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Happy birthday, Ernie K-Doe

Wed, 02/22/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
Remembering the late, great Ernie K-Doe on his birthday! He would've been 84 today. Burn K-Doe Burn!!! Listen to a clip from his 1980s WWOZ show below.  Read more

Carnival season King Cake consumption

Wed, 02/22/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
We are rapidly approaching peak king cake consumption! This is not a drill!  Read more

Video highlights from Krewe of Barkus 2017

Tue, 02/21/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
The Krewe Of Barkus isn’t like other parades-- this one has gone to the dogs. Man’s best friend is the center of this parade through the streets of the French Quarter with their humans simply as their escorts. This year's Barkus parade was on Sunday, February 19 and WWOZ wa... Read more

Mardi Gras Indian music tonight on The Kitchen Sink

Tue, 02/21/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
Indians a-comin'! Tune in to tonight's edition of The Kitchen Sink (10p-12a) to hear nothing but Mardi Gras Indian music.  Listen live  Read more

Billy Iuso's Sunday Meatballs and Sauce

Tue, 02/21/17
This recipe for meatballs and marinara sauce is Billy Iuso's to contribution to That Sounds Good: A Cookbook Celebrating 30 Years of WWOZ. Read more

Video from Cleopatra & Oshun

Tue, 02/21/17
Authored by Carrie Booher
WWOZ Video team was on hand capturing some of the scenes at this weekend's parades! Check out this brief footage from Krewe of Cleopatra and Krewe of Oshun rolling Uptown on Friday.   Read more

New music spotlight: Twerk Thomson

Tue, 02/21/17
Authored by Chris Saucier
Tyler “Twerk” Thomson, bassist for the Shotgun Jazz Band, has come out with his debut release entitled Twerk Thomson Plays Unpopular Songs on his new record label, Twerk-O-Phonic Records. Released on February 1, Twerk Thomson Plays Unpopular Songs is a different type of tra... Read more

WWOZ Brass Passes on sale now

Mon, 02/20/17

Video: Panorama Brass Band in the streets

Mon, 02/20/17
Panorama Brass Band hits the streets every Mardi Gras! Flavors of Jamaica and eastern Europe mix with that New Orleans street sound for a lively dance party everywhere near them. Read more

Notes of the Lo-fi

Sun, 02/19/17
         What's Happening? Hope everyone is having a good Mardi Gras.  My name is Murf Reeves and a I host a show here on WWOZ, the Monday New Orleans music Show.  The platform is all things New Orleans, plus Louisiana and a little Mississippi and Texas. New Orleans Music ... Read more

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