A short throwback to April 2015 as The Smoking Time Jazz Club performs
'Alligator Pond Gone Dry' at the Louisiana Busker Festival in Abita Springs.
This song is off their January 2015 release, Everything Is Righteous.
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The lineup for French Quarter Fest 2017 (April 6-9) has been released! Aaron
Neville will perform at the festival for the first time, making his debut at
the Abita Beer Stage in Woldenberg Park. Other headliners include Irma
Thomas, Ellis Marsalis, The Dixie Cups, Little Fr...
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Seva Venet pays homage to the history of New Orleans banjo music with his new
release, New Orleans Banjo Vol. 1 “Musieu Bainjo.” Venet’s goal for
this project was not self-satisfying; instead, Venet hopes to shed new light
on the important and vibrant history of the banjo a...
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A powerful new video from Dumpstaphunk's collaboration with Trombone Shorty
for the song 'Justice' was released on Inauguration Day (January 20, 2017).
The song was first released in early 2016 during the presidential campaign.
The video was purposely released on the day of...
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A new documentary is exploring the deep influence indigenous Americans have
had on modern American music. Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
premiered this weekend at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
Rumble tells the tales and expounds on the influence of many Nati...
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1 Staxx Of Gold African Music Machine 08:17 African
Music Machine
2 I'm Thankful (Part 1) Spanky Wilson & The Quantic Soul
Orchestra 04:03 I'm Thankful
3 Move on Up The Dynamics 05:59 Version
Excursions
4 My Place Soopas...
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1 She Breaks Booker T. Jones 04:22 Potato Hole
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2 Little Light The Eagle Rock Gospel Singers 03:23
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3 I Ain't Raisin' No Sand Staple Singers 06:30 Be
What You Are 2017/1/20 22...
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1) The 2017 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival lineup is due out any day
now and our Brass Passes, WWOZ's transferable 7-day access pass to the
festival, are selling fast! Learn more about the amenities the WWOZ Brass
Pass provides to its holders or get one now at our Bra...
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A new video from the New Orleans-based Hurray for the Riff Raff (Alynda Lee
Segarra) has been released in anticipation of their upcoming album, The
Navigator, due out March 10 on ATO Records.
The video has been released in the wake of the tragic Ghost Ship fire in
Oakland,...
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Steve, Sasha, and Martin Masakowski teamed up with Paul Thibodeaux for a new
release under the Masakowski Family moniker. The 8-song N.O. Escape, released
December 22, does a great job highlighting the outstanding vocals skills of
Sasha Masakowski and musicianship of the en...
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