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San Francisco Stories
I’m in the San Francisco Bay Area at the moment. Although it is an extremely unpleasant circumstance which finds me here (this is no vacation), I’m glad to get away […]
Jazz Fest Redux
ACURA-CY Few things in life stay as enjoyable year after year as they were when first encountered, but the New Orleans Jazz Festival is an event I never find disappointing. […]
Club Crawl
Here we go again. It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for—Jazz Fest 2000. If the utter insanity of Mardi Gras 2000 is any indication, Jazz Fest 2000 will be […]
Letters January 2000
IDENTICAL TASTES Thanks for taking the time and effort to publish such a great magazine and fighting the powers to be that wish to silence the music of the people […]
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 June 1999
Vic ‘N Natly Go Too Far? My 16-month old daughter is starting to absorb cartoons. Soon she will be old enough to read the cartoons. Unfortunately, I won’t be able […]
Squeezing Out Sparks at Jazzfest 30
This year’s festival featured the best weather and the most fun in memory, a nonstop II-day house party thrown by an entire city for its friends around the world. OffBeat […]
No More Honey in the Horn: Al Hirt 1922-1999
A riot of colors swirled around the parade start area next to the Gospel Tent of the final day of Jazzfest 30. The afternoon sun gently smiled down on the […]
Jazz Fest, from “A” to “Z”
A Acoustic Swiftness, SAT 4/24, LAGN, 3:10, largely acoustic guitar group that plays snazzy Latino riffs with style. Adelia, Adelia The Storyteller, SAT 4/24, KIDS, 1:30, Engaging storytelling from […]
The Ultimate Month for Festivals
Rightfully so, for many people the end of April in New Orleans means it is once again time for that glorious experience we know as Jazz Fest. As usual with […]
