Old Man River is back at it again! Every Tuesday @ 6pm we will meet in Armstrong Park for the "it's all about the MUSIC bike ride" which meets at Congo Square So if MUSIC or CASUAL CYCLING or COOL PEOPLE is yo THANG then meet us at 6pm at CONGO SQUARE in Armstrong Park We... Read more

On any given night in New Orleans, you’re likely to find a place with live music and free food. Sometimes it’s red beans and trad jazz, other times it’s BBQ and the blues. On this week’s program, it’s curry and the Pocket brass of Magnetic Ear, an ensemble headed by Martin K... Read more

Every day during Jazz Fest 2013, our intrepid web team sampled the best of Jazz Fest eats for our "Food of the Day" blog entry. Here's a recap of our Jazz Fest food coverage. Read more

This is a little bit of lagniappe, a couple of extra food items we couldn't work into our Food of the Day posts during Jazz Fest. Enjoy! Pecan Catfish Meunière and Fried Crab Cake with Smoked Tomato & Jalapeño Tartar       Read more

As with so many other classic Latin dishes, there is a New Orleans cousin of Gambas Al Ajillo. When tucking into a bowl of Gambas, one cannot help but note it's similarity to New Orleans BBQ Shrimp. Read more

Nicholas Payton stopped by the Allison Miner Music Heritage Stage today for an interview with Bruce Raeburn Payton is the product of a musical New Orleans family (he's the son of bassist and sousaphonist Walter Payton Jr.; his mother is a classical pianist and has a backgro... Read more

Sterling Magee and Adam Gussow started playing together in the streets and subways of Harlem in the 80s.  Magee - originally from Mout Olive, Mississippi - was a one man band playing under the moniker Mr. Satan. They teamed up and have since become one of New York City's pr... Read more

Our food of the day today: Trout Baquet.  Trout Baquet is buttery trout, topped with lump crabmeat. Fantastic, and you can get it at the Baquet's restaurant, Li’l Dizzy’s Café on Esplanade.       Read more

WWOZ's fresh, juicy, frozen deliciosness generally referred to as Mango Freeze has been a Jazz Fest tradition since 1994. If you want really dive into the splednor, read up on Behind the Sorbet: The True Story of Mango Freeze. Here are a few pics of some of this year's fabu... Read more