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New Orleans Hosts “Embrace the Culture Festival” at Duncan Plaza
New Orleans rolled out the red carpet for Taylor Swift fans and visitors and is even hosting a special event this weekend. The “Embrace the Culture Festival,” was organized by […]
Concert Review: Taylor Swift thrills fans in the first of three Caesars Superdome ‘Eras’ shows
About 36 songs into Taylor Swift’s marathon “Eras Tour” show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans on Friday, October 25, the glittering, strutting superstar got downhome for a few songs. Her usually sparkling costumes gave way to a rustic dress that suggested fall’s turning leaves. Instead of a squad of dances, and band, the solo Swift strummed an acoustic guitar and played an upright piano.
Joe Cabral | Fridays Off… Beat
Multi-instrumentalist and founding member of perennial New Orleans roots rock band the Iguanas Joe Cabral joins us to talk about his experience as a touring musician and his various ongoing […]
Oak Street Po’ Boy Festival Returns This Weekend
The Oak Street Po’ Boy Festival returns on Sunday, October 27, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will feature nearly 60 vendors preparing every imaginable type of po’ boy, […]
OffBeat Weekly Picks(October 24-30)
It’s fall festival season in New Orleans with plenty of live music events and Halloween happenings throughout the city for every music lover to enjoy. Explore our OffBeat Weekly Picks(October […]
Sean Ardoin Wins Cannes Award for Travel Documentary “Amplify Louisiana”
Acclaimed musician and four-time Grammy nominee Sean Ardoin was part of the winning team at the 2024 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, where the travel documentary Amplify Louisiana received top […]
NOLA Funk Fest: October 18-October 20, 2024, New Orleans Jazz Museum
To invoke the name of another popular festival, the NOLA Funk Fest was hardly strictly funk. True, there was plenty of uncut funk in the weekend lineup—but with the weekend’s headliners including the wildly eclectic Tank & the Bangas and the diva of bounce Big Freedia, it mostly honored funk as a cornerstone of the wider realm of New Orleans music. And with an audience including a fair share of out-of-town visitors, it also served as a mid-season Jazz Fest fix for the faithful.
Morgan Wallen Announces ‘Sand In My Boots’ Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama
Country music sensation Morgan Wallen is set to kick off his first-ever curated music festival, Sand In My Boots, from May 16-18, 2025, in Gulf Shores, Alabama. A collaboration with […]
“For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide / When the Rainbow is Enuf” Opens October 24 at Loyola University
Loyola University’s Department of Theatre Arts & Dance is excited to present Ntozake Shange’s powerful choreopoem, for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf, from […]
[Watch] NOLA Funk Fest Returns to Jazz Museum
The second annual NOLA Funk Fest took place at the Jazz Museum on October 17 through 20, 2024. Video by Noe Cugny Photos by Steve Rapport and Pats […]
