Full performance from Cyril Neville & the Uptown Rulers live on the New Orleans Music Show show at WWOZ August 19, 2026!  It was the perfect time to present Cyril with his own Guardian of the Groove honor, which now hangs on the walls of WWOZ alongside other greats like Dr.... Read more

This is the first few minutes of the 2026-27 second line parading season in New Orleans as Valley of Silent Men step out on August 23, 2026! WWOZ out in the streets with Indi the Doll. The 97-degree heat didn't slow them down at all. The parade went on for four more hours a... Read more

Full performance from New Orleans singer-songwriter Feeferella live on the Homespun Americana show at WWOZ July 26, 2026! Read more

This is Burnside Exploration 2 (Cedric and Garry Burnside with Keith Spite) at WWOZ, performing a short set, including a brand new song, 'Love You More,' live on the air with DJ Swamp Boogie on Friday, July 24! Read more

Happy Mardi Gras!!! This is John Boutte's full set, live at WWOZ on February 5, 2026. He is joined by Oscar Rossignoli, Nobu Ozaki, and Herman Lebeaux. They were here to promote the Bywater Bakery's "Burning Van" benefit show. Read more

The Black Masking Indians are sewing and practicing in these weeks leading up to Mardi Gras! This was the scene at Unified Indian Practice for Big Chief Victor Harris's 75th birthday at Little People's Place in Treme on January 11, 2026. In 2024, Harris retired after 59 yea... Read more

Big Chief Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots joined us live on the New Orleans Music Show to celebrate the start of Carnival 2026 on January 6! Check out their performance below. Read more

Kermit Ruffins and his band joined us live on the New Orleans Music Show to spread some holiday cheer on Tuesday, December 16, 2025! Check out their performance below, with a very special guest appearance from Cole Williams on BOTH sides of the mic!  Read more

Judith Owen and Harry Shearer came in to WWOZ recently to share a few special sneak peeks of their 20th anniversary "Christmas Without Tears" show, held at the Orpheum Theater on Tuesday, December 16, 2025! She and Harry Shearer welcomed a number of special guests, includin... Read more

Did you hear the magic on WWOZ yesterday? Jon Cleary joined host Michael Dominici in the studio to perform a few songs (including one on bass!) and talk about his upcoming gigs, including some very special nights at Snug Harbor and Tipitina's! He was joined by Pedro Segundo... Read more