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The end of the world.

Authored by: Your Cousin Dimitri [Show Host]
Submitted: Sat, 07/23/2011 - 5:03am
Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog
Special Show Air Time: Saturday, July 23, 2011 - 10:00pm - Sunday, July 24, 2011 - 12:00am

According to my own personal calculations, the word will end on Saturday night at midnight. Tune in to WWOZ for the soundtrack, including Radiohead, Johnny Cash and The Blind Boys. Find out if it ends with a bang or a whimper.

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Why we returned

Authored by: Your Cousin Dimitri [Show Host]
Submitted: Sat, 08/28/2010 - 5:36pm
Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog
Special Show Air Time: Sunday, August 29, 2010 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

This Sunday, on a certain 5 year anniversary, we will spend very little time reflecting on why most of us had to leave. Instead, we will focus on the reasons that the vast majority of us returned.
Join us for two hours of acoustic blues, authentic country and American folk music about New Orleans, rain and the joys of South Louisiana.

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What's the deal with the bust on Street Music?

Authored by: Your Cousin Dimitri [Show Host]
Submitted: Sun, 06/20/2010 - 10:51am
Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog
Special Show Air Time: Sunday, June 20, 2010 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tune in at 3 pm to hear Offbeat Magazine's Editor-in-chief Jan Ramsey explain the latest development in the war between the NOPD and New Orleans' street musicians.

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Happy 69th Birthday Bob Dylan!

Authored by: Your Cousin Dimitri [Show Host]
Submitted: Mon, 05/24/2010 - 4:46pm
Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog
Special Show Air Time: Monday, May 24, 2010 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Bob Dylan singing Curtis Mayfield?
Mae West singing Bob Dylan?
What the heck is going on?
Your Cousin Dimitri is sitting in for Gentilly Jr on Bob Dylan's 69th birthday, for a special Blues and RnB to the voice of regeneration.
Tune in, listen up, and watch your parking meters.

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Tailgating with the original underdog

Authored by: Your Cousin Dimitri [Show Host]
Submitted: Sat, 02/06/2010 - 4:11pm
Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog
Special Show Air Time: Sunday, February 7, 2010 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

On Superbowl Sunday, we are tailgating with the original underdog, the world's most under-rated blues singer, the Mayor of MacDougal Street: Dave Van Ronk.

This week marks the 8th anniversary of his passing and, like every year, we remember Dave with two hours of his music and stories.

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A Preview of the new Preservation Hall record

Authored by: Your Cousin Dimitri [Show Host]
Submitted: Sun, 01/31/2010 - 9:55am
Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog
Special Show Air Time: Sunday, January 31, 2010 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Tune in today to hear a preview of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band playing with Tom Waits, Ani DiFranco, Pete Seeger and others..
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Your Cousin Dimitri's Annual Children's Music Show

Authored by: Your Cousin Dimitri [Show Host]
Submitted: Sat, 01/02/2010 - 12:06pm
Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog
Special Show Air Time: Sunday, January 3, 2010 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tune in on the first Sunday of 2010 for Your Cousin Dimitri's annual show of blues, folk and country music suitable for kids. Leadbelly, Woody Guthrie, Elvis, Dylan... all singing for children, or music that could fool you into thinking it's good for the young uns.

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Special guests this Sunday: Alex McMurray and Sam Doores!

Authored by: Your Cousin Dimitri [Show Host]
Submitted: Sat, 12/12/2009 - 6:31pm
Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog
Special Show Air Time: Sunday, December 13, 2009 - 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Tune in this Sunday for some great in-studio performances.

Folk Singer Sam Doores from 2 to 3
Singer/Songwriter Alex McMurray from 3 to 4

Both of them are amazing musicians, highly recommended.

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Big Plans for Big 7

Authored by: Christy [Show Host]
Submitted: Thu, 02/02/2012 - 2:20pm
Tag(s): Mardi Gras and Show host blog
Special Show Air Time: Friday, February 3, 2012 - 10:00am - 10:30am
Original Big 7 Cultural & Heritage Division

A space for kids to discover their talents and celebrate their own amazing culture: second lines, brass bands, Mardi Gras Indians and more - that's what the Original Big 7 Cultural Division provides. Take the Red Flame Hunters: the Big 7's own Mardi Gras Indian tribe, composed entirely of children (with some mighty grown-up design and sewing skills).

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A vintage DJ, a trombone player, live music, and Mardi Gras Indians!

Authored by: Raymond Kent [Show Host]
Submitted: Thu, 02/02/2012 - 8:33am
Tag(s): Show host blog
Special Show Air Time: Friday, February 3, 2012 - 6:00am - 9:00am

This Friday, February 3rd from 6 to 9 a.m. during the Friday Morning Set and at The Jazz Crossroads we observe the birthday of (and I play a request from) a man who was a WWOZ show host for 24 years!

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Missing from Wednesday - I'm at IBC in Memphis

Authored by: Big D [Show Host]
Submitted: Sun, 01/29/2012 - 1:34pm
Tag(s): Show host blog

I have been missing for two weeks and will be out for one more week. The last two I had work that kept me away from the city on Wednesday. This week while I will be working during the day I will be on Beale Street each evening for The International Blues Challenge. IBC is the largest gathering of blues band in the world.

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Paul Robeson In Songs and Spirit

Authored by: Sally Young [Show Host]
Submitted: Wed, 01/25/2012 - 1:37pm
Tag(s): Show host blog

Susan Robeson, granddaughter of the late, great Paul Robeson will be in WWOZ's studio Thursday morning to talk about her grandfather's life and music, & honoring his legacy through the Paul Robeson Foundation.

Tune in to the Traditional Jazz Show Thursday 9- 11 AM New Orleans time on WWOZ 90.7 FM.

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New Orleans writers and artists wanted

Authored by: Mark LaMaire [Show Host]
Submitted: Wed, 01/25/2012 - 11:48am
Tag(s): Show host blog

New Orleanians are invited to enter short works and artwork for New Orleans by New Orleans, an upcoming collection of stories and art inspired by New Orleans and the people who live there.

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