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Video from Day 2 of Blues & BBQ Fest 2018

Sun, 10/14/18

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

It was a beautiful day for blues and barbecue in Lafayette Square! Here are the full sets from Day 2 of Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest, as captured by WWOZ: Washboard Chaz Blues Trio Mem Shannon & the Membership Reverend John Wilkins Shemekia Copeland Walter Wolfman Washing... Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 10/12/18

Video: Little Freddie King, Samantha Fish from Day 1 of Blues & BBQ Fest 2018

Fri, 10/12/18

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Little Freddie King and Samantha Fish pulled off a killer start to Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest 2018! Check out their sets below, and tune in this weekend as we broadcast from the rest of the festival at 90.7 FM and continue our video stream coverage here and on our Faceb... Read more

5 things to know for 10/12 - 10/18

Thu, 10/11/18

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

1) Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest is this weekend! All 3 days are free in Lafayette Square, courtesy of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation-- this is your Jazz Fest dollars at work! Jimmie Vaughan will be making his Blues & BBQ Fest debut, headlining Saturday night. ... Read more

Jazz Fest Crafts Applications open, due 11/27

Mon, 10/08/18

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Call for entries! The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will begin accepting crafts applications for 2019 on Monday, October 8 at 12:01a. Jazz Fest 2019 is happening April 26 to May 5. The Festival will once again showcase three unique craft areas: Congo Square African ... Read more

Boo Carre Halloween Haunt + Krewe of Boo parade Oct. 20

Sat, 10/06/18

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

The 10th annual Boo Carre Halloween Haunt will return to Dutch Alley on Saturday, October 20, 2018 from 11a-6p.  This year’s festival will include live music on the Dutch Alley Performance Pavilion Stage, children’s arts and crafts, trick-or-treating throughout the French M... Read more

Gentilly Fest: Oct. 12-14, 2018

Sat, 10/06/18

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Gentilly Fest is happening this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at Pontchartrain Park playground, located at the corner of Press and Prentiss.  On Friday at 8:30p, the festival will unveil its commemorative poster designed by artist Harold Bradford. Then an "evening under the ... Read more

The Meters and the birth of funk: Tricentennial Music Moment

Sat, 10/06/18

Through their own recordings and then on other people’s albums, The Meters' danceable New Orleans sound helped launch and define the funk genre in the early 1970s. And New Orleans music was never the same again. Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 10/05/18

Video: Detroit and Kanako Brooks at WWOZ

Fri, 10/05/18

Authored by:  Carrie Booher

Detroit and Kanako Brooks in a rare appearance together, live at WWOZ! They joined us in the studio afternoon to promote the upcoming benefit for Covenant House, happening on Saturday night at Buffa's, along with John Rankin, Arsene DeLay, Dr. Michael Torregano, Sr., Cole W... Read more