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Anders Osborne & Luther Dickinson, "Black Muddy River"

Wed, 07/01/15

Authored by:  David Stafford

Anders Osborne and Luther Dickinson cover "Black Muddy River" from the Grateful Dead's In The Dark album. This video is part of a series of Grateful Dead covers called "Songs Of Their Own" produced by JamBase to pay tribute to the the Grateful Dead’s influential original so... Read more

New music spotlight: Long Sidewalks

Tue, 06/30/15

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

This one's for fans of improvisational jazz: Long Sidewalks' album Staffa is one of the first projects of the New Orleans International Sound Exchange, a non-profit dedicated to fostering interactions between New Orleans-based improvisers and world-class musicians from othe... Read more

Morning Set 06/30/15

Oya! Market opens on St. Claude

Sat, 06/27/15

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

The Oya! Market has a new space at 2606 St. Claude. Located next to the Healing Center in the same building that used to house a Super 10, the market has transformed the real estate, revealing its architectural roots with exposed brick walls and a tin tile ceiling. The mark... Read more

Friday Morning Set playlist, June 19th

Rhythm Room Playlist 06/26/15

Friday morning set, June 26th playlst

Orlando Julius & The Heliocentrics, "Aseni" live

Fri, 06/26/15

Authored by:  David Stafford

Since the 1960s, Nigerian Afro-pop pioneer Orlando Julius has merged western pop, soul, and R&B with traditional African sounds and rhythms. In this video, he does a steamy, funky version of "Aseni" with the Heliocentrics (a London-based musical collective combining funk, j... Read more

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, "Up Above My Head"

Thu, 06/25/15

Authored by:  David Stafford

Sister Rosetta Tharpe was one of the great innovators in twentieth-century American music, gospel's first cross-over artist and a huge influence on early rock-n-roll. Here she does "Up Above My Head" on the show TV Gospel Time (which ran from 1962-66) accompanied by the Oli... Read more

New music spotlight: The Deslondes

Tue, 06/23/15

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

The Deslondes: less honkin' and more tonkin' as they put it in their new album, The Deslondes, out now on New West Records. Signed to the Austin/Atlanta/LA-based Americana label last year, the five-piece released their full-length debut in early June after a whirlwind year ... Read more