Best of the Beat: Spend a night with OffBeat at the House of Blues for the annual Best of the Beat awards. Ticket price include food provided by New Orleans finest restaurants including Theo's Pizza, the Flaming Torch, Mat & Naddie's, Tomatillo's, the Hookah Café, the Praline Connection, Aurora Catering, Hubig's Pies, Whole Foods Market, the Joint, Juan's Flying Burrito, Slice and many more. Music includes performances by Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave., the New Orleans Bingo! Show, Little Freddie King, Lost Bayou Ramblers, the Happy Talk Band, Rotary Downs, Los Po-Boy-Citos with Derek Huston. A tribute to Bo Dollis with the Wild Magnolias, Bo Dollis, Jr., Monk Boudreaux and Donald Harrison. A tribute to James Booker with Jon Cleary, Henry Butler, John "Papa" Gros, Joe Krown, Tom McDermott, Josh Paxton and many more. Doors open at 6p, music starts at 7:30p for more info (504) 944-4300, www.offbeat.com.


The Best of the Beat Awards
House of Blues New Orleans
New Orleans, LA
Sat, Jan 31, 2009 06:00 PM

DOORS OPEN AT 6:00 PM.
NO REFUNDS UNLESS SHOW CANCELLED/RESCHEDULED.
THIS IS AN AGES 18+ SHOW.
ALL TICKETS ARE GENERAL ADMISSION STANDING ROOM ONLY.
House of Blues New Orleans
225 Decatur Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

Here's this year's schedule:

Patio
6:30 - Glen David Andrews

Main Room
7:30 - The New Orleans Bingo! Show
8:30 - The Awards Presentation
9:15 - Tribute to Bo Dollis with Big Chiefs Donald Harrison, Monk Boudreaux and Bo Dollis, Jr.
10:15 - Little Freddie King
11:15 - Tribute to James Booker with Jon Cleary, Tom McDermott, Joe Krown, John Gros, Joshua Paxton and Mike Hood
12:15 - Trombone Shorty (pictured) and Orleans Ave.

The Parish
7:45 - Los Po-Boy-Citos
9:30 - The Lost Bayou Ramblers
10:30 - The Happy Talk Band
11:30 - Rotary Downs