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A Musical Legacy

1 month ago | offbeat.com | Steve Hochman

Dan Storper certainly had no idea that he would leave such a profound musical legacy. As a young man growing up in Great Neck, New York, Dan Storper developed a passion for world travel. On one trip in the early 1970s, having graduated college with a Latin American Studies degree, he found himself in a small village in southern Colombia. "It was carnival time and everyone was dressed up in beautiful costumes," he recalled in an interview for an OffBeat BackTalk feature in 2022.
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.
Bob Dylan and Scott Aiges

1 month ago | offbeat.com | Brett Milano

Concert review: Bob Dylan and Scott Aiges tributes. It was something of a Wilbury weekend in New Orleans, as tribute nights were on tap for two musical legends who also happened to be Traveling Wilburys. On Saturday, a roomful of local favorites took the stage at the Broadside to commemorate the 84th birthday of Bob Dylan.
Putumayo's Dan Storper Has Passed Away

1 month ago | offbeat.com | Jan Ramsey

Dan Storper, founder, creator and president of Putumayo World Music, has passed away. He died this morning in his home surrounded by his family, after a battle with cancer. He was 74-years-old. Storper started Putumayo as a namesake of his retail store that sold handcrafts and clothing from his many worldwide travels.
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.
Jimmy's Music Club Will Reopen

1 month ago | offbeat.com | Jan Ramsey

Jimmy's Music Club will reopen at the end of summer 2025. Jimmy's is one of the more venerable and well-loved music clubs in the city. Located in the Carrollton neighborhood at 8200 Willow Street a block off South Carrollton Avenue, Jimmy's is top-of-mind for many New Orleans music lovers and has been for almost 50 years as it presented some of the most beloved performers in New Orleans and American music history (see just a couple of posters for the club below).
Sunday, May 4, 2025

1 month ago | offbeat.com | John Wirt

Yvette Landry and the JukesOpening a beautiful final Sunday at Jazz Fest's Fais Do-Do Stage, Yvette Landry from Breaux Bridge led her mostly Acadiana band, the Jukes, through a set made for a southwest Louisiana dancehall. Simultaneously Landry delivered on her promise of variety, romping through Cajun music, slow-dance swamp pop, New Orleans rhythm-and-blues and rockabilly and country music.
Saturday, May 3, 2025

1 month ago | offbeat.com | Brett Milano

Cowboy Mouth It was a good day for surprise cover tunes at the Festival Stage. First came Cowboy Mouth's cowpunk version of Queen's "Fat Bottomed Girls," which not only worked musically but punctured all the grandiosity of the original. They also played a faithful version of a song more obviously in their wheelhouse, the Replacements' "Can't Hardly Wait." Both are on a new, all-covers album they're releasing in the summer.
Friday, May 2, 2025

1 month ago | offbeat.com | Brett Milano

Fabulous ThunderbirdsKim Wilson claimed in our OffBeat interview that the current lineup of the Fabulous Thunderbirds is the best there's ever been-which is the sort of thing that you always expect bandleaders to say. But they were decidedly no slouch, with two lead guitarists (one doubling on keys) who holds their own against the heavy hitters who went before.
Jazz Fest Bible 2025 Post Office Issues

2 months ago | offbeat.com | Joseph Irrera

Our Jazz Fest Bible is printed in Macon, Georgia by the firm Panaprint. To expedite shipping, we ask the printer to mail to our subscribers a copy of the Jazz Fest Bible. We also ask that they are shipped FIRST CLASS, a more expensive option. Having the printer process the mailing increases the costs because not only do we have to pay for the postage but also for the handling, packaging the magazines and bringing them to the post office.