This week's show explores the connection between 1950's Rock and Roll and it's influence on today's local musicians. We take you down in the far side of the Bywater neighborhood, to a windowless bar known as BJ's Lounge where on Monday nights, you can find King James and th... Read more

Gone but never forgotten! In the clip below, listen to the late, great Ernie K-Doe on WWOZ, some time in the mid-to-late 1980s. In addition to comparing himself to other DJs, K-Doe explains the importance of talking to radio stations: "Talkin' makes a radio station.... You m... Read more

On June 13, WWOZ sponsored a community forum on music education. The forum addressed a number of questions: What's working with music education today in New Orleans? What's not? How can we help pass New Orleans music onto the next generation? Read more

So far this summer, we've celebrated Oysters, Creole Tomatoes, and Cajun & Zydeco music, and that's just in the French Quarter. It may be steamy-n-sticky, but the music just gets better as the temperature increases, so check out some of the exciting music festivals and other d... Read more

The sixth annual Sync Up Conference (a forum for entertainment industry leaders that covers music, film and digital media) took place during Jazz Fest at NOMA. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation has made the entire conference available on its YouTube Channel. Sync Up, ... Read more

In this week's episode we celebrate the summertime and getting out there to see some live music. Featuring performances from a collection of local artists including Theresa Andersson, Treme Brass Band, Susan Cowsill, The Dynamites featuring Charles Walker and Big Sam, Irvin... Read more

These two short videos are just for fun of it (Happy Monday!). They show (seemingly) miniaturized versions of New Orleans and the Mississippi River. The illusion is created by a special effects technique called tilt-shift photography (the details are kind of technical and i... Read more

Clint Maedgen (of the New Orleans Bingo! Show and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band) explores the precussive possibilities of an empty dumpster somewhere in Arkansas. Shot in 2011 and 1 minute and 36 seconds long, it's very cool and definitely worth a look.     For a selecti... Read more

On June 6, 2013, Hillel at Tulane University hosted a panel discussion: Does Progress Destroy Culture?, which tackled questions regarding how gentrification and urban and economic development impacts New Orleans culture. Click through to watch a UStream recording of the panel'... Read more