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"Boogie at Midnight"

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King James & The Special Men at BJ's Lounge. Photo by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee.

The iconic New Orleans rock and roll sound of 1950s still has a place every Monday night at BJ’s Lounge, a windowless bar on the far side of the Bywater neighborhood where King James & The Special Men hold down a regular gig. The pool table is shoved to the side, the homemade Red Beans are by the band waiting to be served while the dancers crowd the floor.

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Old Man River starts The Spin Cycle

Authored by: Old Man River [Show Host]

Submitted: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 6:41pm

Tag(s): Special Show and Show host blog

Special Show Air Time:

Thursday, February 7, 2013 - 3:00am - 6:00am

I have been hosting the Overnight Jazz Show for several months every Thursday from 3-6am Nawlins time. It is a Jazz show mostly contemporary but not limited to that, often trending to the Afro Beat and Jam Band Genre. I like to feature a theme or artist or several throughout the show. I do take requests and focus on a majority of the music from VINYL hence the "SPIN CYCLE".

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Recipe: Acarajé (Stuffed Black-Eyed Pea Fritters)

Prepare your taste buds to do a little dace for Acarajé, this stuffed fritter is a Brazilian street food with roots reaching back to West Africa. A special thanks to Dana Honn over at Cafe Carmo for sharing this month's recipe.

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Mardi Gras In New Orleans

Authored by: Sam Cammarata [Show Host]

Submitted: Tue, 02/05/2013 - 11:00am

Tag(s): Mardi Gras and Show host blog

10 Things To Get You Through Your Carnival Parade Season

#10. Bathroom- Find Close, Preferrably Free, Bathroom with everything one would need to survive the Parade Route Madness.

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"Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder"

Authored by: George Ingmire

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On this week’s program, we celebrate Valentines Day with music by Walter Wolfman Washington, Russell Batiste & Friends, Ingrid Lucia and many others. We also enjoy a piece of Cecelia Husing's strawberry shortcake being served at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Later on in the program, we stop by an Absinthe distillery in New Orleans, Atelier Vie, for a tour and taste of the mysterious and sometimes infamous liquor. And it gets better: Atelier Vie's Jedd Haas sent over this recipe for a new twist on a classic Nola cocktail.

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Al "Carnival Time" Johnson - My New Orleans

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Germaine Bazzle at Thursday Night Swingin'

Every Thursday in March WWOZ and Prime Example are presenting a new concert series that allows patrons to enjoy the the city's most swingin' and soulful (homegrown) legends of modern New Orleans jazz in an intimate, neighborhood lounge setting. Read More

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