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WEBSep 28, 2010 · The OnBeat Sessions Return. Fall has arrived and that means The OnBeat Sessions are back on the menu. OffBeat Magazine's premiere music series returns for its sixth season of exclusive, intimate live performances by a wide-ranging selection of current New Orleans musicians... by OffBeat Magazine. September 25th.
Review: Black Americana Festival - OffBeat Magazine
WEB4 hours ago · As perfect as Waters’ performance was, one of the highlights for me was being able to bear witness to the radiance that is Teena May. I could totally believe that her light powered the entire event. The Black Americana Festival is a day of remembrance, now being celebrated in New Orleans. It’s a time for us to revel in the centuries of ...
New Orleans Launches Frenchmen Rideshare Program
WEB11 hours ago · The Mayor’s Office of Nighttime Economy today announces the launch of a new rideshare pilot program for Frenchmen Street. The program is aimed at reducing vehicular traffic and improving safety. As one of the major strips in New Orleans for live music and entertainment, Frenchmen Street is often clogged with …
Amadee Joseph Castenell, Jr. (1948-2024) - OffBeat Magazine
WEB4 hours ago · We learned that saxophonist and flautist, Amadee Castenell has passed away. Castenell is best known for being the director of New Orleans’ legendary funk and soul band Chocolate Milk.The eight-piece band also included vocalist Frank Richard; trumpeter Joe Foxx; guitarist Mario Tio; bassist Earnest Dabon; piano and keyboard Robert Dabon; and drummer Dwight Richards, the father of Dawn ...
October 2024 - OffBeat Magazine
WEB5 days ago · The TBC Brass Band, which closes out this year's Tremé Fall Festival on Saturday, October 26, 2024, has truly lived up…. – Geraldine Wyckoff. Jonathon “Boogie” Long: Missing mentor Luther Kent, but moving forward. Jonathon “Boogie” Long has been making music for 30 of his 36 years on Earth. From a family of singers, he….
The OnBeat Sessions Return - OffBeat Magazine
WEB5 days ago · September 24, 2024by: OffBeat Staff. Fall has arrived and that means The OnBeat Sessions are back on the menu. OffBeat Magazine's premiere music series returns for its sixth season of exclusive, intimate live performances by a wide-ranging selection of current New Orleans musicians, produced in conjunction with Loyola University's Music ...
June 2024 - OffBeat Magazine
WEBFeatures. 2024 Jazz Fest Redux OffBeat has published a Jazz Fest recap since the magazine started in 1988. Headlines like “Squeezing Out Sparks at Jazz Fest”… – OffBeat Staff Happy Father's Day: Carrying on the Music with Corey Henry, Kid Chocolate and Sunpie Barnes In celebration of Father's Day, June 16, 2024, we put the spotlight on three of New Orleans well-known musical dads ...
January 2023 - OffBeat Magazine
WEBReviews. Basher, Doubles (Sinking City Records) First an explanation of the name of the New Orleans-based band, Basher, and the title of the album, Doubles. Saxophonist Byron… – Geraldine Wyckoff David Bandrowski and the Rhumba Defense, French Onion Superman (Independent) Dave Bandrowski is a legend among a certain subset of New Orleans music lovers. . The tenor banjo player is known as
January 2021 - OffBeat Magazine
WEBJan 1, 2021 · Features. 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 ...
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 ...