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Pet de Kat Krewe - Worldwide Festivalists
A group of music freaks who traverse the universe exploring festivals who meet annually at the Jazz Fest
CPS Records
Your premier label for swamp pop, bluue-eyed soul and Texas Roadhouse Blues.
Ruby's Roadhouse
Ruby's is located on the Northshore of Lake Pontchartrain in beautiful Mandeville, Louisiana. Headliner live bands every Friday and Saturday night 10pm till 2am, and live music on alternating Thursdays, as well as Ladies night.
Rabadash Records
New Orleans music Label, carrying artists such as Anders Osborne, Doug Duffey and Rockin' Jake.
Drew Young
The Drew Young gumbo recipe: 1 part Elvis Costello, 1 pinch Tom Petty, a dash of Counting Crows, a handful of Lyle Lovett, a whole lot of fun and love, 1 bucket-load of faith, Toss all ingredients in a cast-iron skillet, cook down, remove from fire. Enjoy...
The Louisiana Music Commission
The state program to foster the music industry in Louisiana. "At the Louisiana Music Commission, we're dedicated to promoting and developing our music industry to its fullest potential. After all, as the wellspring of America's music, Louisiana offers music lovers more than a lifetime's worth of music history that continues to be written today."
Mardi Gras Records
Since 1977 Mardi Gras Records has specialized in the rich musical heritage of Lousiana. All of our music comes to you directly from New Orleans. Enjoy!
Psychic Dancehall , featuring local bands Lump, Weedeater, the Royal Pendletons and Evil Nurse Sheila
Fish Head Music
Information on the Radiators
Theresa Anderson
New Orleans' resident diva
The Bingemen
Disbanded New Orleans Roots Rockers
The Official Better Than Ezra home page
designed and maintained by Baton Rouge BTE fan Brandon Maddox.
Zachary Richard
a Web page devoted to this Lafayette-based artist
Dr. John
Official Website
Cowboy Mouth
featuring merchandise information and a (quasi-)monthly newsletter from the band.
Four Cats Productions
featuring local up-and-comers Francesca and Honey Pot Movement.
The Official Neville Brothers
located right here in New Orleans
George Porter, Jr.: The Official Website
Galactic
more local funk from the world's most funky city, at the Fog City Records site.
The New Orleans Klezmer All Stars
Created by klezmer fanatic Ari Davidow in Oakland, CA.
Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band
Hot Zydeco music complete with band information, press clips, and tour schedule.
Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra
S chedules of upcoming concerts and other information on the LPO.
Turnipseed Music
with links to pages on Tony Dagradi Trio , Joanne Brackeen , Phillip Manuel , Jay Weigel , Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes , and Johnny Vidacovich .
The Rosebud Agency
with pages on Beausoleil and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band
The Iguanas
OffBeat's 1996 "Best of the Beat" winners of Best Record of the Year for Superball
Local Interest:&textcolor=..B40B20&hovercolor=..FF3366&
;linkcolor=..B40B20&w=400&h=22" quality="best" src="../futura.swf" height="22" width="400" Local Interest:
WWOZ
New Orleans' listener supported, Jazz and Heritage radio station
The Greater New Orleans Free-Net
including event schedule
The New Orleans Connection
"Focused on New Orleans and South Louisiana tourism and culture"
The Gumbo Pages
links and information on New Orleans and Louisiana
The Festival International de Louisiane
official web page of a wonderful festival in Lafayette, LA
Cajun newsgroup (alt.culture.cajun)
Run by Peggy Hall at MSU
Greg Hardison's New Orleans
A Virtual Library site, with links to many New Orleans and related Web pages, including almost every Louisiana musician on the Web at the music page
Shane K. Bernard's Swamp Pop page, "Dedicated to the appreciation and preservation of Swamp Pop Music."
The Cajun Connection
in New York, a non-profit organization that brings Cajun and zydeco musicians from Louisiana to New York.
New Orleans Online
The New Orleans Tourism Marketing's site with lots of visitor information
Cajun Resources and Web Pages:&textcolor=..B40B20&hovercolor=..FF3366&li
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Zydeco Road
A Zydeco paradise for those Zydeco fans based in New York and elsewhere.
alt.culture.cajun
Usenet newsgroup.
Festival International de Louisiane
Jeremy Rice's Cajun/Zydeco Page
Cajun dancing/music all over U.S.
The Cajun Connection
Based in New York, a non-profit organization that brings Cajun and zydeco musicians from Louisiana to New York.
Jazz Resources and Web Pages:&textcolor=..B40B20&hovercolor=..FF3366&li
nkcolor=..B40B20&w=400&h=22" quality="best" src="../futura.swf" height="22" width="400" Jazz Resources and Web Pages:
Great Blues Music sites, human verified
WNUR-FM Jazz Information Server
Styles of Jazz-a map
FreshT2U
Archive of New Orleans Jazz at Tulane University.
Jazz Improvisation
Music Today
Knitting Factory
The Great American Music Hall
KTRU 91.7 FM Jazz Page
Home Page For Marc Sabatella
European Free Improvisation
Bay Area Creative Music Calendar (out calender)
I'd like to meet:
Jan Ramsey &textcolor=..B40B20&hovercolor=..FF3366&linkcolo
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Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Started OffBeat and its associated entities almost two decades ago as an effort to improve and expand local music culture and business. Known for her scathing “Mojo Mouth†essays, Ramsey has been a music activist since the early 1980s, loves local culture and lives down the street from the H&R Bar—just to prove it. She is a native New Orleanian and a (former) good Catholic girl.
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Joseph Irrera &textcolor=..B40B20&hovercolor=..FF3366&linkcolo
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Managing Editor
Managing Editor Joseph Irrera, a native of Brooklyn, is living proof that “real men†listen to opera. Joseph, whose forebears came from Sicily, has composed hundreds of pop songs few human beings have been privileged to hear. He's also an aficionado of and expert on classical music and opera, as well as European and mid-20th century U.S. pop music.
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Herman Fuselier
Contributor
Covers the Cajun/zydeco scene as a feature writer for Lafayette's The Daily Advertiser, contributing the weekly "Bayou Boogie" column (a version of which also appears in OffBeat). Herman hosts a weekly "Bayou Boogie" television program on KDCG-TV and a weekly "Bayou Boogie" radio show on KRVS. He resides in Opelousas, deep in the heartland of zydeco.
Geraldine Wyckoff
Contributor
Composes columns on local music, jazz and street culture for OffBeat. Ms. Wyckoff also contributes to New Orleans Magazine and is a frequent contributor to national jazz publications. She is a native of Oregon and devotes most of her free time listening to local live music, attending second lines and attending the occasional jazz funeral.
Jeremy Deibel
Contributor
A native of Norco, writes OffBeat's "St. Rock" column, dedicated to the long-suffering and much-maligned rock musicians of New Orleans.
Robert Fontenot
Contributor
Who covers rap and hip-hop in his "Urban Legends" column, is, strangely enough, one of Louisiana’s leading experts on the Beatles. Robert recently interviewed convicted murderer C-Murder (a.k.a. C-Miller) in prison.
Michael Hurtt
Contributor
A native of South Bend, Indiana, writes OffBeat's "Hidden Charms" column, focusing on the forgotten music stars of the past and present. Michael is a frequent contributor to the English music periodical Mojo and leads his own rockabilly band, Michael Hurtt and his Haunted Hearts.
Marc Stone
Contributor
OffBeat's blues columnist, was born in 1970 in New York City. He began playing guitar at 16 after buying his first B.B. King record. Marc still listens to B.B. King on a regular basis when he's not performing in the nightclubs of New Orleans.
Michael Patrick Welch
Contributor
A native of Florida and current Ninth Ward resident, formerly taught high school in New Orleans, where his students dubbed him “The White Bitch,†a name he now utilizes professionally as an experimental musician. Michael once interviewed OutKast's Andre 3000 when he was still known as Andre Benjamin and is the author of the highly-acclaimed novel “The Donkey Show.â€
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