To get in the mood for St. Valentine's Day, listen to selections from Leroy
Jones' wonderful new album that will be officially released at Donna's on
Saturday night, February 14th.
Leroy will be in the studio to talk about his new CD "Sweeter Than A
Summer's Breeze" a...
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Carnival time is a chance for many to exercise unbridled drinking and
partaking. People from the "land of last call for alcohol" and locals alike
find themselves in cloudy states of mental depravity/bliss.
While I'm not condoning any sort of debauchery, this show is all abo...
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On Feb 3rd, the Tuesday New Orleans Music Show (11 am - 2 pm) will kick off
Carnival with the appearance of Frankie Ford, this year's King of the Krewe
Du Vieux. Frankie will be making a two-fold trip as he will also be
celebrating the release of a new CD "On the Street Wh...
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It's been a while since Mark, owner of Piety Street recording studios has
been by the studio, so we've got some catching up to do. Tune in on
Wednesday, January 28th (11am to 2pm CST) to see Mr. Bingham is up to these
days.
Mark Bingham Bio
by Bill Milkowski
A sing...
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I was in the bank today and a middle-aged, hip-looking Tip's-in-the-'80s sort
of couple was waiting by the teller for a long time. The bank radio was
playing an '80s station quite loud. I couldn't help but overhear them:
Man: Is that Pat Benatar?
Woman: Yeah.
Man: How long ...
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As anybody who has ever listened to my show, I loves me some mardi gras &
it's music.Unlike christmas music, I think mardi gras music should be heard
all year long ! I will be peppering all of my february shows with anything &
everything mardi gras ! And it won't stop 'til ...
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The Krewe du Vieux Mardi Gras parade rolls past the WWOZ studio on the
evening of Saturday, February 7th. Tonight, WWOZ presents an audio preview
of the parade with music representing each subkrewe of the parade.
Co-hosted by Keith Twitchell, the Krewe du Vieux's parade ...
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Experience the rich culture of the Mardi Gras Indians Practices being held on
Sunday nights at the following locations;
Uptown
Yia Cafe at 2401 Danneel Street (corner of First and Danneel) Starting around
5:30 p.m.
Handa Wanda at 2425 Dryades Street (in between First Str...
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Yes indeed, I am doing another birthday show. This for Snooks Eaglin born
January 21st, 1936 - I will be playing music from as far back as the 1950s
(solo, with Sugar Boy Crawford et al) up until his Black Top recordings.
Somewhere along the way, I might even dig up a live ...
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I had hope to be writing you about WWOZ's live broadcast of The International
Blues Challenge in Memphis on Feb 4th - 7th, instead I will simply be telling
you about it when I get back.
What is the International Blues Challenge? "IBC"
The World's Largest Gathering of Blues...
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