1. San Fermin in Nueva Orleans, aka Running of the Bulls, cuts loose
July 7-9. The tradition pays homage to the world famous Encierro of
Pamplona, Spain, except the bulls are Big Easy Rollergirls and participants
from other roller derby leagues across the country. The we...
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Luke Spurr Allen, a fixture of the New Orleans music scene for his work with
the Happy Talk Band and part ownership of the music venue Siberia, has
released a new album called Pothole Heart. Shortly after Allen’s decision
to invest in Siberia, he found out he was going to b...
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It’s that time of the year again.
On Saturday July 8, 2017, the hot streets of New Orleans will resound to a
symphony of whiffle bats on unsuspecting behinds in celebration of the 11th
San Fermin en Neuva Orleans as the ever-spectacular El Encierro, or Running
of The Bu...
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1 God Bless The Child Kenny Burrell 08:56 God Bless
The Child
2 Suzanne Nina Simone 04:22 To Love Somebody
3 Both Sides Now Pat Martino 02:16 Consciousness
4 Gone Gary Burton 04:55 Tennessee Firebird
5 Georgia on my mind S...
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Joining me on "The Rhythm Room" this week from Radio France, DJ Elodie
Maillot. She will be discussing the musical documentary project that brought
her to New Orleans and then doing a set of African music followed by a
musical battle between Elodie and myself.
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1. The Lower 9th Ward Music Park unveils their new Music Playground June
30th! The Friday event features musical performances, food vendors and
activities for the whole family. Founder Burnell Colton believes the
interactive art and sound station will entertain and educate ...
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Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns swing with 'That Chick's Too Young To
Fry' live at WWOZ on Sunday, March 13, 2016, from their album, "Bad Kids
Club."
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Blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Marc Stone and his band's most recent
release, Live In Europe, opens with a studio single entitled
“Digitized”–an upbeat, bluesy “swamp romp” that juxtaposes punchy
slide guitar over a message about the soullessness of people consumed...
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1 Green Onions Hal Singer 02:26 Paris Soul Food
2 Almighty Way Toots And The Maytals 03:57 Flip And Twist
3 The Truth Marches On Al Green 02:43 The Immortal Soul of Al Green - (Disc
4)=P&K
4 don't let the love light leave carla thomas 02:27 more from the other side
of the tr...
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1. We recently introduced a new tool for exploring New Orleans music and
culture: a web site called A Closer Walk. The site is an interactive map that
allows you to dive into the rich music and culutral history of New Orleans
from the births of bounce to the early jazz of J...
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