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Soak up Mardi Gras season while dive-bar hopping, dancing to brass bands and exploring history in the French Quarter.

As we march toward 2023, I thought I would share a few notable releases that struck me as this year comes to a close. You’ll hear many of these songs played on JPR’s Open Air, a program we consider a home for music people -- a place where you can hear the latest indie rock/pop and Americana, plus blues, jazz, world, and folk music.

Guitarist Shane Theriot talks about the making of the late Dr. John’s final album Things Happen That Way.

How did a middle-class white kid break into New Orleans’ feverish 1950s R&B scene and enjoy a wildly eclectic six-decade career? As a new release puts it: things happen that way

We’ll let the good times roll with our annual trip down to New Orleans and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast with the Night Tripper, Fess, Fats, Irma, Big Chief, Buckwheat, the Nevilles, and other favorites in the parade. Who’s got the king cake? Who’ll get the baby IN the king cake?! Tune in Tuesday to find out!

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The best funk albums range from iconic records by Parliament-Funkadelic and James Brown to Betty Davis and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Dr John Quatre Parishe Lay My Burden Down Chickee Le Pas You Aint Such A Much Lifes A One Way Ticket Hen Layin Rooster Im Goin Home Featuring special guests Mavis Staples, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Cyril Neville, Randy Newman, Willie Nelson, B.B. King and others.   Album Description Featuring special guests Mavis Staples, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Cyril Neville, Randy Newman, Willie Nelson, B.B. King and others. Similar CDs Bruce Kendall (5 out of 5 stars) "Ive enjoyed this guy for ages....

My New Orleans 07/21/2021   NEW ORLEANS (press release) – The New Orleans Wine & Food Experience has announced it is taking its show on the road. For the first time, NOWFE will travel to Denver, Colorado in partnership with BECNEL Group, where NOWFE will host several events from August 30 through September 2, 2021. “This is an exciting opportunity for us to share our award-winning event with people from around the country that may not have been able to travel to New Orleans,” said Aimee ...

In honor of Dr. John, watch The Night Tripper perform on both of David Letterman's late night programs throughout the decades.