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'OZone Email Newsletter for September, 2008

Wed, 09/17/08

Dear Listener, We were having such a good time, too! 'OZ was just broadcasting away from Denver with four straight nights of live music. We were supposed to go straight to the Detroit Jazz Festival over Labor Day Weekend, and then straight to Minneapolis for the Friends o... Read more

Bayou-Style Deep-Fried Hard-Shell Crabs

Sun, 09/14/08

Authored by: Frank Davis

It comes as no surprise to a true native of Southeast Louisiana that we dearly love our blue crabs. We love ‘em boiled, we love ‘em soft-shelled, we love ‘em in an Imperial, we love ‘em in Tetrazzini . . . come to think of it, there’s hardly a way we don’t love our blue crabs.... Read more

Out of the Ashes

Thu, 09/11/08

Authored by: Freya Zork

When Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church lost their Central City location to an electrical fire, they found a temporary home inside Temple Sinai. As the Jewish synagogue rings with gospel praise, the circumstances give rise to a new friendship between the two congre... Read more

Gustav and Ike Recovery

Wed, 09/10/08

Find out the latest with our listing of recovery resources, news sources and discussion forums for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. You can also find out how to help Louisiana and Texas communities in need. Read more

Pointe-au-Chien Native American Tribe Needs Help

Tue, 09/09/08

Authored by: Joel Waltzer

The Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe is a small community of Indians who live along Bayou Pointe-au-Chien in South Louisiana. When the eye of Hurricane Gustav ripped through their community, almost every house in lower Pointe-au-Chien was damaged or destroyed. Find out how you can... Read more

United Houma Nation Needs Assistance After Hurricanes

Tue, 09/09/08

Authored by: Jacob Brancasi

Tribal communities in Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes suffered extensive flooding as well as wind damage. Find out how to contribute to The United Houma Nation's struggle to rebuild after Hurricane Gustav. Read more

"We were locked in and then the water started rising . . ."

Thu, 08/28/08

Authored by: Jamie Dell'Apa

Arrested for public drunkeness then locked into a cell as the water was rising, Terry resigned himself to an ignoble death: "I felt like a rat in a cage that was tossed into the water . . ." Read more

Jonathan Freilich Radio Documentary to Premiere on WWOZ

Wed, 08/27/08

"Jonathan Freilich's Freedom Double-O Naked Klezmer Jazz Latin Boogaloo: The Radio Documentary" is an hour-long radio documentary about guitarist, composer and band leader Jonathan Freilich, airing on WWOZ tonight at 10:30 p.m. and on Friday at noon. Read more

Katrina Remembrances

Wed, 08/27/08

Many local organizations have planned events to commemorate the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Find a meaningful way to spend a difficult and emotional day among like-minded friends and neighbors in our list of Katrina remembrances. Read more

WWOZ Remembers Larry Panna

Wed, 08/27/08

Authored by: Tom Morgan

A look back on Larry "Guy" Panna, one of the greatest drummers to ever come out of New Orleans. Panna is probably best known as a member of Willie Tee's New Orleans Project, the band that put the funk behind the first two recordings of the Wild Magnolias. Though he s... Read more

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