1) It's Treme Fall Fest this weekend! Native Treme sons Corey Henry, Hot 8,
Shannon Powell, and more will be hitting the stage on Saturday at the street
festival portion of the event. Check out the full details at the link.
2) HIP ("Hosting Improvising Performers") Fest is ...
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It's time for Treme Fall Fest this weekend. This free neighborhood festival
happens around St. Augustine Church on the 1100 block of Henriette Delille.
Friday features a Festival Patron Party from 6-9p, Saturday is the Street
Festival from 11a-7p, and Sunday is a Gospel Ma...
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Dr. Ike, founder of the Ponderosa Stomp and music aficionado, will guest DJ
on tonight's Kitchen Sink (10p-12a). Dr. Ike is a fount of knowledge on
music, including the unsung heroes of American music that the Ponderosa
Stomp is known for.
The Stomp boasts "3 days of the ...
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The 2017 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest is coming! The sound of great blues
and scent of delicious BBQ will fill the air surrounding Lafayette Square the
weekend of Oct. 13-15. Check out this year's lineup below and if you can't
make it there yourself, tune in to WWOZ's liv...
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Drummer Joe Lastie, member of the Lastie musical family and known for his
work with Preservation Hall Jazz Band, has released Jazz Corner of the World
with Joe Lastie’s New Orleans Sound. The album features the first 10 tracks
of songs within the traditional New Orleans son...
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We welcomed the mighty Edna Karr Brass Band, led by director Chris Herrero,
into our studios for the first episode of School Groove of the 2017-18
school year earlier today! Check it out:
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Attendance at Southern Decadence, held over Labor Day weekend, broke records
with over 210,000 attendees celebrating pride, life, and love in the French
Quarter. WWOZ was on hand to capture some highlights from the festive
scene.
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1 Neckbones The Du-Rites 02:27 J-Zone & Pablo
Martin are The Du-Rites
2 Transformation Van Morrison 03:32 Roll With the
Punches
3 I Won't Back Down Roy Tyler & New Directions 03:19
Three Way Calling
4 Pain And Misery T...
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In honor of what would've been Allison Miner's 68th birthday (Sep. 23),
here's Reverence, a documentary about this uniquely driven woman who had a
huge influence on New Orleans music and culture. Reverence is a close look
at the life and work of a woman who spent her life "...
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1) Saturday, September 23 is Free Museum Day, courtesy of the Smithsonian!
Participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide
entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day Live! ticket. Find out how you can
get your free ticket (+1).
2) Two blues powerho...
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