WWOZ brings together our local, national and international supporters into a distinctive community that celebrates and strengthens the music, musicians, culture and culture bearers of New Orleans.
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...
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In This Issue
What's Going on with Music Education in New Orleans?
Help 'OZ End Our Fiscal Year On a High Note
NOJHFF Community Partnership Grants
Summer Music Festivals
WWOZ Live Music Calendar
Recipe: New Orleans Bread Pudding ...
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We recently received the photo above and the note of explanation below, and
it's a pleasure to share both. If nothing else, it's a great counterpoint to
another sweaty day in New Orleans.
Here I am on Father's Day in Juneau, Alaska my home. This photo was taken by
my ...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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?
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So far this summer, we've celebrated Oysters, Creole Tomatoes, and Cajun & Zydeco music, and that's just in the French Quarter. It may be steamy-n-sticky, but the music just gets better as the temperature increases, so check out some of the exciting music festivals and other d...
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In this week's episode we celebrate the summertime and getting out there to
see some live music. Featuring performances from a collection of local
artists including Theresa Andersson, Treme Brass Band, Susan Cowsill, The
Dynamites featuring Charles Walker and Big Sam, Irvin...
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