1) Krewe of O.A.K. rolls out its "Midsummer Mardi Gras" on Saturday! It all kicks off from the Maple Leaf starting at 7p.  2) The 2018-19 second line season kicks off this Sunday with a parade from The Valley of Silent Men! Get all the info, including route sheets, for this... Read more

Leslie Johnson, better known as Lazy Lester, passed away Wednesday, August 22 at the age of 85 after a battle with stomach cancer. He was a wonderfully gifted blues musician and performer who is widely known as a pioneer of the swamp-blues genre.  Lazy Lester was born June... Read more

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Strange Roux joined Big D on Sittin' At The Crossroads this afternoon! Check out their performance below.  Songs: 1. Got You Runnin' 2. Helpless 3. Love Is Gone Jason Kareores - guitar Matt Schmitt - bass Cody Lee - guitar Jamie Hill - vocals Chris O'Guinn - drums Chris ... Read more

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If you missed my special tribute (Saturday, August 18) to Aretha Franklin on my Soul Power show, featuring only LP cuts from her mid 70s-mid 80s albums, please enjoy at the following link, courtesy of WWOZ's Two Week Archive: wwoz.org/listen/archive/show.php?date=2018-08-18... Read more

Here's one from Water Seed, live at WWOZ on March 2, 2018! Water Seed is a progressive, innovative band with fingers in Funk, Soul, R&B, Fusion, and Future Funk.​ Read more

Tune in this Tuesday, August 21 as host Neil Pellegrin spotlights the formative years and pre "Queen of Soul" period of Aretha Louise Franklin on this week's 1950s R&B Show. Neil shares, "My original intent was to play 90 minutes of her early work. However, after reacquain... Read more

Since Aretha Franklin's passing on Thursday, many of our DJs have been sharing wonderful tributes to the Queen of Soul. Here's a few, available on our 2-week archive. Just click the show you're interested in and it will begin playing. DJ Soul Sister shares her favorite dee... Read more

New Orleans' second line parades wouldn't be what they are without brass bands. Host Action Jackson sat down with the Big 6 Brass Band earlier this summer to get their take on the brass band scene today, coming up in music education in New Orleans, and much more. Read more