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Preview: Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion at d.b.a.
Sarah Lee Guthrie and husband Johnny Irion were last in New Orleans December 17, 2005 at the end of the City of New Orleans Tour. It was an effort by […]
YouTube du Jour: Roll with the Black and Gold
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9eUi23e0Dk[/youtube] It’s almost time for the weekend and we all know what that means: time for the Saints to improve to 13-0 when they play the division rival Atlanta Falcons. […]
YouTube du Jour: Nobby’s “This Christmas”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osMwguDUbLI[/youtube]Nobby remixed Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas,” providing a rump-shaking soundtrack for the season. Is there anything that can’t take the triggerman beat?
Podcast: Big Rock Candy Mountain
OffBeat‘s Colin Jones talks with members of New Orleans indie rock band Big Rock Candy Mountain about the scattered influences that produce their eclectic sound. [clear]
Court Rejects Tuff City’s Appeal
In June, we reported on Smokey Johnson and Wardell Quezergue’s ongoing lawsuit with Tuff City Records to get paid their share as writers of “It Ain’t My Fault.” At that point, […]
Ralph Johnson Funeral Plans Announced
Earlier this week, we reported on the passing of clarinet player Ralph Johnson. The services for Johnson take place Friday at St. Peter Claver Church (1923 St. Phillip St.). The […]
YouTube du Jour: Theresa Andersson
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TP8xqJN3w9Y[/youtube] Theresa Andersson is about to start recording her follow-up to Hummingbird, Go! To say goodbye to the album, she has released a new video for “Birds Fly Away.” She’ll […]
YouTube du Jour: Christmas Lighting Tradition at Roosevelt Hotel
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ55PL4S_xw[/youtube] The Roosevelt Hotel, which had its grand reopening this October, rekindled its tradition of elaborate Christmas lighting last week, an annual holiday celebration dating back to the 1940s. OffBeat’s […]
Best of the Beat Voting is Now Open
Voting for OffBeat’s Best of the Beat is now open here. Cast your vote and buy a ticket starting Saturday for our awards night at the House of Blues Friday, […]
New Orleans in the News
Stanton Moore previews Galactic’s new album, Ya-Ka-May, to Reuters. The Dallas Morning News reported on the opening of the new theater at the National World War II Museum.WXVT in Greenville, […]
