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After some technical difficulties.
It was technical and I am the difficulty.
We retun you to the Bonnaroo blogs.
When I last left you I was heading out again Saturday night to check out the
scene after catching the boss.
Caught some of Nine Inch Nails who was scheduled to...
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This is actually day 3 but the second big day with the days blurring
together.
After catching David Byrne and the Beastie Boys on Friday night I decided to
head back to camp 1 and get some rest and missing Femi Kuti, Phish and Girl
Talk.
Woke up to a shot of Tennessee mo...
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Guitarist Billy Iuso may be a native of Port Chester, New York, but he's been a stalwart of the New Orleans music scene since 1996. He spent many years fronting a jam-funk band called Brides of Jesus, but has since gone solo, performing as Billy Iuso and the Restless Natives, ...
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After a stormy and rainy night with tornado watches and warnings in effect I
did venture out to the Arcade Disco about midnight and caught the end of D.J.
Quickie Marts set and also caught the Gypsyphonic Disko with Ben Ellman of
Galcactic.
Walked back to camp 1 at 2:00 a...
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A show of Kermit Ruffins' music, both old and new, with a taste of smothered
okra and a preview of the upcoming Tales of the Cocktail festival.
Culinary Crossroads: Smothered Okra from the Praline Connection.
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On June 3, 2009, the music world lost two bright stars, saxophonist Sam
Butera (81) and singer Koko Taylor (80).
Sam Butera was born and raised in New Orleans, where his father, Joe,
operated Poor Boy's Grocery and Meat Market. He got his professional music
career started...
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Left Houma Wednesday morning at 10:00 a.m. (the plan was to leave for 10).
After numerous stops in New Orleans and after a red beans and rice with a
smothered porkchop lunch at the praine connection we finally hit the road for
Manchester, Tennesse for the 8th Bonnaroo Music...
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The 15th annual Essence Music Festival returns to New Orleans July 3-5, with national and local performers from Anita Baker and Al Green to Trombone Shorty and Irvin Mayfield, as well as daytime seminars with the likes of Bill Cosby, Al Sharpton, and Omarosa. WWOZ's own Soul S...
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Fresh off his amazing performance at the Bayou Boogaloo's B3 Summit with fellow organists Rich Vogel and Joe Krown, John "Papa" Gros had some time to participate in our weekly 20-questions session. The leader of one of New Orleans' most successful funk bands, Papa Gr...
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Previews the upcoming trio of Festivals: Creole Tomato Festival, Louisiana
Seafood Festival, & the Louisiana Cajun and Zydeco Festival, highlighting
music from the weekend. Artists featured include Sunpie Barnes. Bruce
Daigrepont, Beausoleil, Terrence Simien, Lost Bayou Ram...
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