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French Quarter Fest Releases 2016 Music Schedule
The French Quarter Festival has unveiled the schedule for this year’s event. The news–or rather, the “cubes”–came today via a press conference at the Omni Royal Orleans As previously reported, […]
WWOZ Employees, Volunteers Voice Concerns About Station’s Direction
When we reported that longtime WWOZ programming director Dwayne Breashears had resigned from his position with the station last week, plenty of readers had questions about the state of affairs […]
Naughty Professor Release Free Live Album
Naughty Professor have released their first full live album for free as part of a new BitTorrent bundle. Recorded at prominent Nashville club The End, “In The Flesh” finds the […]
Review and Photos: 311 Day at the Smoothie King Center
On Friday, March 11, hundreds of dedicated fans poured into the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, where their favorite band–311–took the stage for their biennial 311 Day celebration. 311 […]
Dave Mason Keeps the Low Spark Alive in New Orleans
Dave Mason will take his fans for a walk down memory lane when he brings his retrospective Traffic Jam show to the House of Blues New Orleans on Wednesday, March […]
The Smashing Pumpkins to Headline Jazz Fest After Show
The Smashing Pumpkins will bring their “acoustic-electro” tour to New Orleans during Jazz Fest season, when they headline the Saenger Theatre on Friday, April 22. The group will be joined […]
New Orleans Musicians to Honor David Bowie During Jazz Fest Season
The Civic Theatre in New Orleans will host a tribute to David Bowie during Jazz Fest season. The show–billed as Painting a New Now: A Tribute ot the Art and […]
Air Sex Championship Returns to New Orleans
Air Sex—a raunchy competition in which participants get down with an imaginary partner or partners with the gusto and pageantry of America’s Got Talent–will simmer up the stage at One […]
Over 1000 Hours of Early Jazz Recordings Available Online
WWOZ has pointed out an incredible collection of early jazz recordings that are currently available for free online. Compiled by jazz enthusiast David W. Niven between 1921 and 1991, the over […]
Buku Sells Out, Releases Weather Update
The Buku Music + Art Project kicks has sold out for the third time since its first installment in 2012. Attendence is estimated to hit 30,000 this time around. The […]
