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Features They Call Us Wild: The Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans This feature about the unique culture of the Mardi Gras Indians of New Orleans (Black Masking Indians) by John Sinclair, the… – John Sinclair Why? John Boutté asks the question that's on all our minds John BouttéPublished in our September 2006 issue, OffBeat Magazine and Geoffrey Himes won the New Orleans Press Club Award ...

1 day ago · 2025 French Quarter Festival announces the confirmed bands and food offerings for the annual event from April 10-13, 2025.

Jan 22, 2025 · Take Me to the River: New Orleans, a documentary by Martin Shore celebrating the city’s rich musical history, opened nationwide in 2022. The film, narrated by John Goodman, is the […]

3 days ago · The Temptations/Four Tops touring package is the kind of show that always goes on, even if the group members don’t. I first saw this double bill two decades ago, and when it came to the Saenger on Tuesday, only two of the people onstage (out of nine total group members, plus the backup orchestra) were the same. During that time all four original Tops have died, as have the three singers ...

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Dec 30, 2024 · The Tedeschi Trucks Band is the proudest kind of throwback, showing remarkable affinity for an era of music that happened largely before Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks were born (that would be the glory days of FM rock radio, roughly 1969-71). But they treat that era as a well to draw from, to fuel their own personal explanations.

BackTalk Herb Alpert Talks Back Trumpet star Herb Alpert and his wife, singer Lani Hall, return to New Orleans for a December 14 performance at the… – John Wirt

Sep 24, 2024 · Fall OffBeat Magazine's 2024 Fall OnBeat Sessions returns with sessions with some of New Orleans' greatest musicians.