This week we lend the hour to songwriter and musician Dayna Kurtz, recorded live at Chickie Wah Wah on Canal Street. In this uninhibited session, she shares with us her music and what’s on her mind.  Dayna is one tough lady, as she says she “don’t put up with it”, but you c... Read more

KEXP in Seattle is one of our siblings in the listener-supported public radio world, specializing in alternative and indie rock. They do awesome work with in-studio video, as demonstrated by this performance set by New Orleans' own Galactic, with Corey Glover, formerly of Livi... Read more

Listen to NPR’s “The Untold Story of Bobby Charles” What started with the lofty goal to write a song for Fats, the Louisiana native Bobby Charles would leave a bump in the musical path--whether he wanted to or not. His music lingers, unnoticed under his own name, but it den... Read more

New Orleans Saints defensive back Jabari Greer will co-host "Jazz from the French Market" with Sondra Bibb on Monday, July 22, from 4 - 7p. Clearly, as Paul Sanchez noted on Facebook, this makes Greer "the hippest Saints player ever.... More Saints players should tune in to ... Read more

This week’s episode is dedicated to two of New Orleans’ most beloved pieces of artistry– music and the culinary arts. We enjoy an hour-long set of Otra, an Afro-Cuban Jazz band from New Orleans. In this set, they call out to the French Quarter Fest crowd back in 2008, “Do w... Read more

The schedule is out for the 2013 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival, which will take place October 18-20, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival & Foundation. WWOZ will broadcast much of the event live from Lafayette Square. Read more

Check out this fascinating, short (12+ minutes) documentary about Theresa Andersson's performance aboard a giant puppet bird in the 2012 Muses Parade. Read more

Props to Jivin' Gene, whose tenure at WWOZ began in the station's early days above Tipitina's. He'll be doing his last "50s R&B with Jivin' Gene and Neil Pellegrin" show on Tuesday, July 9, from 7-10pm. Read more about Jivin' Gene's career at WWOZ, and check out his February... Read more

Go along with Glen David Andrews and his band on a guided tour of the Armstrong House Museum, in Queens, NY, where Satchmo and his wife Lucille lived from 1943 until the end of their lives. According to the Museum's web site, "No one has lived in the house since the Armstro... Read more

This week’s program is a dedicated to a full hour of the Royal Southern Brotherhood, recorded live at French Quarter Fest 2012. The rock 'n' roll collective is headed by Cyril Neville, Devon Allman, and Mike Zito. Together they fuse elements of New Orleans funk rhythms, sou... Read more