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Rhythm Room Playlist 06/30/16

Sat, 07/30/16

Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 Soul Loco Suite Deep Street Soul 03:23 Look Out Watch Out 2016/7/29 22:03:20 2 Weep For Me Brown Sugar feat. Clydie King 03:11 Tears Full Of Soul CD1 2016/7/29 22:07:01 ... Read more

Summer Drink Recipes

Fri, 07/29/16

Two cool drink recipes from our cookbook, That Sounds Good! First up, it's Rock Star Drink from Glen David Andrews, which combines apple and ginger into a crisp cool libation. And Randy Fertel contributes the Mango Rumba. Read more

5 things to know for 7/29-8/4

Fri, 07/29/16

'5 things to know' is a weekly feature highlighting different parts of the WWOZ world that you may have missed this week, including unique WWOZ programming and video, plus New Orleans events, artists, places, features, and more. For 7/29-8/4: 1) Our video team released a n... Read more

New music spotlight: Leroy Jones

Wed, 07/27/16

Authored by: Carrie Booher

"The mission of the Leroy Jones Quintet is to expose audiences everywhere to the authentic music of New Orleans; the music of Louis Armstrong, Buddy Bolden, Danny Barker and all the other greats who have helped create the rich gumbo that is the sound of New Orleans while pu... Read more

New music spotlight: Branford Marsalis

Tue, 07/26/16

Authored by: Carrie Booher

For Upward Spiral, the latest from Branford Marsalis and his quartet, Marsalis partnered with vocalist Kurt Elling, a man with a deeply rich voice that's comparable to the great Frank Sinatra. The resulting sound as these two masters of the modern era combine is one of stre... Read more

Livewire Music Calendar: Live Local Music

Mon, 07/25/16

Rhythm Room Playlist 07/22/16

Sat, 07/23/16

Num. Title Artist Time Release Start Time 1 Wanaoh Black Heat 03:55 What It Is!: Funky Soul and Rare Grooves (Disc 4) 2016/7/22 22:00:47 2 Mercy Now Candi Staton 05:14 Who's Hurting Now? 2016/7/22 22:04:46 ... Read more

5 things to know for 7/22-7/28

Fri, 07/22/16

New music spotlight: Allen Toussaint

Wed, 07/20/16

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Allen Toussaint, the patriarch of New Orleans R&B, recorded one last session before he passed away in November 2015. The 14-track deep American Tunes features solo piano recordings made at Toussaint's home studio as well as others made with guests like Jay Bellerose, Bill F... Read more

Video: Champion Jack Dupree and Allen Toussaint at Jazz Fest 1990

Tue, 07/19/16

Check out this absolutely phenomenal footage of Champion Jack Dupree with Allen Toussaint at the Music Heritage Stage at Jazz Fest 1990, uncovered during research for a recent two-part episode of WWOZ's New Orleans Calling. This performance was part of Champion Jack's first... Read more

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