Essence Fest and "Go 4th On The River," have been canceled this year due to
COVID-19, but a few options remain if you're looking for something to do.
Amanda Shaw, Flow Tribe, and Brass-A-Holics will be performing at a drive-in
concert and fireworks event at Bucktown Harbor...
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Money Wasters president Ada Robertson
gets on the phone with WWOZ's Action Jackson about how the group was formed,
what goes into putting on a second line parade, how younger members are
changing the second line landscape, and much mor...
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1 cupid's holding alliance (electric indian) 02:34 mfsb - mutha funkin
sonofabitch - the truth behind the philly legend
2 Burying Ground Robert Cray 02:59 That's What I Heard
3 Does It Really Make A Difference (feat. Mavis Staples) Galactic 04:42 Into
The Deep (Deluxe Editio...
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Blues fans, check out this jam session with Henry Gray, Bobby Rush, Carol
Fran and Lazy Lester. Between songs, Gray talks about playing with Howlin'
Wolf and the reputation Wolf had as being "mean."
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Remembering the late Big George Brock with these videos captured by WWOZ at
Bogalusa Blues Fest 2014. Brock died after a long illness on April 10 in St.
Louis.
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This week on Takin' It To The Streets, Action Jackson gets on the phone with
Tamara Jackson of the Social Aid and Pleasure Club Task Force. They discuss
how the task force supports second lines, whether parades will happen in
2020, how the #SilenceIsViolence campaign tries ...
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WWOZ was on hand to live video stream Bon Bon Vivant's set from the balcony
of the New Orleans Jazz Museum on Tuesday, June 16! Check out their set
below, and tune in for our next video stream with the Shannon Powell Trio on
Tuesday, June 23 at 5pm.
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Inspired by the true story of legendary musician Sam Cooke and the incident
that birthed the song "A Change Is Gonna Come," Straight Line follows a band
of young Black musicians known as "Lost Identity.” When they travel to
Shreveport, Louisiana to perform at a local barbec...
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Last week, Galactic rereleased 'Something's Wrong With This Picture,' with
contributions from Anjelika 'Jelly' Joseph and Ivan Neville. "In light of the
current events, we felt the original message of this song has a very strong
relevance today," the band stated. The song w...
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