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Summer Festivals & Fun - Updated

Thu, 06/13/13

Authored by:  David Stafford

So far this summer, we've celebrated Oysters, Creole Tomatoes, and Cajun & Zydeco music, and that's just in the French Quarter. It may be steamy-n-sticky, but the music just gets better as the temperature increases, so check out some of the exciting music festivals and other d... Read more

New Orleans All The Way Live: Wednesdays On The Point

Wed, 06/12/13

Authored by:  George Ingmire

In this week's episode we celebrate the summertime and getting out there to see some live music. Featuring performances from a collection of local artists including Theresa Andersson, Treme Brass Band, Susan Cowsill, The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker and Big Sam, Irvin... Read more

Sync Up Redux

Tue, 06/11/13

Authored by:  David Stafford

The sixth annual Sync Up Conference (a forum for entertainment industry leaders that covers music, film and digital media) took place during Jazz Fest at NOMA. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation has made the entire conference available on its YouTube Channel. Sync Up, ... Read more

Music Repression

Mon, 06/10/13

Authored by:  Jamie Dell'Apa

Music You "Choose" to Hear (In Numbers) Music's migration from mechanical media (vinyl and tape) to electronic media such as (insert fifty-page list here), allows us to more accurately count the enormous number of music offerings available versus the dinky number that we ac... Read more

On the Banks of the Minnissippi: the Little Big Easy

Mon, 06/10/13

Authored by:  David Stafford

These two short videos are just for fun of it (Happy Monday!). They show (seemingly) miniaturized versions of New Orleans and the Mississippi River. The illusion is created by a special effects technique called tilt-shift photography (the details are kind of technical and i... Read more

Archived Show Link

Sun, 06/09/13

Authored by:  Jamie Dell'Apa

I know.  Saturday night is for listening to live music, not the radio.  And for you stay-at-home types, the midnight to 3am radio shift is a time of pillow-drooling, deep REM sleep.  Here is a link to where you can stream my archived shows at a more convenient time: http://... Read more

Sweet Video: Clint Maedgen's Empty Dumpster Improvisation

Sat, 06/08/13

Authored by:  David Stafford

Clint Maedgen (of the New Orleans Bingo! Show and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band) explores the precussive possibilities of an empty dumpster somewhere in Arkansas. Shot in 2011 and 1 minute and 36 seconds long, it's very cool and definitely worth a look.     For a selecti... Read more

Eulipion Lounge Returns

Sat, 06/08/13

Authored by:  Jamie Dell'Apa

On tonight's show from the Eulipion Lounge, three hours of 1950s - 70s R&B "music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of" from New Orleans only pop-up music club with the unique "Theater of Your Mind" stages.  Tonight's bill features Johnny Adams, Jack Dupree... Read more

In Case You Missed It: Panel Discussion on the Arts and Gentrification in N.O.

Fri, 06/07/13

Authored by:  David Stafford

On June 6, 2013, Hillel at Tulane University hosted a panel discussion: Does Progress Destroy Culture?, which tackled questions regarding how gentrification and urban and economic development impacts New Orleans culture. Click through to watch a UStream recording of the panel'... Read more

Happy 4th Anniversary: Crescent City Moon

Tue, 06/04/13

Authored by:  George Ingmire

This week’s program is Part 3 of a three part series, celebrating four years of “New Orleans All the Way Live”. This week we hear from the musicians who make New Orleans their home.  Bruce Daigrepont shows us the guts of an accordion. Walter “Wolfman” Washington talks about... Read more