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...
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Greetings Music Lovers,
My name is Michael Dominici and I've been a volunteer with WWOZ since 1996.
As a native New Orleanian and a life long music lover, I've had a chance to
experience a lot of great music in this town. Still, every once in a while I
get caught off guard ...
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Louisiana Music Factory celebrated its 20th anniversary on Saturday, February
25th. The record store that has become a destination for music lovers from
New Orleans and around the world hosted six hours of in-store performances to
a full house of fans.
Kermit Ruffins kicked...
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St. Anna’s Episcopal Church Presents
A Night of Soulful Sound
Saturday, February 25th 7pm
St Anna’s Episcopal Church
1313 Esplanade Ave New Orleans
The Promised Land Players
Uplifting Spirituals from the African-American Folk Tradition
The Tremé Chorus
Gospel standards...
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Beads, spears, footballs and frisbees flew off the 19 floats rolling through
Chalmette and into the ready hands of spunky parade goers who braved a stiff
breeze and bone chilling cold to catch the bounty, have some fun and work
their winter look at the Knights of Nemesis' 7...
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A space for kids to discover their talents and celebrate their own amazing
culture: second lines, brass bands, Mardi Gras Indians and more - that's what
the Original Big 7 Cultural Division provides. Take the Red Flame Hunters:
the Big 7's own Mardi Gras Indian tribe, compo...
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This Friday, February 3rd from 6 to 9 a.m. during the Friday Morning Set and
at The Jazz Crossroads we observe the birthday of (and I play a request from)
a man who was a WWOZ show host for 24 years! You also can hear music from
some recent local music award winners, and tw...
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I have been missing for two weeks and will be out for one more week. The last
two I had work that kept me away from the city on Wednesday. This week while
I will be working during the day I will be on Beale Street each evening for
The International Blues Challenge. IBC is t...
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Susan Robeson, granddaughter of the late, great Paul Robeson will be in
WWOZ's studio Thursday morning to talk about her grandfather's life and
music, & honoring his legacy through the Paul Robeson Foundation.
Tune in to the Traditional Jazz Show Thursday 9- 11 AM New Orlean...
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