Lionel Ferbos was a living link to New Orleans history. Born in 1911, he lived through the last century of development and change that most of us read about in books. His memory was sharp and he could remember things like they happened yesterday. I loved talking to him abou... Read more

Just released: the first music video by Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue for "To Make Amends" a song from their most recent album Last To Leave. It was filmed live, in a single, long tracking shot, at Side Show Props/Moviesets in Slidell, LA.     Read more

This episode, titled "Summer Days And Nights," focuses on ways to pass a summer day and night in New Orleans. Read more

Here's three songs by Kermit Ruffins, Guardian of the Groove, recorded during last Jazz Fest while parked just outside his Treme Mother-in-Law Lounge in the Jam in the Van vehicle: "Treme", "Marie", and "Ooh Child". Plus as lagniappe, a short interview during which Kermit p... Read more

Last Piano Night (April 28), the Jam in the Van vehicle parked outside the House of Blues and recorded a few acts before they played inside. Here's Jon Cleary doing "When You Get Back" and "Burgundy Street Boogie". "When You Get Back"   "Burgundy Street Boogie"   Read more

Here's one from the archives: writer Robert Palmer (1945-1997) talks with WWOZ's Black Mold in 1992. Palmer wrote for publications such as the New York Times and Rolling Stone and authored the books Deep Blues and Rock & Roll: an Unruly History. Read more

Check out this moody "behind the scenes music video" from New Orleans singer-song writer Krisin Diable. "I Know a Man" from the album Kristin Diable & The City was filmed inside the historic Upper Pontalba building on Jackson Square.   Read more

Satchmo SummerFest happens July 31 - August 3 and brings three days of great music, including the Original Pinettes Brass Band (left), to the Old US Mint. During the days leading up to the fest, WWOZ will have a special set of preview interviews and in-studio performances; che... Read more

For your weekend viewing pleasure, it's the Neville Brothers, nearly 80 minutes worth, recorded live at Tipitina's on June 19, 1991. Set list: 00:00: Hey Pocky Way/I Walk On Gilded Splinters 09:25: Voodoo 14:10: Mojo Hannah 19:30: Angola Bound 24:22: Yellow Moon 30:36: ... Read more

This episode, titled "Didn't It Rain," focuses on the connection between R&B singers and gospel music. Read more