by the nickname “Braille Blues Daddy,” has died in Sarasota, Florida after battling various…
Reviews
- The New Orleans Johnnys, Outta Ya Mind (Independent)
Don’t expect these New Orleans Johnnys to don seersucker suits, bowties and boater straw hats like those blue bloods you envision… - The Daiquiri Queens, The Daiquiri Queens (Independent)
At last year’s Festivals Acadiens et Creoles, there was a moment of serendipity. The Daiquiri Queens dedicated its set to Cajun… - Kidd Jordan, Last Trane to New Orleans (RJ Records)
It was more than fortunate that drummer Mark Lomax II and saxophonist Eddie Bayard looked up saxophonist Kidd Jordan when they… - Johnny Burgin, No Border Blues Japan (Delmark Records)
If you google live albums recorded in Japan, a plethora of blues/R&B artists pops up. A shortlist would include Albert Collins,… - Help Society, Gettin' Low & Lettin' Go (Independent)
Funny how MTV-style synth pop is sounding like roots music nowadays, nearly four decades after its heyday. The difference is that… - Lawrence Sieberth Quartet, An Evening in Paris (Musik Blöc)
What do you do when you’ve mastered your craft? Picasso once said, “It took me four years to paint like Raphael,… - Cameron Dupuy and the Cajun Troubadours (Camo Records)
By the time its all said and done, Cameron Dupuy should be on every list of top Cajun accordionists of all… - Hurricane Ruth, Good Life (American Showplace Music)
Even though she’s only five feet tall, Ruth LaMaster’s powerful singing and conviction bear witness to her stage name: Hurricane Ruth. …
