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Bob Dylan singing Curtis Mayfield?
Mae West singing Bob Dylan?
What the heck is going on?
Your Cousin Dimitri is sitting in for Gentilly Jr on Bob Dylan's 69th
birthday, for a special Blues and RnB to the voice of regeneration.
Tune in, listen up, and watch your parking meters.
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Join the Boudin Man as he returns to the Kitchen Sink 10 to 12 show on
Wednesday June 2nd at 10:00p.m.
We will be spinning music from some of the artist performing at this year’s
Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester Tennessee.
Boudin Man will be sending back blog...
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Untold thousands of barrels of uncut crude oil have been gushing out of a
small hole on the ocean floor, off the coast of Louisiana, for a month now.
So, it’s no big surprise that it has come ashore to coat the grasses of the
marsh, kill the birds and torment the turtles....
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Dear Listener,
Just days after Big Plume began gushing in the Gulf, I knew we couldn't wait
for the insurance checks like we did after Katrina. Driven by horrific
visions of our wildlife and wetlands encased in oily muck, I got producer
Steve Rehage and Mardi Gras World's...
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tonight on the Kitchen Sink from 10 to midnight, the powers that be and
executives will be kicking it up and kicking it back with one of the catalyst
presences on the New Orleans Music Scene. His so-funky-it-smells brass funk
band is having a reunion show this weekend so w...
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Book 'em Look, cops have been brutalizing guys they don't like since time
began. That the America of 1968 was a bit shocked to see Chicago cops
dishing these extra-legal beatings to political protesters was merely
reflective of getting news cameras in the field. Overnight...
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Hank Jones, a pianist, composer and bandleader with one of the most storied careers in the music world, died on May 16, 2010, at age 91. The list of musicians with whom he collaborated reads like a history of jazz: swing icons like Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw, beboppers like ...
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Susan Cowsill starts off the hour with ballads full of love and an ode to New
Orleans. In the second half, The Lost Bayou Ramblers bring you the 2-step,
the waltz and the stomp. This week’s Culinary Crossroads is at Holly’s
Tamales, a New Orleans street vendor with a variet...
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Story and photos by Christy Grimes
His sousaphone's headless and battered body tucked under his arm, Marshan
Boudel of the Young Fellaz Brass Band awaits the Horn Doctor's healing touch.
The instrument's utterly crumpled bell lies face down on the sidewalk, still
sporting ...
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This month's recipe is from chef/restaurateur Donald Link, owner of Herbsaint and Cochon, two of New Orleans' favorite eateries. His skillet jambalaya calls for andouille, chicken and Louisiana shrimp, though you can always make substitutions if one of these becomes difficult ...
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