The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience is one of the premiere events in the
Big Easy, showcasing what the city does best. In its 23rd year, this New
Orleans festival has become one of most incredible culinary events in the
nation, attracting over 10,000 gourmands and con...
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Jamaican vocal group the Heptones, backed by the Dutch musicans the High
Notes, with their reggae cover of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released". The
Heptones recorded this song twice, first in 1969 for Studio One and then in
1976 at Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark studio for t...
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The Mid-City Bayou Boogaloo is coming up this weekend, marking the unofficial
start to summer for many Mid-City dwellers. This free 3-day family-friendly
music and arts festival was started in 2005 and is held on the banks of Bayou
St. John. It features live music, a huge v...
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Playlist for The SoulRide, May 15th, 2015, including what was skipped..
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Who is your favorite singer? New Orleans based, male and female. I use
the word “favorite” purposely first of all because choosing the
“best” of anything is such a subjective thing, and then also to spotlight
lesser-known or hardly-mentioned singers who might be just as g...
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Wilson Anthony "Boozoo" Chavis (1930-2001) of Lake Charles, LA with a live
version of "Johnny Billy Goat" (or "Johnny Ma Cabrille"). Chavis, nicknamed
the "Creole Cowboy" for his signature C&W attire, was a force in zydeco from
the mid-1950s until his death in 2001.
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Where: Ooh Poo Pah Doo Bar, 1931 Orleans Ave When: Today, Monday May 11
starting at 5pAt Trumpet Black Fest by the Hill and Andrews Families, more
than 20 bands will be on hand to celebrate the life and talent of Travis
"Trumpet Black" Hill. They include New Breed Brass Ban...
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Paul Sanchez & the Rolling Roadshow do "Foot Of Canal Street" during a
Threadheads benefit concert at the Sixth and I Historic Synagogue in
Washington DC, June 3, 2010. With Big Sam, Alex McMurray, Debbie Davis, and a
number of other familiar faces.
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The Soul Ride, May 8th, 2015, in the Friday Morning Set, 6 to 9 a.m.
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