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Rhythm Room Playlist 1/15/16

Sat, 01/16/16

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

Title Artist Time Release Start Time Played Public 1 Heroes Hackney Colliery Band 04:22 advance track 2016/1/15 22:12:49 yes 2 Move on Up Curtis Mayfield 08:52 Curtis 2016/1/15 22:17:23 yes 3 ... Read more

WWOZ Livewire App for iPhone

Fri, 01/15/16

Now for your iPhone: your favorite guide to live local music in and around New Orleans! Read more

Chalmette High School Band

Thu, 01/14/16

Chalmette High School Band returns for a second performance on Cuttin' Class. With video. Read more

The Neville Brothers, "Yellow Moon" live, 1990

Thu, 01/14/16

Authored by: David Stafford

The Neville Brothers do the title track from their 1989 album Yellow Moon, recorded live in New Orleans on May 6, 1990, at this little festival you may recognize ... the 2016 lineup for which will be out next week! Read more

Allen Toussaint Day

Thu, 01/14/16

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Last week, the New Orleans City Council unanimously passed a resolution declaring Thursday, January 14 to be 'Allen Toussaint Day' in the city of New Orleans. On what would have been his 78th birthday, the whole city will celebrate one of the finest musical ambassadors New ... Read more

King Cakes Galore

Wed, 01/13/16

Want to make your own king cake this Mardi Gras? Here are three recipes: King Cake Cochon Style, Galette des Rois (French-Style King Cake), and King Cake with Cream Cheese Cinnamon Filling. Plus a King Cake cocktail. Read more

Recipes: Three King Cakes & a Cocktail

Wed, 01/13/16

Jazz & Heritage concerts honoring MLK & civil rights movement

Mon, 01/11/16

Authored by: Carrie Booher

This Thursday, January 14 and Friday, January 15, the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is presenting two Jazz Journey concerts celebrating the civil rights movement and the legacy of the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Both concerts will take place at Dillard Un... Read more

Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, "Young Creole Man"

Mon, 01/11/16

Authored by: David Stafford

Last month at KRVS in Lafayette: Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band do "Young Creole Man" from their 1991 release Boogie Woogie Zydeco. The players are Chubby Carrier (accordion/vocals), Gabriel Perrodin, Jr. (guitar/vocals), Ronald Carrier (bass), Randy Ellis (guitar/... Read more

Shaking The Shack with the Legendary Shack Shakers

Sun, 01/10/16

Authored by: Sharon Armstrong

The Legendary Shack Shakers plan to shake up New Orleans as they take their latest American gothic songs out on the dark road from Kentucky to California, and back again. Described by Rolling Stone Magazine as “akin to witnessing a gospel revival or even a snake-handling... Read more

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