WWOZ brings together our local, national and international supporters into a distinctive community that celebrates and strengthens the music, musicians, culture and culture bearers of New Orleans.
Tune in at 3 pm to hear Offbeat Magazine's Editor-in-chief Jan Ramsey explain
the latest development in the war between the NOPD and New Orleans' street
musicians.
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Dear Listener,
WWOZ’s Gulf Aid benefit concert for our devastated coastal community last
month sparked a cascade of similar local events, like Jonathan Ferrara
Gallery's Gulf Aid Art exhibition (June 17-19). You can also download “It
Ain’t My Fault” by the Gulf Aid AllSta...
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On today’s show, John Ellis & Double Wide provide some musical mischief,
recorded live at the Blue Nile on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans. Then, we
walk the culinary tightrope between hearty fried pork belly and a salad of
seasonal offerings, brought to you by John Harris ...
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Dafnis Prieto's Si o Si Quartet with Peter Apfelbaum were spectacular openers
on the last day of the 12th Annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival, Sunday June
13th. Prieto's tremendous change of pace, brilliant rhythms, tonal
perfection made you forget at times he is a drummer --...
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The poetry of Federico Garcia Lorca hit home once again after seeing Soledad
Barrio and Noche Flamenca at Le Petit Theatre. The guitars, the voices, the
poses, the pain, they were all there in front of me, beautifully alive in the
performance.
Please make time to check th...
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Forgive me, I'm a bit stuck on THE SPORT today. Yeah, that sport where the
audience share is measured in billions instead of millions. It's not just
the global quadrennial celebration, it's also that the US is playing England
today while Louisiana is playing an endless m...
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Youtube will be webcasting live perfromances all weekend from the Bonnaroo
Music and Arts Festival being held in Manchester Tennessee.
Check out the webcast schedule and watch live performances at
http://www.youtube.com/bonnaroo
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This month's recipe comes to us from Dr. Julie A. Holmes of Ruston,
Louisiana. She's whipped up an amazing dessert of fried cheesecake bites with
a warm Louisiana peach coulis that's sure to put a delicious topper on just
about any meal.
If you like the recipe, then check...
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The 16th annual Essence Music Festival returns to the Superdome in New Orleans July 4th weekend, with performers including Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Irma Thomas, and Dumpstaphunk. Daytime seminars at the Morial Convention Center will feature Bill Cosby, Al Sharpton, Jada Pin...
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This week, we enjoy the sounds of songwriters from all over the Crescent
City—a place so dedicated to art that the Greek Muses have streets named
after them. We'll hear from John Boutté, Andrew Duhon, Paul Sanchez and
more. We also meet up with Miranda Lash, curator of Mode...
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