Have fun and be safe this New Year's Eve, y'all. To mark the occasion, here's Los Lobos covering a swamp pop classic: "I Got Loaded".     And a little holiday lagniappe: the original version of "I Got Loaded" by Lil Bob & the Lollipops, released on the La Louisianne label i... Read more

"Tiny Desk Concerts" are intimate video performances, recorded live in NPR Music's Washington offices. This one, just published last Friday, is by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band; it lasts around 20 minutes. Per Bob Boilen, at whose desk these events happen: the "Preservatio... Read more

This week, we welcome in the New Year with a visit to the Contemporary Arts Center for some live music performed by the Southern troubadour Tab Benoit and his Swampland Jam. We also dig into some Falsomagro, an Italian dish of rolled meat stuffed with assortment of deliciousne... Read more

Kwanzaa 2013 began on Thursday, December 26 and ends on Wednesday, January 1. Here's singular take on "When the Saints Go Marching In," played on saxophone and accompanied by a lone precussionist and dancers, by the OsunDara Yorùbá Dance Theater, from last year's Kwanzaa Cel... Read more

Join Brice Nice and Alski for another musical showdown. As usual the only rule is staying in the groove. Read more

The great Walter 'Wolfman' Washington just celebrated his 70th Birthday, so we're jumping in the car with him for an hour of not just music but also a road trip to a local clothing store. Tune in as we drive and talk about where he got his style, shoes, and his music mentor... Read more

We're blessed with an extremely talented set of volunteer photographers. Check our their incredible work (along with some by 'OZ staff): 100 photos from 2013 That's a Flickr set containing one hundred of our favorite photos from 2013's in-studio performances, festivals, para... Read more

This is beyond cute. Evie his granddaughter hugs him at the end which is mimicked by the unrelated boy.   https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202509398434576&comment_id=7102133&offset=0&total_comments=12¬if_t=video_reply       Read more

The Dukes of Dixieland recorded a song about 'OZ during our last membership drive; here they are with a pair of seasonal tunes: "Christmas Time in New Orleans" & "Dat You Santa Claus?" Per the band's YouTube channel, these Christmas songs were recorded last year at the New ... Read more