Irma Thomas featured in New York Times interview

On the eve of her 81st birthday, New Orleans’ famed R&B vocalist Irma Thomas was the subject of an extensive interview in The New York Times that appeared online on […]

Irma Thomas documentary will be broadcast on PBS stations nationwide

Beginning in February 2022 and running throughout the spring, PBS stations across the country will broadcast Irma: My Life in Music, a new documentary about the life and career of […]

Irma Thomas shares her life and music in a new documentary

WYES is excited to announce a documentary on the life of Grammy Award winner Irma  Thomas, whose career spans an amazing half-century. WYES has partnered with The New Orleans Jazz […]

Cover Club, October 2021 (Irma Thomas)

The Cover Club offers the month’s current issue printed on canvas so you can hang your favorite OffBeat magazine covers on the walls of your home! We offer 11×14 or 16×20 prints. The Cover Club applies ONLY to the current issue of OffBeat Magazine and is available for order through the final day of the current issue’s respective month (except for the Jazz Fest Bible issue, which is available until the final date of the respective year’s Jazz Fest).

This month, get our October 2021 issue featuring Irma Thomas on the cover!

Irma Thomas documentary anchors a month of music programming at WYES

Filmmakers Michael Murphy and Cilista Eberle faced a tight deadline for Irma: My Life in Music. Premiering October 4 at 8 p.m. on New Orleans’ public television station WYES, the […]

Happy Birthday Irma Thomas–Time is On Her Side

To celebrate the 80th birthday of Irma Thomas, we are reposting this interview excerpt from June 2017 by Michael Allen Zell, which is usually only available to our subscribers. To […]

Irma Thomas, Love Is the Foundation (Newvelle Records)

It’s a good moment for Irma Thomas records. Last year Craft Records released a vinyl-only 2-LP remaster of Thomas’ iconic After the Rain album, and now Newvelle drops her first […]

GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Welcomes 2021 Inductions Including Irma Thomas & Dr. John

Today, the Recording Academy welcomes the 2021 inductees for the distinguished GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, continuing its ongoing commitment to preserving and celebrating timeless recordings. This year’s additions recognize a […]

One-Time-Only Encore-Broadcast of our SAVE TIP’S Benefit, includes Irma Thomas & Ani Di Franco Performances

Tipitina’s has announced an encore presentation of their Save Tip’s Benefit to air  Saturday, December 19 at 8 p.m. CST The Tip’s team states: “The support has been beyond overwhelming. […]

Irma Thomas talks back

Irma Thomas’ fans are on a first-name basis with New Orleans’ first lady of soul. She considers them members of her international family. The mutual loyalty Thomas and her followers […]