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Mardi Gras Indian Cultural Exchange Pavilion at Jazz Fest 2012

Fri, 03/16/12
Authored by WWOZ Editors
Big Chief Tyrone Casby of the Mohawk Hunters, came by the WWOZ Hospitality tent a few days ago to talk with us about all the state of the Mardi Gras tradition in 2012 and why Jazz Fest dedicated this year's Cultural Exchange Pavilion to Mardi Gras indian culture, performance, ... Read more

St. Joseph's Day: Sicilian Altars + Mardi Gras Indians

Fri, 03/16/12
This Sicilian ritual of St. Joseph feast day altars for March 19 is still celebrated in New Orleans and Southeast Louisiana. This is also one of the most magical evenings of the year when Mardi Gras Indians take to the streets all over town. Read more

St. Patty's Day the New Orleans Way

Thu, 03/15/12
Celebration's in New Orleans pop-up year round, so, why should St. Patrick's Day be any different? New Orleans has a rich Irish history with the first St. Patrick's celebration taking place in 1809. So don your green, find a lucky four-leaf-clover and head out this St. Patty's... Read more

"Ven Pa’ Ca’ – Flamenco in New Orleans"

Tue, 03/13/12
Authored by George Ingmire
This week’s program features an hour of Flamenco with music and interviews.  During the show, Teresa Romero Torkanowsky, who opened a Flamenco club in the French Quarter in the 1960s, visits us. To satisfy our appetite, we stop by Rio Mar restaurant for a sampling of cevich... Read more

Brass Passers from the Down Under

Mon, 03/12/12
Found out how Australian listener, Brian Wise, found out about WWOZ and why he decided to purchase 37 Brass Passes for Jazz Fest! Read more

New Orleans musicians -- on tuba, drums and trombone, Joshua Brown

Sun, 03/11/12
Authored by Raymond Kent
    You wouldn’t know it to watch him bouncing ever so slightly when he plays tuba, providing the bass lines, sometimes nearly hidden in the unlit back part of the stage behind the reed and brass of the Lagniappe Brass Band – or when the reed and brass line parts like the R... Read more

What radio could be - the Firesign Theatre.

Sat, 03/10/12
Authored by Jamie Dell'Apa
  From NY Times, March 9th   By PAUL VITELLO Peter Bergman, a founding member of the surrealist comedy troupe Firesign Theater, whose albums became cult favorites among college students in the late 1960s and ’70s for a brand of sly, multilayered satire so dense it seem... Read more

Live Live to T-Bird and the Breaks

Wed, 03/07/12
Streaming live from the 2012 Integrated Media Association conference, courtesy of TuneIn and StreamGuys. Listen Live between 8pm - 10pm Wednesday March 7th. Read more

The Secret Lives of Volunteers

Tue, 03/06/12
Authored by Melanie Merz
All of the volunteers at 'OZ live different lives and work jobs to pay the bills, but they keep coming back to the roost during pledge drive to see old friends, make new ones and enjoy the tunes. Learn a little bit more about our eclectic, audiophile family! Read more

Michael Dominici's camera.

Tue, 03/06/12
Authored by Michael Dominici
I take my camera mostly everywhere. It takes pictures. These are some of those pictures. Read more

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