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The Meters do "Look Ka Py Py" and "Jungle Man" in this 1974 edition of
Soundstage, a PBS live concert series produced in Chicago from 1974-1985 and
revived in 2003. The band is completely funk-tastic, and the introduction by
Dr. John (who, along with Professor Longhair, app...
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Saying "snow" (the "s-word) in New Orleans causes unadulterated panic. The
main routes out of town are closed, there was a run on grocery stores and
businesses, government and airlines shut down. No, it's worse than what you
think. Get this - there was a run on buying ic...
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Here's Marcia Ball, the queen of boogie-woogie piano (and a Piano Night
regular), in a beautifully produced video, about a half hour long, and
including performance and interview segments; in the latter, she talks about
her music, Irma Thomas, New Orleans, and the wetlands,...
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Valerie the Problem Child and Yegor Romantsov talk about Debauche's upcoming
album and Yegor as a performer. Valerie denies Debauche airplay because
it's the Blues show and she hasn't listened to their material before. Get
ready to laugh, this one's funny!
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K. Balewa talks with Kenny Garrett about his Jazz Journey Concert, the
state of his career, and the vast number of musicians he's played with.
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David Montana, Jazz Fest Johnny, Nigel Hall and WWOZ's Marc Stone talk about
a residency in October, the craft of sewing, and how they spend Mardi Gras
morning.
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Congratulations to Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, whose Dockside
Sessions won the 2014 Grammy award for Best Regional Roots Album last night.
In the clip below, Simien and the band stop by CBS's backstage "Thank You
Cam" shorty after receiving their award.
Aliso...
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On this week's show we welcome Dayna Kurtz to the city, in her new and
arguably ancestral home, while we enjoy a full hour of music recorded live at
Chickie Wah Wah on Canal Street featuring guitarist Robert Mache. We also
meet up with Dayna over a bottle of red wine to tal...
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UPDATE:
The City Council has accepted MaCCNO's demand of withdrawing the
VCPORA-proposed ordinance from consideration and looks to be creating a new
draft from scratch. We need everyone to come out to the Housing and Human
Needs Meeting on January 27th at 10AM in the City C...
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