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On the Banks of the Minnissippi: the Little Big Easy

Authored by: David Stafford
Submitted: Mon, 06/10/2013 - 9:39am
Tag(s): WWOZ Latest
A frame from tilt shift video, showing streetcar along the river

These two short videos are just for fun of it (Happy Monday!). They show (seemingly) miniaturized versions of New Orleans and the Mississippi River.

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Archived Show Link

Authored by: Jamie Dell'Apa [Show Host]
Submitted: Sun, 06/09/2013 - 8:01pm
Tag(s): Reflections and rants and Show host blog

I know.  Saturday night is for listening to live music, not the radio.  And for you stay-at-home types, the midnight to 3am radio shift is a time of pillow-drooling, deep REM sleep.  Here is a link to where you can stream my archived shows at a more convenient time:

http://www.prx.org/series/31889-new-orleans-saturday-night-on-wwoz 

 

 

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Sweet Video: Clint Maedgen's Empty Dumpster Improvisation

Authored by: David Stafford
Submitted: Sat, 06/08/2013 - 10:10am
Tag(s): WWOZ Latest
Clint Maedgen in empty dumpster

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.

 

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Eulipion Lounge Returns

Authored by: Jamie Dell'Apa [Show Host]
Submitted: Sat, 06/08/2013 - 8:33am
Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog
Special Show Air Time:
Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 11:59pm - Sunday, June 9, 2013 - 3:00am

On tonight's show from the Eulipion Lounge, three hours of 1950s - 70s R&B "music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of" from New Orleans only pop-up music club with the unique "Theater of Your Mind" stages.

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In Case You Missed It: Panel Discussion on the Arts and Gentrification in N.O.

Authored by: David Stafford
Submitted: Fri, 06/07/2013 - 8:02am
Tag(s): WWOZ Latest
St Augs in Treme
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's discussion.
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Happy 4th Anniversary: Crescent City Moon

Authored by: George Ingmire
Submitted: Tue, 06/04/2013 - 11:46pm
Tag(s): WWOZ Latest
Crescent City Mardi Gras Bead Art. Photo by Briana Prevost.

This week’s program is Part 3 of a three part series, celebrating four years of “New Orleans All the Way Live”.

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Panel Discussion on Gentrification: "Does Progress Destroy Culture?

Authored by: David Stafford
Submitted: Mon, 06/03/2013 - 10:29am
Tag(s): WWOZ Latest
St. Augustine's Church

This Thursday, June 6, Hillel at Tulane University is hosting a panel discussion entitled "Does Progress Destroy Culture?", which will tackle questions regarding how gentrification and urban and economic development impacts New Orleans culture.  For all the event details, go here.

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Jazz Genius Mulgrew Miller Passes

Authored by: Jelly Roll Justice [Show Host]
Submitted: Fri, 05/31/2013 - 12:46pm
Tag(s): Show host blog

We just received word from Jason Patterson that the wonderful soul of jazz giant Mulgrew Miller passed on May 29th.  

He kindly came on air at Jazz from the French Market and spoke with us this April before his show at Snug Harbor. 

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When Preservation Hall Was New(s)

Authored by: David Stafford
Submitted: Thu, 05/30/2013 - 8:59am
Tag(s): WWOZ Latest
Preservation Hall is the kind of venerable institution that seems to have been around forever, but of course there was a time when it was new. Its founding in 1961 as a home for traditional jazz attracted national attention, including this video clip: a 2min 36sec story from the Huntley-Brinkley Report, NBC's national evening newscast back in that day.
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Happy 4th Anniversary: Culinary Caretakers

Authored by: George Ingmire
Submitted: Wed, 05/29/2013 - 7:30am
Tag(s): WWOZ Latest

This week’s program is part 2 of a 3 part series, celebrating 4 years of “New Orleans All the Way Live.”  Today, we meet up with some of the chefs, cooks and other culinary caretakers.

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