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The New Years Dilemma & A Stellar “Superjam”
So, where will you be? Soon, even the most stalwart resistors of all hype millennial will be forced to answer this daunting New Year’s Eve question. Assuming you’re not one […]
Letters December 1999
POPPING CHERRIES The pen is mightier than the sword; therefore it is frightening to see such a potent instrument in the wrong hands. Case in point: Bunny Matthews’ review (OffBeat, […]
Letters October 1999
TEAR DOWN THE CATHEDRAL It seems that after nearly two hundred years of squabbling about musicians interrupting church services at St. Louis Cathedral and disturbing the peace of residents around […]
Cajun, Not Crossover
"I don’t have any gold records on my wall, but I’m proud of my music," said one of New Orleans’ underrated musical treasures, Bruce Daigrepont. Daigrepont’s Sunday Fais Do Do […]
Africa Comes Calling
Do not miss what is likely to be one of the shows of the year, Africa Fete ’99, when it rolls into town for an engagement at the House of […]
100: The 100 Essential Louisiana CDs: A Roundup
One evening in 1998, OffBeat’s Managing Editor Joseph Irrera was perusing an article in a classical music magazine. The subject of the article was the formulation of a basic library […]
Beatin’ The Heat-Big Easy Style
Yes, it is summertime, and the temperature is rising, the humidity is stifling, the daze-like stupidity is almost overwhelming, and everyone doesn’t feel like getting out of bed, let alone […]
La Famille Viator
The tradition of Creole fiddlers in zydeco music upheld by such greats as Bebe Carriere and Canray Fontenot is one that is often neglected in contemporary recordings of zydeco music. […]
IAJE Conference Coming To N.O., Quintology & New World Funk Ensemble
The International Association of Jazz Educators (IAJE) will hold its 27th conference in New Orleans next year, January 12-15, at The Hyatt Regency Hotel and The Louisiana Superdome. Recognized as […]
