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The Coolest of ’92
JUST TOO COOL Nine of our writers document their coolest musical experiences of ‘92 — album, concert, or other. For a non-writer perspective, we asked a few familiar faces to […]
Nevilles on the Air?
As far as record release parties go, you really can’t beat the one that ushered in the Neville Brothers’ Family Groove: the 360,000-attendee, media-saturated shindig that was the 1992 Jazz […]
Spotlight
Astral Project Anyone who has truly experienced an Astral Project performance knows the outer limits of music’s transportive powers. The Jazz Fest Astral journey departs from the Fair Grounds […]
Club Scout
Let’s presume: you’re reading this issue of OffBeat so you’re probably in New Orleans and not, thankfully, somewhere ridiculous. You are already aware of that massive smorgasbord of music in […]
Food Festing
While most people look forward to the music that the Jazz Fest provides, many people also are licking their chops at the prospect of devouring the “fest food” that’s available […]
Club Scouting
Music die-hards with enough energy left after a long day at the Fair Grounds will want to check out New Orleans’ music clubs. Besides the many special events the clubs […]
Jazz Cats
New Orleans. The birthplace of jazz. But like all children must grow to leave the nest, so too has jazz all but left its mother city. It did not, however, […]
Fear? Loathing? Mecca? Bourbon Street: A Survival Guide
“I had narrowly missed some guys at the end of the strip—and I was lucky enough to escape death.” —from “Hell on Wheels,” a religious pamphlet found in the gutter […]
Cajun Capers: Lafayette’s Festivals Acadiens
Grab your dancing partner, pack up your dancing shoes and head over to Lafayette this month. Festivals Acadiens, the Cajun equivalent of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, takes […]
