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Something on my mind

Fri, 06/13/14

Authored by: Murf Reeves

Blood splattered playgrounds, Selfies overflowing with false. Sipping on petroleum cocktails, caus it's fun destroying futures. Can I buy your innocence with some poor man's digital gold, his interest rate will kill him, All in good time my pretty! Sharks eating sharks and Mi... Read more

Buckwheat Zydeco Live, 2012

Fri, 06/13/14

Authored by: David Stafford

If you can't catch him this Saturday (6/14) at the Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival in Armstrong Park, here's nearly 90 minutes of Buckwheat Zydeco filmed live at Turner Hall in Milwaukee on March 11,2012. The video was created in beautiful, full-screen-ready HD by MPTV (Milw... Read more

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, "Complicated Life"

Fri, 06/13/14

Authored by: David Stafford

There's something just right about pairing the Kinks "Complicated Life", a cut from their 1971 Muswell Hillbillies album, with Preservation Hall Jazz Band singer Clint Maedgen's one-shot bicycle tour of the pre-Katrina Vieux Carré (including a cameo by the New Orleans Bingo... Read more

Amazing Benefit Show This Sunday at Circle Bar

Thu, 06/12/14

Authored by: Mark LaMaire

This Sunday, June 15 One World Family will host a benefit concert to fund scholarship programs which send dozens of Burmese refugee children to school in Thailand. The lineup includes: Mike Dillon Band, Sarah Quintana, Andrew Duhon, Micah McKee & Little Maker, Blind Texas ... Read more

Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs, "Typical Rock Star"

Wed, 06/11/14

Authored by: David Stafford

As the humorous intro- and outro- to this video make clear, Shamarr Allen is anything but a typical rock star. The "official video" for the first track on the 2011 Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs CD entitled 504-799-8147, this is colorful, high-energy take on an infectious... Read more

Tab Benoit, "Medicine"

Mon, 06/09/14

Authored by: David Stafford

Voice of the Wetlands founder Tab Benoit rips through an 8-minute-plus version of the title track from his 2011 album Medicine. It was filmed in Rockland, Maine at the North Atlantic Blues Festival in July 2012. Read more

"New Orleans All The Way Live: 48 Hours in New Orleans"

Mon, 06/09/14

Authored by: George Ingmire

Tune in this week as we read listener emails about things to do in the Crescent City, musically, food related and otherwise, with music by Dr. John, Tab Benoit, Eric Lindelland many others. Since we couldn't include all of our listener suggestions as part of the program, we... Read more

James Brown in Bologna, 1971

Sat, 06/07/14

Authored by: David Stafford

For your weekend viewing pleasure: 56 minutes of the funkiest soul ever dished up, courtesy of James Brown (1933-2006), in Bologna for Italian television in 1971. This is the entire broadcast, including a long-ish intro and several subsequent short interruptions by the show... Read more

New Orleans Music Venue Map demo

Fri, 06/06/14

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Recipe: Ultimate Shrimp and Squash Casserole

Thu, 06/05/14

In this Ultimate Shrimp and Squash Casserole, summer produce and gulf shrimp are brought together and seasoned to mouthwatering effect. Thanks to Louisiana Cookin’ columnist Frank Davis for this concoction designed to highlight the bounty of the garden. Read more

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