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Got Rice?
In the multi-cultural gumbo that is Jazz Fest, the blues are like rice; it’s never the main dish, but it’s present in absolutely everything. There’s no Blues Tent or Blues […]
Christianity
On his eponymous debut album, songwriter/vocalist Christian Smith delivers the basic facts right away: “I was born in New Orleans, Louisiana—never thought I’d go anywhere…” In reality, after graduating from […]
Irvin Mayfield
Walking up to Irvin Mayfield’s apartment building, passing the flourishing art galleries, upscale restaurants and other urbane features of the New Orleans Warehouse District, I couldn’t help but marvel at […]
French Quarter Festival: The Greatest Free (Music) Show on Earth?
When the French Quarter Festival debuted in 1984, it was easy to take in the entire scope of the event. One simply headed to Jackson Square to munch on the […]
Masters of Louisiana Music: Jelly Roll Morton
There has never been a musician more “New Orleans” than Jelly Roll Morton. Many have been more financially successful (Fats Domino, Allen Toussaint) and certainly Louis Armstrong has been a […]
Anders Osborne
New Orleans, always defined by its geographical position as the point of negotiation between the Mississippi river and the Gulf of Mexico, is continually being renewed by adventurers who are […]
Mayfield Puts “Bling” in Swing
For most young men, turning 23 is a relatively low key affair, but not for trumpeter Irvin Mayfield. He’s masterminded a massive event at House of Blues on December 22nd […]
Critics’ Choice: The Best Louisiana CDs of 2000
Culled from over 300 Louisiana releases, our Critics’ Choices of 2000 were a joint effort of OffBeat’s editors and writers, including Joseph L. Irrera, Bunny Matthews, Cristina Diettinger, Robert Fontenot, […]
St. Rock: Ovary Action’s Estrogenic Punk
Madigan Shive, the singer for Bonfire Madigan recently announced at Tipitina’s, “We’d like to thank Ovary Action for opening for us. I saw their name and thought, ‘That’s a good […]
Widespread Panic
The “jamband” Widespread Panic, consistently one of the top 50 grossing touring acts in the nation, chose New Orleans and the UNO Lakefront Arena as its Halloween destination for the […]
