Check out what I just found in my mailbox here at WWOZ. The new album by Jamie Lynn Vessels.  I had a backlog of CDs in my "listen to" box. These are the ever growing collection of music that we show hosts are delivered, many, directly from the artists. I liked what I heard... Read more

WWOZ is concerned about the state of music education in New Orleans. We are pursuing several initiatives in this regard, including an online survey to find out what's going on with music education around town, a recent community forum, and our Cuttin' Class series, which highl... Read more

This week's show explores the connection between 1950's Rock and Roll and it's influence on today's local musicians. We take you down in the far side of the Bywater neighborhood, to a windowless bar known as BJ's Lounge where on Monday nights, you can find King James and th... Read more

  This week's show explores the connection between 1950's Rock and Roll and it's influence on today's local musicians. We take you down in the far side of the Bywater neighborhood, to a windowless bar known as BJ's Lounge where on Monday nights, you can find King James and ... Read more

OK, we're all busy people as we rocket through time and space on this rock that we call Earth, so I'll make this quick:   Tuesday night 6/18/13 10 PM CST on 90.7 FM:   The annual Sun Ra Solstice show!  At least 2 hours of nothing but Sun Ra and the Cosmo Arkestra, the Space ... Read more

Bikes, Good Music, Good People, Drinks and Fun!!!! Join us!!! Friday in kicking it off......   In addition to Old Man River's weekly bike ride, It's all about the MUSIC bike ride! which starts at Congo Square in Armstrong Park every Tuesday at 6pm I will be leading a Friday ni... Read more

Gone but never forgotten! In the clip below, listen to the late, great Ernie K-Doe on WWOZ, some time in the mid-to-late 1980s. In addition to comparing himself to other DJs, K-Doe explains the importance of talking to radio stations: "Talkin' makes a radio station.... You m... Read more

On June 13, WWOZ sponsored a community forum on music education. The forum addressed a number of questions: What's working with music education today in New Orleans? What's not? How can we help pass New Orleans music onto the next generation? Read more