You are invited to be part of a very special WWOZ celebration on Friday around 11am CT as the Soul Queen of New Orleans, Irma Thomas, will be the very first artist to perform LIVE on WWOZ from our new state-of-the-art Gia Maione Prima performance studio. Tune in at 90.7 FM locally, wwoz.org worldwide, or watch the live video stream on our YouTube channel!

Irma Thomas is a current WWOZ board member and a longtime supporter of WWOZ. She has performed live on and for the benefit 'OZ dozens of times over the years. There is no one more appropriate to christen the studio, showering the space and all of us tuning in with the musical essence of New Orleans, than Ms. Irma Thomas.

This inaugural performance will take place during the final hours of our Fall "Housewarming" WWOZ Membership Drive so please support the station and our decades-long commitment to broadcasting live New Orleans music. Support it all at wwoz.org/donate!