On Thursday, March 12, at 7 p.m., Louisiana Public Broadcasting will webcast a documentary on Fats Domino that combines biography and interviews with Allen Toussaint, Irma Thomas, Dr. John, and more. Interwoven throughout the show are performances of classic Fats songs taken f... Read more

Tonight on the Kitchen Sink in tribute to the late great Fird "Snooks" Eaglin, the laboratory scientists will be cooking up a rare recording of Snooks Eaglin live at the Chicago Blues Fest in 1989. Irving Charles and Johnny V. accompany him throughout the set and special g... Read more

The Sandbar is up and cooking this week with New Orleans' own incredible Herlin Riley playing and teaching at the same time. If you ever wanted an opportunity to be with a master while he works with young and enthusiastic musicians, don't miss this week's performance. For ... Read more

Antoinette K-Doe, widow of R&B singer Ernie K-Doe, passed early Mardi Gras morning at the age of 66. "Miss Antoinette" ran the Mother-In-Law Lounge after her husband's death and was dedicated to rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Read more

A half century ago, the corner butcher shop was a staple of New Orleans neighborhood life. Today, most of these butcher shops are gone, and most people buy their meat in shrink-wrapped packages from the supermarket aisle. Read more

"Toronto native and Sackville recording artist Andrew Scott has become the standard bearer for the next generation of great Canadian jazz musicians. "His many accomplishments include graduating from York University with a PhD in Musicology/ Ethnomusicology, but there is not... Read more

For many New Orleanians, Mardi Gras season is the time to take down the boxes stuffed with glittery fabric and feathers, hit the thrift stores, and start stirring the paper mache. What does costuming mean? A time to escape, a time to play, a time to hide and be seen all at onc... Read more

After a long illness, Snooks Eaglin passed on Wednesday, February 18. For over five decades, Snooks dazzled audiences with his unique guitar style and vast repertoire. Please join WWOZ in remembering this profoundly influential New Orleans musician. Read more