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Music Video: Rebirth, "Big Chief" Live at the Maple Leaf

Thu, 01/30/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

Rebirth Brass Band kills it with this Carnival staple, "Big Chief", filmed in 2011 at the Maple Leaf using 5 cameras by Come See About Me Productions, who've worked on a Brass Roots documentary.   Read more

Pete Seeger Remembered

Wed, 01/29/14

Authored by:  Jelly Roll Justice

I was thinking about Pete Seeger and what he and his music meant to many.   It was not just the folk songs, it was the role and responsibility of the musician that Seeger exemplified.     To Seeger, Politics and Music were never separate... Read more

The Meters Live 1974

Wed, 01/29/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

The Meters do "Look Ka Py Py" and "Jungle Man" in this 1974 edition of Soundstage, a PBS live concert series produced in Chicago from 1974-1985 and revived in 2003. The band is completely funk-tastic, and the introduction by Dr. John (who, along with Professor Longhair, app... Read more

Snow is Not Equivalent to Godzilla

Wed, 01/29/14

Authored by:  Jamie Dell'Apa

Saying "snow" (the "s-word) in New Orleans causes unadulterated panic.  The main routes out of town are closed, there was a run on grocery stores and businesses, government and airlines shut down.  No, it's worse than what you think.  Get this - there was a run on buying ic... Read more

Marcia Ball, Extended Play Session

Tue, 01/28/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

Here's Marcia Ball, the queen of boogie-woogie piano (and a Piano Night regular), in a beautifully produced video, about a half hour long, and including performance and interview segments; in the latter, she talks about her music, Irma Thomas, New Orleans, and the wetlands,... Read more

Grammy Winners: Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience

Mon, 01/27/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

Congratulations to Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience, whose Dockside Sessions won the 2014 Grammy award for Best Regional Roots Album last night. In the clip below, Simien and the band stop by CBS's backstage "Thank You Cam" shorty after receiving their award.   Aliso... Read more

UPDATE on City Council's Noise Ordinance

Thu, 01/23/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

UPDATE: The City Council has accepted MaCCNO's demand of withdrawing the VCPORA-proposed ordinance from consideration and looks to be creating a new draft from scratch. We need everyone to come out to the Housing and Human Needs Meeting on January 27th at 10AM in the City C... Read more

Lee Dorsey, "Ride Your Pony" Live in 1967

Wed, 01/22/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

This performance of Lee Dorsey's 1965 hit "Ride Your Pony" took place in front of a TV studio audience in Offenbach, Germany in 1967, at least according to this source). Backed by Sam and Dave's touring band, Dorsey delivers a high energy blast of New Orleans R&B and early ... Read more

Music Video: Kristin Diable, "I've Been Searching"

Tue, 01/21/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

Chris Rose described Kristin Diable thusly: "a soul like Lucinda Williams, the confidence of Grace Slick and the voice of a decades-ago Bonnie Raitt", as quoted in her Reverbnation bio. Here she is out of doors, on Jackson Square, performing "I've Been Searching", from a se... Read more

'OZ's New Audio Player

Mon, 01/20/14

Authored by:  David Stafford

We're happy to share a test (or Beta) version of a new streaming player for wwoz.org, which enhances the experience of listening to WWOZ online. It uses a responsive design, so it will adapt to a wide variety of screen sizes, and it's based on HTML5 rather than Flash, so it wi... Read more