Saturday, October 13, 2012 - 12:00am to Sunday, October 14, 2012 - 11:59am
Join WWOZ for our live broadcast on Saturday and Sunday from the seventh annual Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation.
The fest celebrates Southern soul with the best in local and international blues and R&B talent, plus the greatest assemblage of home-style barbecue to be found in New Orleans. It takes place Oct. 12-14 at New Orleans' Lafayette Square Park. Admission is free!
We have the complete music schedule for you down below (unfortunately we can't broadcast 'em all, we'll be announcing the broadcast linup soon). You can also check out the Crescent City Blues & BBQ website for more info about the festival.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12
St. Charles Ave. Stage
5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Luther Kent & Trick Bag
6:45 pm to 8:00 pm Chris Thomas King
SATURDAY, OCT. 13
Camp Street Stage
11:00 am to 12:00 pm J. Monque'D
1:15 pm to 2:15 pm Little Freddie King
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Johnny Sansone
5:45 pm to 6:45 pm Sugar Blue
St. Charles Ave. Stage
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm Ernie Vincent
2:15 pm to 3:30 pm Li'l Buck Sinegal
4:30 pm to 5:45 pm The Bo-Keys with Otis Clay
6:45 pm to 8:00 pm Keb Mo
SUNDAY, OCT. 14
Camp Street Stage
11:00 am to 12:00 pm Amedee Frederick, "The Creole Blues Man"
1:15 pm to 2:15 pm Spencer Bohren
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm Larry Burton
5:45 pm to 6:45 pm Miss Lavelle White
St. Charles Ave. Stage
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm Richard Smith
2:15 pm to 3:30 pm Ironing Board Sam
4:30 pm to 5:45 pm Latimore
6:45 pm to 8:00 pm Clarence Carter
A past Blues and BBQ Fest.
Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival
Stevebubba's Pig Easy BBQ
Abita provides a place to watch some football
Stanton Moore
'OZ Supplying the Cool at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest
Joe Krown leads his all-star trio
Russell Batiste Jr., at the 2010 Crescent City Blues and BBQ Fest. Photo by Jef Jaisun.
At 'OZ, work is fun and fun is work
Saints fans enjoying the Black and Gold win at the Abita sports bar in Lafayette Square
The merchants offer a colorful array of wares
The crafts at the festival were as funky as the music
The crowd watches Matt Perrine rock the bass with Jon Cleary
Ruthie Foster and Tanya Richardson
Al "Carnival Time" Johnson enjoys the fest!
Jon Cleary plays to a welcoming crowd
Good vibes all around in the great weather at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest
Anders Osborne
Anders Osborne
Stanton Moore
Corey Harris
