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OffBeat Magazine is the definitive guide to Louisiana & New Orleans music, featuring news, album reviews, artist interviews, concert listings, and more.
January 2025 - OffBeat Magazine
Fresh. Bounce Music Hits the local rap scene From January 1997 Karen Cortello, was the programming director for local rap station Q93.3 FM and wrote the hip-hop column in…
October 2024 - OffBeat Magazine
Features. Bringing Baton Rouge Blues to the Crescent City: Kenny Neal at the Blues & BBQ Festival Those who missed the killer Jazz Fest performance by Kenny Neal this year get another chance to catch the multi-talented, Grammy-winning bluesman at…
November 2024 - OffBeat Magazine
BackTalk. David Shaw Talks Back David Shaw, singer and songwriter with the Revivalists, reached national fame with the New Orleans band’s 2015 single, “Wish I Knew…
December 2024 - OffBeat Magazine
Features. Christmas Without Tears: A conversation with Harry Shearer and Judith Owen Welsh multi-potentialite and quadruple-threat performer Judith Owen sits next to her husband, Harry Shearer, as she brings up the concept of…
Online News Archive - OffBeat Magazine
Dec 30, 2024 · The New Orleans Recreation Development (NORD) Commission today announced that the FitNOLA Spring Season Kickoff and Health Expo will take place on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to […]
October 2023 - OffBeat Magazine
Fresh. October 2023 Larger Cover Image – OffBeat Staff Guide to October Festivals OffBeat's guide to October festivals is listed in alphabetical order, these are some of the festivals you can attend in Louisiana.…
February 2024 - OffBeat Magazine
Cover Story. The Spirit of Fi Yi Yi: Victor Harris, Sr. hits the streets for the last time “For me, it's a blessing,” declares Victor Harris on having his “given spiritual cultural anatomy” revealed to him as the Spirit…
July 2023 - OffBeat Magazine
Cover Story. Heir To The New Orleans Rap Throne: Rob49s climb to hip-hop stardom Snacking on a po’ boy, Rob49 can’t contain his excitement. He’s feeling optimistic about the upward trajectory of his sixth project…
About OffBeat Magazine
John Swenson started writing about popular music in 1967. He joined OffBeat‘s staff in 1999 before editing the award-winning website jazze.com for Knit Media, then returned to OffBeat in 2005. He has worked as an editor at Crawdaddy, Rolling Stone, Circus and Rock World and was a syndicated music columnist for more than 20 years at United Press International and Reuters.