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Bob Andrews has been in the music scene since the late 60s, taking part in UK
Pub Rock before going to produce a number of great records including "There
She Goes" by The Las. He made his way to New Orleans in the early 90s -
collaborating with everybody from Marva Wright t...
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Join us Wednesday March 3rd when the small hand on the clock is on ten and
the big hand is on twelve as we play at least two hours of the music of our
"Musical Heroes" Dave Bartholomew and Cosimo Matassa.
Dave Bartholomew and Cosimo Matassa and the 60th Anniversary of Fats ...
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NOATWL celebrates its first birthday! We'll feature the first-year
highlights, from the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Little Freddie King to the
hangover cure known as yakamein and Willie Mae's award-winning chicken. Tune
in as we turn the groove up to 11 for the next 60 minut...
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Conference of the Birds Heavy D's Monday morning (6am to 9am) jazz show
usually starts with Dave Holland's Conference of the Birds. I hadn't heard
this piece since 1977 when my fellow deli workers discussed this piece
through an entire lunch rush. We were always looking ...
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French Quarter Fest is just around the corner! Tune in online or on the airwaves to catch plenty of live broadcasts from the 26th annual free music festival, including the Honey Island Swamp Band, Astral Project, Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr. & the Wild Magnolias, The Revealers, and...
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The difficult thing about interviewing a musician in a car is that, sooner or
later, someone will insist in trying to reverse park in front of your
stationary vehicle and, after getting all kinds of annoyed, will completely
derail your interviewee’s train of thought. Of co...
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The following is a transcript of a presentation by David Freedman, General
Manager of WWOZ FM New Orleans, at the Grammy Week Louisiana Economic
Development Office of Entertainment Brunch for 300 music industry executives.
Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles
January ...
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The New Orleans Saints are no longer the "Aint's" after their stunning Superbowl victory. Fans, musicians and a few celebrities got together last weekend for a second line parade to bury the Aint's for good in traditional New Orleans style. Local photographer Jerry Moran share...
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Join us Wednesday February 24 at 10:00 p.m. as Andre Williams drops in to
chew the fat with David Kunian, Double A and A.J.
Andre has been really busy with three new albums in the pipeline and he just
released his debut work of fiction, a short-story and poetry collection
...
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Join Tom Morgan on the Tuesday New Orleans Music Show from 11 am to 2 pm for
1949 in Louisiana music. The show will continue its look at the music of New
Orleans and Louisiana on a year by year basis. Tomorrow's show will feature
the first recordings of Professor Longhair, ...
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