Throwback Thursday: Theresa Andersson and Anders Osborne on the Cover in 1994

It’s been almost 20 years since Theresa Andersson and Anders Osborne first graced the cover of OffBeat in July of 1994.

Theresa Andersson and Anders Osborne, Cover 1994, OffBeat Magazine

Cover image by Marie-Dominique Verdier

The cover, photographed by Marie-Dominique Verdier, depicts Andersson leading Osborne into “temptation” and was shot at Audubon Park.

Wearing a pink headband, tribal war paint of some kind, and not much else, Osborne sits in the lotus position while Andersson crouches at his side with a large snake.

In the accompanying story, Keith Spera, who was the editor of OffBeat at the time, discusses the then-couple’s integration into the New Orleans music community after arriving four years earlier:

“The simultaneous release, just before Jazz Fest, of Anders’ second album, Break the Chain, and Theresa’s first, Vibes (both on the local Rabadash Records label), should secure their place in the local music pantheon. Anders’ Little Feat-by-way-of-the-bayou roots rock and slide-guitar playing have developed noticeably—and his songwriting has improved dramatically—since his Osborne Orchestra debut four years ago. And Theresa’s seductive vocal jazz should solidify her status as an artist in her own right.”

Click here to read the full story.

You can check out more recent pictures of Andersson and Osborne performing at Jazz Fest 2014 on May 1 and April 26.