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Brian McNeill - Either You Got One Or You Don't

Thu, 09/08/11
Authored by Sharon Armstrong
The New Orleans Strathspey & Reel Society in cooperation with the First Unitarian Universalist Church is sponsoring a not-to-be-missed one-night-only Brian McNeill concert right here in New Orleans on Wednesday, September 14. For those of you folkies who don’t know Brian McN... Read more

Storm Worn and Born to Rock! The Drive-by Truckers Tonight!

Sat, 09/03/11
...Lee approaching Atchafalaya Bay...heavy rains...strong gusty winds...and possible tornadoes lashing southeastern Louisiana... It's Saturday morning and New Orleans is under Tropical Storm Warning. Big Whoop. A little storm isn't going to stop The Drive-By Truckers from pl... Read more

Low-Down and Funky

Fri, 09/02/11
Authored by Carrie Hadler
Gary Clark, Jr. is a name you will soon be hearing a lot more of.  With a style that mixes the grittiness of The Black Keys and showmanship of Lenny Kravitz, Clark is part of the rocking "new blues" family that was first popularized by The White Stripes in the early 2000s. ... Read more

Knocking Facebook

Sat, 08/27/11
Authored by Jamie Dell'Apa
Knock Knock Joke   Another midnight to 3am shift of entertaining Saturday night drunk drivers.  Tonight's musical features include the swamp sound extending from Louisiana to Houston with songs from Excello and Duke / Peacock labels.  We'll also give our recent Wild Jimmy S... Read more

The Voice that stopped my heart - Dax Riggs in New Orleans

Sun, 08/21/11
  False prophets, or rather, critics label Dax Riggs with words like “dark”, “morbid”, “goth” but maybe they are confused by his album titles such as “We Sing of Only Blood or Love” or song titles such as “I Hear Satan“.   I see him more as an angel crying out of the the da... Read more

The Twist And Shout

Fri, 08/19/11
Authored by Jamie Dell'Apa
In the 1980s, the audience for Louisiana music was a mere handful of hipsters fans.  Music collector types.  Louisiana music wasn't on radio or commercials or movie sound tracks.  There was no "Treme."  The local musicians we take for granted today were barely gigging in to... Read more

Respects for Coach

Thu, 08/11/11
Authored by Secretary of Swing
Coach, a prominent figure in the Mardi Gras Indian community, passed away on Friday, August 5th. Collins Anthony "Coach" Lewis was a member of several Mardi Gras Indian gangs, including the FiYiYi and Mandingo Warriors.  He also volunteered with the BackStreet Museum.  Coac... Read more

NEWS FLASH! Mr. Quintron stops in on the Kitchen Sink Ten to Twelve Show tonight 8-10-11 @ 10:00 p.m.

Wed, 08/10/11
Join us tonight on the Kitchen Sink Show at 10:00 p.m. as Mr. Quintron stops in to Guest D.J. Rumor has it that he will be bringing a copy of the 2011 Ninth Ward Marching Band recordings from their Piety Street recording sessions.               Read more

Five (or six?) Questions with Trumpet Mike Kobrin

Wed, 08/10/11
Authored by Raymond Kent
    Trumpet Mike Kobrin is originally from Brooklyn.  He moved to New Orleans and was the web editor and music listings editor at WWOZ for about two years.       Mike says:  “That was up until about the end of 2010 when I decided to take it full time to the trumpet ‘caus... Read more

Jazz Racine

Wed, 07/27/11
Authored by Maryse Déjean
  The best creative collaborations always seem to draw individuals who’ve come from different points to converge suddenly at a crossroads in a seemingly “accidental” moment.  But…we know that nothing simply happens by accident!   Today’s Jazz from the French Market highligh... Read more

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