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Miniature Jazz Fest Goes on Tour; Big Sun Celebrates New Disc
If it works here, why not everywhere? Producers of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival have teamed up with San Francisco-based promoter Bill Graham Presents to test the national […]
A Synopsis of the Jazz Joints You Need to Haunt During the Fest
I started getting a bit overwhelmed just contemplating all the choices on the musical menu surrounding the Jazz Fest, beyond the gluttonous feast offered at the Fair Grounds. Because of […]
Boom Town
Once it was flirting with extinction. Now the brass band is alive and well and reshaping everything musical in its path. Even “The Flintstones” theme. When the Onward Brass […]
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 […]
All the Info You Need For Small Talk During the Holiday Party Season
Okay kids, it’s rockin’ time. Let’s see what holiday goodies we have in the old Spare Parts bag. What’s this? A knotted pair of peekaboo fishnet pantyhose—must be left over […]
I Be Trying: Cedric Burnside’s Hill Country Blues at the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest
Three words, hill country blues, tells the story of the musical inner workings of guitarist, drummer, vocalist and composer Cedric Burnside, who won a Grammy for his 2022 rock solid release I Be Trying in the Best Traditional Blues Album category.
Bon Bon Vivant’s creativity and savvy expands and succeeds
When Life Gives You Lemons Through conflict and turmoil, Bon Bon Vivant’s creativity and savvy expands and succeeds Spring 2020 was looking great for Bon Bon Vivant. After evolving from […]
New Orleans Club & Concert Picks of the Week: December 19, 2019 – December 25, 2019
New Orleans Club & Concert Picks of the Week
New Orleans Club & Concert Picks of the Week: December 12, 2019 – December 18, 2019
New Orleans Club & Concert Picks of the Week
