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WWOZ T-Shirt Design Contest Deadline is August 1

We want our creative 'OZ fans to design our next T-shirt, so we're holding a contest! We’re looking for something that combines a New Orleans vibe with the warm fuzziness of the WWOZ family. We'll put the winning design on a limited edition T-shirt, which will be available at our Swamp Shop. The deadline is August 1, so start drawing!

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Annual Sun Ra Solstice show on Jazz Lunatique

Authored by: David Kunian [Show Host]

Submitted: Tue, 06/23/2009 - 8:13am

Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog

Wednesday night 6/24 at midnight, the aspiring tone scientists at Jazz Lunatique will broadcast our annual celebration of the Solstice and twice yearly communication to the Omniverse Arkestra on Saturn by playing 3 hours of the manipulator of time and Space, the knowledge giver of ancient Aethiopia and Egypt, SUN RA!

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"Cool"

Authored by: George Ingmire

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Highlights of two performances from the 2009 French Quarter Festival, beginning with the Honey Island Swamp Band, a group that draws upon the heart and soul of roots music with Americana at its core. Later on in the show, Soul Project spreads a thick layer of funk, jazz and blues across the airwaves.

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A Tribute to Neda

Authored by: Jamie Dell'Apa [Show Host]

Submitted: Sun, 06/21/2009 - 4:06pm

Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog

One of the great human struggles is the universal search for a better life against the institutionalized brutality and inhumanity of primitive governance. Last night's show was an audio candle for Neda Agha Soltan and her Persians compatriots who die and live in their mass re-telling of this age-old story.

http://www.wwoz.org/programs/playlists/2009/06/21/12+00am/62112

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