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Keys to the City: OffBeat’s Top 40 CDs of 2009
This has been a resurgent year for New Orleans indie rock, which is as strong as it has been in a long time. Park the Van Records moved back to […]
Alex McMurray, How to Be A Cannonball (Threadhead)
Alex McMurray’s long awaited new album, How to Be a Cannonball, could be the record that gives him the recognition as being one of the best songwriters working today. Every […]
May 2009 Letters
IS R&B DEAD? You asked if New Orleans R&B is dead [Weekly Beat March 26]. I don’t think it is—at least as long as the great New Orleans drummers keep […]
Cyril Neville
In the days after Katrina, Cyril Neville hit every button possible. During “From the Big Apple to the Big Easy” benefit concert, he wore a handmade T-shirt that read, “Ethnic […]
The Religion of Art
When New Orleans Saints fallen warrior Ricky Williams chills in his Kenner crib, the chilling is elevated by the hip-hop murals adorning the walls, as created by Miami artist David […]
Forgive Me!
Forgive me, patient readers, as this month I’m taking a respite from this “ranter’s column” and moving on to lighter subjects. Okay, just a little rant–will somebody please give us […]
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 […]
NewsBeat June 1990
Even though we thought this would be a lazy month—things usually slow way down after Jazz Fest in New Orleans—there are quite a few things going on in the music […]
Jazz Fest: Time to Get Out the Sunblock
Here it is—the complete schedule of what’s happening at the 20th Annual New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, the greatest music, food and crafts event in the country. Almost 3,000 musicians, […]
Local Color
During the spring, festivals are a way of life here. Locals bop from festival to festival celebrating everything from the strawberry harvest to Cajun music to New Orleans culture. For […]
