So, what's in a name? Especially a band name. Well, here's the thing -
sometimes they confuse, and sometimes they defy explanation, but sometimes
they convey something very real about the band itself.
Captain Mackey's Goatskin and String Band - try saying that three times
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I heard her scream for help and ran around the corner dragging my dogs.
Javier from Starlight on the Park rushed to aid her and as he began to
chase the robber she said, "Don't chase him. He has a gun and he already
pointed it at you." (Javier is a very brave soul - he r...
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On the heels of a new mayor sans foot in mouth disease, a Superbowl win
lifting the Aints curse, and Mardi Gras with some new suits and old friends,
I figured it’s time to celebrate something else, something special.
Irma Thomas’ birthday!
Born on February 18, the Sweet Qu...
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Mind Meld of Radio and Television While dumpster diving in the trash cana
of Americana, I ran across a prescient Star Trek episode that captures this
weekend's New Orleans. Forty years ago, The Return of the Archons,
featured a society lead by a guy named Landru that cele...
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Tune in Wednesday Feburary 10th at 9:00 p.m. as we will rebroadcast Billy
Delle's 1995 Mardi Gras Special, produced by 'OZ general manager David
Freedman.
Take off your shoes and throw them in the corner for this "house party"
hosted by the Kunta Kinte of New Orleans street...
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The Spirit of New Orleans
February 7, 2010 - Articles
Down on the Bayou where the mighty Mississippi kisses Lake Pontchartrain and
spills into the Gulf of Mexico. There sits that jewel of the Southland. What
the French lost to the British who gave it to the Spanish who lost...
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On Superbowl Sunday, we are tailgating with the original underdog, the
world's most under-rated blues singer, the Mayor of MacDougal Street: Dave
Van Ronk.
This week marks the 8th anniversary of his passing and, like every year, we
remember Dave with two hours of his music...
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Tune in Wednesday night February 10th at 10:00 p.m. as Ben Jaffe will be in the Studio spinning songs off the upcoming release as well as playing the original recording of the songs and I'm sure he'll have plenty of stories about producing this project!
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Tune in to the the February 9th New Orleans Music Show from 11 until 2 pm for
the annual Mardi Gras Indian Show. We will feature three hours of some of the
most unique music to come out of the Crescent City. Special guests will
include Mardi Gras Indians from several gangs ...
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Bil "Negril" Szarabajka owns two of the hottest clubs on Frenchmen Street in New Orleans, The Spotted Cat and Café Negril. On Sunday, January 31, Bil held a Haiti benefit at both of them, raising $5007 for Doctors Without Borders.
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