This week’s show is about the way traditions--both musical and otherwise--find new hands to carry them on and new places for them to take root. Over the course of sixty minutes, we explore how our world is growing creatively closer as we dive into the kinds of "musical cros... Read more

This weekend the Foburg takes off in the wake of Mardi Gras Madness. Foburg is March 11-13 featuring local young bands, and some from out of town. Sort of along the lines of South/Southwest. Young New Orleans singer songwriter Jason Frilot will come in to talk about his ne... Read more

This may be a SMALL thing, but seem to have a life of its' own. One of the twenty-nine songs of Robert Johnson is "Crossroad". By the passage of time and ear-to-mouth transfer of the title it has become crossroads by the addition of the s on the end. Let's set the record st... Read more

Tune in tonight at midnight for a special program devoted to the saxophone quartet. This ensemble usually consists of one B♭ soprano, one E♭ alto, one B♭ tenor and one E♭ baritone. Featured artists will include the Adelphi, Stockholm, Windmill, Eugene Rousseau, Netherlands,... Read more

The fun is not over folks! Now that Carnival is behind us, we’re kicking into full gear with New Orleans' intense springtime festival season. This week’s show previews the 2011 French Quarter Festival and a handful of the musicians playing at some of the 18 stages over the ... Read more

Courtesy of Chef Paul Prudhomme, here is one of the dishes that put Louisiana, Creole and Cajun cooking on the map back at the 1984 Worlds Fair in New Orleans. Featured in an article on the popularity and history of Louisiana foodways, this dish is a standard in the repetoi... Read more

Tune in this Wednesday from 12 noon to 1pm for some live music and interviews, featuring Luke Winslow-King. Luke Winslow-King Bio Luke Winslow-King at the Secret Garden, pt 2 from hoovesontheturf (sarahana) on Vimeo. Read more

This week, to get our Carnival appetites going, we are airing an encore presentation of "Food, Food, and More Food!" We highlight the amazing cuisine of the Crescent City all while enjoying music about food, too. So, bring open ears and an appetite! Our dishes include Holly... Read more

If you were out at Bacchus this weekend, then you got to see the WWOZ Professor Longhair float which was featuring music characteristic of Caribbean Carnival, thanks to 'OZ DJ Allan "Alski" Laskey, host of WWOZ's "The Rhythm Room". Read more