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Jamila Woods’s first performance in New Orleans leaves us ready for more
“Come sit with me on my couch,” Jamila Woods’s performance said in everything but words. She sings like red wine with your best friend, where you feel comfortable to close […]
PJ Morton, John Prine & more added to 2019 New Orleans Jazz Fest lineup
UPDATE: Organizers of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival presented by Shell announced today (February 28, 2019) the addition of four performers to the lineup for the 50th anniversary of […]
Going to Get Me Some Dirt: Jourdan Thibodeaux gets everybody’s attention
Barry Ancelet has heard more Cajun musicians than he can remember. A retired professor of French and folklore at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Ancelet hosted “Rendez-Vous des Cajuns,” […]
More Burlesque, If You Please
Burlesque and artful striptease are wonderful. I’m talking about the old-fashioned kind, the definition of which is “a humorous and provocative stage show featuring slapstick humor, comic skits, bawdy songs, striptease acts, and a scantily clad female chorus.” Bourbon Street, the center of New Orleans’ adult entertainment, wasn’t always […]
Ashlin Parker brings in more and more (and more) trumpet players to join his Trumpet Mafia
“So we’re messing around with my worst nightmare—and that’s re-harmonizing trad tunes.” Ashlin Parker smiles, his demeanor as bright as the red and yellow paint-spatter design on his t-shirt. He’s […]
Partners-N-Crime to bring more than bounce to Preservation Hall showcase
New Orleans hip-hop royalty Partners-N-Crime will bring the bounce to Preservation Hall this Saturday, July 28. P-N-C differentiates themselves from other New Orleans bounce music in that they can also rap to […]
We Need More
As I work and write this, I’m listening to Bonerama pump out an in-store at the Louisiana Music Factory downstairs. How lucky are we OffBeaters that we get to listen […]
One of the Fortunate Few: Delbert McClinton brings everybody together
A music maverick from Texas, Delbert McClinton defines Americana. He spans blues, country, rhythm and blues, and rock ’n’ roll. In 2017, McClinton realized a longtime ambition with the release of […]
Ernest Scott, “Bridging the Gap” (Breezy Hill Records)
It was nearly 26 years ago that songwriter Dan Tyler set in motion a course of action that would finally lead to the release of Bridging the Gap. Now, after […]
Smithfield Fair, “Evermore” (Stevenson Productions)
Groups enduring 40 years and 31 albums together aren’t supposed to sound this invigorated. But as evidenced here, Baton Rouge’s Smithfield Fair does so by pushing its craft forward and […]
