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Rhythm Room Playlist 08/18/17

Sat, 08/19/17

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

1 more scorcher Coyabalites 03:22 "Unhinged" 2 Piece of Clay [#] Marvin Gaye 05:12 The Master 61-84 CD3 3 Heaven The Rascals 03:25 The Complete Singles A's & B's (2017 Rhino-Real Gone) CD2 4 Feel Like Jumping Marcia Gri... Read more

Tom McDermott & Aurora Nealand, "I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry"

Fri, 08/18/17

Filmed by WWOZ in June 2017 at Buffa's Bar in New Orleans. Read more

A Closer Walk: Interactive New Orleans Music History Map

Fri, 08/18/17

Authored by: Running Dog

The Organ Grinders (OG) and the New Orleans Musicians’ Clinic and Assistance Foundation (NOMAF) co-host their 4th annual tiki-themed blood drive on Sunday, August 27 from 11a - 5pm at Tipitina’s. The groups’ goal is to collect 250 pints of blood for The Blood Center of New ... Read more

5 things to know for 8/18 - 8/24

Thu, 08/17/17

1. Siberia hosts NOLA Ameripolitan Fest this Saturday starting at 4pm. Local and national musicians come together to celebrate the genre of Ameripolitan music, an incorporation of honky tonk, rockabilly, and western swing. New Orleans' musicians include Gal Holiday & the H... Read more

Students from the Satchmo Summer Camp Jazz Combo

Wed, 08/16/17

Students from theEllis Marsalis Center for Music Jazz Band, July 6, 2017 Read more

New music spotlight: Deslondes

Mon, 08/14/17

Authored by: Chris Saucier

The down-home, roots-riddled troubadours known as the Deslondes have come together to release their sophomore record, Hurry Home, a shift from “country-folk to a psychedelic, electrified soul sound” that draws a larger emphasis on the electric guitar and organ. The Deslonde... Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 08/11/17

Sat, 08/12/17

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

1 Mack The Knife Bobby Emmons 02:13 Name Of The Game:Hi Records 2 Sweet Bird Of Youth Wayne Davis 05:33 A View From Another Place 3 Time is winding up Dorothy Norwood 03:08 SuperFunk's Mission Impossible 4 It's Growing ... Read more

5 things to know for 8/11 - 8/17

Thu, 08/10/17

1. This Saturday 8/12 Red Dress Run takes over. The annual event supports over 100 local charities. The event will be held in a new location this year, at Crescent Park right on the Mississippi River front. Brass-A-Holics performs. Read more