The music lineup for the 2018 French Quarter Festival is out! This year's festival is April 12-15 at stages throughout the French Quarter. WWOZ will again be broadcasting live from the festival. More details on that to come soon. This is the 35th year of French Quarter Fes... Read more

Keynote Interview: Music manager Elliot Roberts in conversation with Tom Petty biographer Warren Zanes Panel Discussion: Booking a Tour: Where to start. Do’s and don’ts. Presenters: Tavia Osbey, manager, Tank and the Bangas Mousa Hamdan, manager, Curren$y, Corner Boy P., T.Y... Read more

Congo Square Rhythms Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, returns to Armstrong Park March 3-4, 2018. This is the 11th annual presentation of this deeply meaningful and vibrant (and free!) festival that celebrates the many traditions that trace ... Read more

  Mashed Potato Records (MPR) is a new recording label and project in New Orleans that - borrowing inspiration from community-supported Mississippi Records and the field recordings of folk music ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax - is currently seeking to bring the music of New ... Read more

This week, in anticipation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 15, two concerts will be held to honor his lifetime and legacy. On Thursday, January 11, Dillard University will host A Gospel Journey featuring the Dillard University Octet, Xavier University Concert ... Read more

The Danny Barker Banjo and Guitar Festival returns to stages and schools across the city on January 9 and runs through January 14. The mission of this unique festival is to showcase and highlight the many contributions and accomplishments of NEA Jazz Master Danny Barker: mu... Read more

The St. Louis Cathedral Christmas Concert series will open on Monday, December 4 with a performance from Ellis Marsalis. Each concert runs from 6-7p and is free. Here is this year's full schedule: Monday, Dec. 4 Ellis Marsalis Tues., Dec. 5 Javier Olondo presents a Celebra... Read more

The Oak Street Po Boy Fest returns Sunday, November 12 (originally scheduled for Sunday, October 22) and will feature over two dozen local restaurants and caterers serving up various incarnations of the festival's namesake food. If you can't find your po boy here, you won't... Read more

It's time for Treme Fall Fest this weekend. This free neighborhood festival happens around St. Augustine Church on the 1100 block of Henriette Delille.  Friday features a Festival Patron Party from 6-9p, Saturday is the Street Festival from 11a-7p, and Sunday is a Gospel Ma... Read more

The 2017 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest is coming! The sound of great blues and scent of delicious BBQ will fill the air surrounding Lafayette Square the weekend of Oct. 13-15. Check out this year's lineup below and if you can't make it there yourself, tune in to WWOZ's liv... Read more