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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 …
ZITA | The OnBeat Sessions - OffBeat Magazine
WEB1 day ago · ZITA | The OnBeat Sessions. “The Genre is New Orleans Rock’n’roll.”. That’s how lead vocalist Michael Mullins introduces the band Zita in this fiery performance on the OnBeat Sessions. Melding a classic rock sound and style with New Orleans themes and sounds, Zita won Best Rock Album at the 2022 Best of the Beat Awards for their opus ...
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WEB5 days ago · JAMNOLA® to Close Royal St. Location by End of 2024. Online News News by: OffBeat Staff October 5, 2024 0 Comments. The beloved cultural funhouse, JAMNOLA®, will close the doors of its original Royal Street location on December 31, 2024, as confirmed by Intellectual Blonde PR. The immersive, art-filled space, which […]
October 2024 - OffBeat Magazine
WEBThe 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
WEBSeptember 24, 2024 by: 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 ...
OffBeat Weekly Picks (October 10 – 16) - OffBeat Magazine
WEB3 days ago · NOLA Music Month continues with exciting events and festivals throughout the city for every music lover. Explore our OffBeat Weekly Picks (October 10 – 16) to discover the best local happenings!. On Thursday, October 10, Sweet Lorraine’s Jazz Club will host a special Blues Showcase featuring three of New Orleans’ own bluesmen—Les Getrex, Ed Wills, and Mem Shannon.
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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.
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WEBJul 19, 2024 · Judith Owen | Fridays Off…. Beat. In episode 2 of “Fridays’s Off…Beat” which is a the collaboration with Offbeat Magazine and Loyola University New Orleans School of Music and Theater Professions, Jonathan McHugh sits down […] Ivan Neville | Fridays Off…. Beat. June 9, 2023 | Fridays Off…Beat is a monthly program in ...
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 ...