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The Foo Fighters Rock Preservation Hall
When word got out that the Foo Fighters were in New Orleans recording at Preservation Hall, I figured it was only a matter of time before they popped up somewhere […]
Rock ‘n’ Bowl Gets the Blues for Epic Jazz Fest 2014 After-Hours Show
After two weeks of performance from the likes of Allen Toussaint, Eric Clapton, the funky Meters, John Fogerty, Bruce Springsteen, Phish, Trombone Shorty, and the ridiculously huge tribute to Dr. John […]
Jazz Fest 2014 Highlight: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
The Boss was back in town on the afternoon of Saturday, May 3, as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band returned to the Fairgrounds for a triumphant Jazz Fest […]
Jazz Fest 2014 Highlight: Alejandro Escovedo
I have to say, one of the most pleasant musical discoveries of Jazz Fest 2014 for me has been Alejandro Escovedo. It’s difficult to use the word “discovery” in relation […]
Young Men Olympian Celebrates its 130-Year Anniversary
The sound of Doc Paulin’s trumpet and the sight of men in color-coordinated suits carrying ribbon-bedecked streamers and fans through the streets of Uptown New Orleans was a regular part […]
Record Year For French Quarter Festival Attendance
A record year–in spades–for this year’s French Quarter Festival: the 31st annual French Quarter Festival presented by Chevron attendance figures, as reported by organizers, indicate that nearly 733,000 festival-goers enjoyed the […]
Krewe of Freret Rolls For the First Time in 20 Years
Several New Orleans neighborhoods have seen tremendous transformations over the past year. From physical facelifts to new neighbors, it seems every day brings a new business or new event to […]
Jazz Fest 2013 Highlights:
Living in a 3-D Museum
People kept asking me this year if Jazz Fest has out lived its usefulness to New Orleans culture. OffBeat is even getting letters from longtime fest-goers claiming that the festival is […]
Jazz Fest 2013 Lineup A to Z Performer Guide
The producers of Jazz Fest are fond of noting that fans who come for the big names always wind up discovering some unique, mind-blowing act they’d never see elsewhere. […]
Old Wine, New Bottles:
The Radiators Hit Jazz Fest
in New Incarnations
The Radiators are gone, but they haven’t gone far away. The beloved local group, which closed the Gentilly Stage for decades, split up two years ago; and instead of one […]
