Veronika Lee

New Orleans

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Articles

Love Letters to Rock n' Roll by Reddix-Young (They Punch You in the Teeth but Kiss You Later)

1 month ago | offbeat.com | Veronika Lee

Spending an afternoon with Christian King of Reddix-Young is like getting a song stuck in your head, in the sense: a scratch on the roof of your mouth that would heal if only you could stop tonguing it. You can't. And you start obsessing over who would share the perfect bill with him. Hours after leaving his presence, one thought sticks: Miranda and The Beat is the answer.
Toledano Street Gets the Last Laugh, Thanks to SPORTS DRINK and Andrew Stephens

1 month ago | offbeat.com | Veronika Lee

When Andrew Stephens moved to New Orleans five years ago from Baton Rouge, he didn't anticipate building one of the city's fastest-growing comedy destinations. But in the wake of COVID-19, as the local comedy scene shifted and venues changed hands or shut down, he saw an opening and took it. "We envisioned the space to be more heavily reliant on coffee and other ancillary events when building the space out," Stephens explains.
The Abita Stumps Drop Debut Album

2 months ago | offbeat.com | Veronika Lee

Although The Abita Stumps are a family band, they're less Partridge Family and more Muscle Shoals meets the Tchefuncte. The Northshore-based group began as a post-Katrina jam session between old friends and neighbors and has since evolved into a full-fledged swampy-tonk ensemble-thanks in large part to the second generation: four jazz-trained brothers who happen to be the sons of the band's leader, guitarist Dalton Lambert.
The 11th Annual Giant Puppet Fest Takes Place This April

Mar 25, 2025 | offbeat.com | Veronika Lee

The eleventh annual New Orleans Giant Puppet Fest is back with more puppets than ever. After ten successful gatherings, the time has come again for a five day celebration of the ancient, innovative and diverse art form of puppetry. From April 3-7, the New Orleans Giant Puppet Fest will host local, nationa and international artists with kid friendly and adult only performances from daytime until late night across sevent venues in the area.
Paul Faith's Rock 'n' Roll Revival

Mar 19, 2025 | offbeat.com | Veronika Lee

New Orleans has long been known as a city that draws people in and keeps them here. For many, the culture, the food and the music are a magnetic force that makes it impossible to leave. Singer-songwriter Paul Faith is one such person, who moved here 13 years ago with his wife when she got into Tulane University for a master's program. What began as a temporary relocation quickly became a permanent home.
How Funbox Karaoke Is Transforming the NOLA Karaoke Scene

Nov 16, 2024 | offbeat.com | Veronika Lee

It's not every day that you find yourself belting out the lyrics to Bad Operation's "Perilous" on a Shure SM58 microphone doing karaoke at Cosimo's at the corner of Burgundy and Governor Nichols in the Quarter. But it's not every day that you get the chance to experience the phenomenon that is Funbox Karaoke. Igor Alba, a New Orleans music lover, began his adventures in karaoke in 2018 at a Baton Rouge bar called the Spanish Moon that eventually closed for renovations and never re-opened.
Miranda and The Beat Can't Take Anymore

Oct 27, 2024 | offbeat.com | Veronika Lee

Sixties soul, garage, surf and psychedelic rockers Miranda and The Beat have been a band across the United States. What originated as a two piece in California became a four piece in Brooklyn, the B-52s-meet- Fu Manchu (or Thin Lizzy, if you prefer) rock n' roll band now calls New Orleans home base. They recently released Can't Take It, a full studio album recorded in Berlin at King Khan Moon Studios where artists such as The Black Lips have cemented their sound.
Documentary About French Quarter Overtourism Screening at Le Petit Théâtre

Oct 18, 2024 | offbeat.com | Veronika Lee

In the shadows of his Pontalba apartment in the French Quarter, the late photographer Louis Sahuc and lifelong New Orleanian mused that anything of value is worth defending. "I live in a museum and I like it," he says of the building in which he resided during the filming of Laura Cayouette 's documentary, Wasted: Overtourism & The French Quarter.
Asmae El Moudir Uncovers Her Family’s Truth in “The Mother of All Lies”

Sep 3, 2024 | sundance.org | Veronika Lee

Asmae El Moudir with her “Granny” puppet (Marc Sagliocco/Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) One could attempt to summarize The Mother of All Lies by filmmaker Asmae El Moudir with the Tolstoy quote: “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” The Mother of All Lies, which screened January 22 at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, is a beautiful mix of marionettes and diorama and real people (the filmmaker’s family) in a real house. It’s a blend of Arabic...
Quarter Horse Racing Underway Now Through Sept. 14 at Fair Grounds

Sep 3, 2024 | bizneworleans.com | Veronika Lee

NEW ORLEANS — While the thoroughbred horses are getting ready for another season, Quarter horses are taking over the track at the Fair Grounds now through Sept. 14. According to Twin Spires, horse racing, and the horse industry in general, is one of the biggest entertainment and sporting industries in the United States. The horse industry overall — which includes sectors other than horse racing — is estimated to contribute $122 billion annually to the United States economy.