The Danny Barker Banjo & Guitar Festival returns Thursday, January 12 to Sunday, January 15. This annual festival is held each January in honor of the late Danny Barker's birthday on the 13th. WWOZ will be broadcasting and video streaming live from the opening night of the... Read more

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A new release from Mahalia Jackson features 11 previously unheard tracks discovered through research at The Historic New Orleans Collection. Moving On Up A Little Higher was released by Shanachie Records in late September 2016 and produced by Anthony Heilbut, a respected re... Read more

Listen in 7-10p tonight (Tuesday, January 3) as host Neil Pellegrin welcomes Andre Labat, the current owner of a portion of Poppa Stoppa's record collection, to our airwaves. Labat currently holds a bundle of 45s and 4-track broadcast tapes originally owned by the legendary... Read more

This recipe for home-made bread, is Paul Longstreth's contribution to That Sounds Good: A Cookbook Celebrating 30 Years of WWOZ. Read more

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Happy New Year!!! 1) Check out our Livewire Music Calendar or Livewire iPhone app for all of the great shows happening around town on New Year's Eve and New Years Day. Our top pick is Foundation of Funk and Dumpstaphunk at the Joy Theater. Ring in 2017 in fully funkified f... Read more

Lady & Men Rollers stepped out on Sunday, December 25 for their annual second line parade and WWOZ was there to catch the scene. Christmas in New Orleans, baby! Read more

University of New Orleans Distinguished Musical Scholarship recipient and bassist Thomas Pol features a collection of original compositions and collaboration on his new release, In America. The album features three different groups that engage the listener in a well thought... Read more