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40 artists in 11 days: Don't Stop The Music!

Mon, 10/16/17

It's gonna be a great couple weeks at WWOZ with over three dozen live performances coming to your ears and eyes October 17-27. Become a Guardian of the Groove and do your part to keep the music going during this awesome event. Check out the full performance schedule, updat... Read more

Video highlights from Day 3 of Blues & BBQ Fest

Sun, 10/15/17

Authored by: Carrie Booher

We were live from the St. Charles Stage at Blues & BBQ Fest today! Check out the performances from Bobby Rush, Robert Finley, Andrew Duhon, and Como Mamas below. For more, check out Day 2, including a blistering set from Samantha Fish. Read more

Video highlights from Day 2 of Blues & BBQ Fest

Sat, 10/14/17

Authored by: Carrie Booher

We were live from the St. Charles Stage at Blues & BBQ Fest today! Check out the performances below. WWOZ will be back tomorrow, from the final day of the festival, with more great music on our airwaves and on the video stream, including a set from headliner Bobby Rush. Ch... Read more

Rhythm Room Playlist 10/14//17

Sat, 10/14/17

Authored by: Allan "Alski" Laskey

1 Take It Back (Instrumental) Haggis Horns 03:35 2 Love Train Bunny Sigler 07:06 Keep Smilin' 3 Soon Come Peter Tosh 02:17 Best of Beverley's records 4 feel like breaking up somebody's home ann peebles 02:29 ch... Read more

5 things to know for 10/13 - 10/19

Thu, 10/12/17

1) It's Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest time! Grammy Award winners Bobby Rush and Robert Cray headline this year's event and tons of other great artists are performing, too. Head down to Lafayette Square starting Friday night for the best blues and best BBQ New Orleans has t... Read more

Video: Tab Benoit at Blues & BBQ Fest

Thu, 10/12/17

Tab Benoit headlined Friday night at Crescent City Blues & BBQ last year to a very enthusiastic crowd. Check out the Louisiana native's performance of 'The Blues Are Here To Stay' below. Tab's not performing this year, but a ton of other great artists are. Check out this ... Read more

Don’t Stop the Music Fall Membership Drive 10/17-10/27

Tue, 10/10/17

Authored by: Carrie Booher

Seven decades after Thelonious Monk helped lay the foundation for modern jazz, he remains a strong influence on contemporary musicians. "As a pianist, composer and arranger, Monk’s genius was both evolutionary and disruptive. He didn’t reject, ignore, or deconstruct the mus... Read more

Video: Vasti Jackson at Blues & BBQ Fest

Tue, 10/10/17

Vasti Jackson laid down a great performance at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest 2014-- check out a lengthy highlight below. He's not performing this year, but a ton of other great artists are. Check out this year's lineup here. If you can't be there in person, WWOZ will be br... Read more