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Longue Vue Gardens

Mon, 02/08/10
Authored by Julia Botero
Native plants are the focus of a course being taught at Longue Vue Gardens. Read more

Tailgating with the original underdog

Sat, 02/06/10
Authored by Your Cousin Dimitri
On Superbowl Sunday, we are tailgating with the original underdog, the world's most under-rated blues singer, the Mayor of MacDougal Street: Dave Van Ronk. This week marks the 8th anniversary of his passing and, like every year, we remember Dave with two hours of his music... Read more

Preservation Hall's Ben Jaffe On The Kitchen Sink 10-12 Show Wed Feb 10

Thu, 02/04/10
Tune in Wednesday night February 10th at 10:00 p.m. as Ben Jaffe will be in the Studio spinning songs off the upcoming release as well as playing the original recording of the songs and I'm sure he'll have plenty of stories about producing this project! Read more

Annual Mardi Gras Indian Show

Wed, 02/03/10
Authored by Tom Morgan
Tune in to the the February 9th New Orleans Music Show from 11 until 2 pm for the annual Mardi Gras Indian Show. We will feature three hours of some of the most unique music to come out of the Crescent City. Special guests will include Mardi Gras Indians from several gangs ... Read more

Frenchmen St. Club Owner and Bands Raise $5K for Haiti

Tue, 02/02/10
Authored by Mike Kobrin
Bil "Negril" Szarabajka owns two of the hottest clubs on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, The Spotted Cat and Café Negril. On Sunday, January 31, Bil held a Haiti benefit at both of them, raising $5007 for Doctors Without Borders. Read more

"Talkin’ 'Bout New Orleans"

Tue, 02/02/10
Authored by George Ingmire
We bring you the sounds of Cyril Neville and Tribe 13 captured live at the 2009 Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival in New Orleans' Lafayette Square. Along the way, we introduce you to artist and poet Jose Torres Tama as he discusses his work in the book “New Orleans: Free... Read more

New Orleanians Take Home Grammy Awards!

Mon, 02/01/10
Authored by Mike Kobrin
The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO), led by trumpeter Irvin Mayfield, won a Grammy Award for their CD 'Book One' in the Large Jazz Ensemble category. Terence Blanchard also won a Grammy for Best Improvised Solo, and Buckwheat Zydeco took top Zydeco/Cajun honors for his album... Read more

Neighborhood Housing Services

Mon, 02/01/10
Authored by David Weinberg

A Preview of the new Preservation Hall record

Sun, 01/31/10
Authored by Your Cousin Dimitri
Tune in today to hear a preview of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band playing with Tom Waits, Ani DiFranco, Pete Seeger and others.. Read more

Maria Neckam to Visit Jazz From the Market

Thu, 01/28/10
Authored by Jelly Roll Justice
Maria Neckam is a singer and songwriter from New York, who was born in Austria and has also lived in the Netherlands. When Maria moved to New York in 2005, she hit the music scene with great success. Since then she has been working as one of the most innovative musicians on... Read more

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