If you like, "music you've never heard by musicians you've never heard of..." you'll love this amazing retrospective on Rose Marie McCoy, "the greatest songwriter you've never heard of..."   Click here for the story   Story producer Joe Richmond is a good friend of New O... Read more

On Thanksgiving weekend several of New Orleans' finest musicians, including Tom McDermott, Aurora Nealand, and Gerald French traveled to Natal, Brazil, to take part in the 4th Annual MPB Jazz Festival, an event dedicated to fostering a musical and cultural exchange between two... Read more

Cosimo Matassa was born in the US in 1926, a single generation after a vigilante mob stormed the parish prison to lynch and shoot eleven Italians prisoners to death.  The mob violence was a message to the rising political power of the newly immigrated Italian community; “ge... Read more

A few months after Hurricane Katrina destroyed New Orleans, Ruby Dee came to Congo Square to tell us motley returnees that she understood Congo Square was some of the most sacred ground in America.  She was also gracious enough to extend Congo Square to all of New Orleans. ... Read more

From last Saturday night's midnight to 3am show, the video of Jamie's on-air gravity test: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0VdkTwQt7vc&feature=youtu.be    Why?   (oh why?) Because roots music and gravity are both down-to-earth and taken for granted; except Saturday at midni... Read more

It was a glorious day! Over 30 years ago I found myself at my first, no adult supervision Mardi Gras. My friend Anna turned on the radio as we got costumed and I stopped in my tracks. I couldn’t believe that there was a station playing the music my father played (traditiona... Read more

Saying "snow" (the "s-word) in New Orleans causes unadulterated panic.  The main routes out of town are closed, there was a run on grocery stores and businesses, government and airlines shut down.  No, it's worse than what you think.  Get this - there was a run on buying ic... Read more

This is beyond cute. Evie his granddaughter hugs him at the end which is mimicked by the unrelated boy.   https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202509398434576&comment_id=7102133&offset=0&total_comments=12¬if_t=video_reply       Read more

There was no reason for Sam Cammarata to be in costume for his 3am to 6am Sunday morning shift but this is what I saw as my shift ended last night.               You know his show had to be special - costumes are the secret to good radio.             Jamie Dell'Apa Midnight ... Read more

Cooped up in Meridian, Mississippi is one of Country music's most historic landmarks, the Jimmie Rodgers Museum. It preserves things near and dear to Jimmie like his faithful traveling suitcase, letters to his family, and one of the world's most valuable guitars-- his origi... Read more