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WEBBobby Rush Talks Back. Bobby Rush, the blues man who put funk in the blues, turns 91 years old on November 10. A singer, harmonica player, guitarist and songwriter, his late-blooming mainstream success includes the three Grammy awards he’s won in …
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WEB6 days ago · Operation Restoration, Son of a Saint Launch Taylor Swift Ticket Fundraiser. Online News News by: OffBeat Staff September 25, 2024 0 Comments. Operation Restoration (OR) and Son of a Saint (SOAS), two New Orleans-based nonprofits, announce a new partnership to provide a suite-level concert experience to …
New Album Releases from New Orleans and Louisiana Musicians
WEBAug 10, 2024 · Released in July 2024. Tommy McClain: Moving to Heaven (Yep Roc) Rainy Eyes: Lonesome Highway (Independent) Various Artists: The Big Easy – Five Classic Albums From New Orleans Plus Seven Bonus Tracks (2 CDs) (Avid Records). Released in June 2024. Mario Abney: Right Now (Independent) Dog Park Dissidents: Magnificent Bastards (Say-10 Records) Imagination Movers: Blue Skies (Independent) Jim ...
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WEBSep 12, 2024 · Rapper Alfred Banks is well known in the New Orleans hip hop scene as well as in the OffBeat columns. One time recipient of the Best of the Beat best rapper award, Banks has made giant leaps since then, whether on his own as a solo artist or as half of the fun duo SaxKixAve who graced the cover of the April issue of OffBeat Magazine.
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WEB5 days ago · It’s October—NOLA Music Month, full of exciting events with festivals galore, and something for all music lovers. Check out our OffBeat Weekly Picks (October 3 – 9).. Out of the Boil: A Climate Change Musical New Marigny Theatre, October 3- 6, doors t 6 p.m. This inventive and comedic take on climate change is a live musical experience, written by local librarian Rel Farrar.
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WEBLuther Kent (1948-2024) Issue Articles Obituaries by: OffBeat Magazine August 27, 2024. Luther Kent, known for a big soulful voice and his horn-based group Luther Kent & Trick Bag, passed away Friday, August 16, 2024, of congestive heart failure. He was 76.
August 2021 - OffBeat Magazine
WEBReviews. Bo Dollis Jr. and the Wild Magnolias, My Name Is Bo (Gallatin Street Records) Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. brought together members of New Orleans’ extensive musical “family” for his new release, My Name Is… – Geraldine Wyckoff Kid Eggplant and the Groovy Melatauns, Peace, Love and Donuts (Independent) When I popped the new album from Kid Eggplant and the Groovy Melatauns into my ...
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WEBSep 3, 2024 · The Across The Pond Guitar Festival Brings International Talent to Manship Theatre. Online News News by: OffBeat Staff September 2, 20240 Comments. Manship Theatre is hosting the Across The Pond Guitar Festival, a celebration of global guitar artistry, taking place on October 16, 2024, at 7:30 p.m. The event will feature an […]
June 2022 - OffBeat Magazine
WEB2022 Jazz Fest Redux The headline Jazz Fest Redux first appeared in OffBeat’s June 2000 issue. Although a Jazz Fest recap was published in every…. – OffBeat Staff. We Really Love to Make You Smile: Tarriona Ball of Tank and the Bangas represents New Orleans But it feel like Maze at Jazz Fest…. If you’ve witnessed the phenomenon that ...
January 2021 - OffBeat Magazine
WEBFeatures. The 50 Best Albums Of 2020 In Louisiana Music In 2020 the pandemic may have stopped live music, but recorded music continued with too many great albums to include. As… – OffBeat Magazine Letters to the Editor Still Too Dangerous At age 71, I'm not the party guy I used to be. I was in New Orleans a… – OffBeat Readers Jazz Precedes Zydeco? A fallen book illuminates a path to ...