Everyone at WWOZ is deeply saddened by the violence at the Mother's Day Parade this past Sunday. Our prayers go out to the victims, their families, and everyone hurt and traumatized by the senseless violence. Our hearts also go out to the Original Big Seven Social Aid & Pleasure Club whose annual Second Line parade to celebrate life itself and Mother's Day was completely disrupted by this tragedy.

We are celebrating four years of “New Orleans All the Way Live” with live music recorded at festivals, in clubs and a house party in the Musician’s Village. We revisit some archived interviews with Paul Sanchez, Ivan Neville and John Blanchard, owner of Rock N Bowl. We also have a snowball in Uptown New Orleans and find out more about Festigals, coming up in June.

On the morning of May 24, students from the the Red Wolf Brass Band of Riverdale Middle School in Old Jefferson will be in the 'OZ studio. It's the latest installment of Cuttin' Class, made possible by Coventry Health Care of Louisiana.

The second Sunday's over, a bright, sunny ending to muddy-yet-wonderful Jazz Fest. If you missed anything, take a look at our daily music and food photo highlights. And remember: April 25, 2014 will be here before you know it!

It's finally starting to get hot, and the music & festival fun just gets better as the temperature increases. Check out some of the music festivals and other diversions in and around greater New Orleans this summer. Beausoleil (left) plays June 9 at the LA Cajun-Zydeco Festival.

As with so many other classic Latin dishes, there is a New Orleans cousin of Gambas Al Ajillo. When tucking into a bowl of Gambas, one cannot help but note it's similarity to New Orleans BBQ Shrimp.