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10/14/2024

Here are a few highlights from the 2024 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival, held in Lafayette Square over the weekend! Special thanks to our volunteer photographers Sarah Kehoe, Demian Roberts, and Louis Crispino for their contributions.

We've also got full sets from the entire weekend posted on our YouTube channel now at youtube.com/wwozneworleans, and the radio broadcast of each performance is also available on our 2-week archive at wwoz.org/listen/archive. And see even more photos at wwoz.org/blog/1118371!

10/13/2024

Little Freddie King at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

Little Freddie King, live from the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest! crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/13/2024

Kenny Neal at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

Kenny Neal, live from the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest! crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/13/2024

James Rivers Movement at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

James Rivers Movement, live from the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest! We'll be here in Lafayette Square through 8:30pm tonight. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/13/2024

Eric Lindell at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

Eric Lindell, live from the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest! We'll be here in Lafayette Square through 8:30pm tonight. Let us know where you're watching from in the comments! crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/13/2024

Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s, live from the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest! We'll be here in Lafayette Square through 8:30pm tonight, come on down! crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/13/2024

Billy Iuso, live at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest! We'll be here in Lafayette Square through 8:30pm tonight. Come on down! And if you can't make it in person, let us know in the comments where you're watching from. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/13/2024

Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes & the Louisiana Sunspots at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots are kicking off the final day of Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest! We'll be here in Lafayette Square through 8:30pm tonight. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/13/2024

We're live from the 17th annual Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation today, 11am-8:30pm CT! Tune in locally at 90.7 FM or from anywhere at wwoz.org. We'll also be video streaming live on our page!

Here's today's broadcast schedule, coming to you live from Lafayette Square in New Orleans! Please note the broadcast schedule is subject to change.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13
11am-12pm Sunpie Barnes & the LA Sunspots
12-1pm Billy Iuso
1-2pm Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s
2-3:15pm Eric Lindell
3:15-4:30pm James Rivers Movement
4:30-5:45pm Kenny Neal
5:45-7pm Little Freddie King
7-8:30pm Leyla McCalla

📷 Leyla McCalla by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee, Little Freddie King by Louis Crispino, Kenny Neal by Michele Goldfarb, James Rivers by Demian Roberts

10/13/2024

Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials are closing out the second day of Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest! Come on down for the final day of the festival tomorrow (Sunday) for more fantastic music. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/12/2024

Chris Thomas King at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

Chris Thomas King, live on Day 2 of the 2024 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest now! Come down to Lafayette Square and enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend with us all day Saturday and Sunday. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/12/2024

Nikki Hill at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

Nikki Hill, live on Day 2 of the 2024 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest now! Come down to Lafayette Square and enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend with us all day Saturday and Sunday. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/12/2024

Since 2013, the Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival has auctioned off a unique masterpiece guitar to benefit community and educational programs at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation. This year's guitar was created by artist Michael Gauf of Painted Axe and is being autographed by Blues Fest performers throughout the festival. The guitar design pays homage to the Mississippi River and its vital role in the Crescent City. Learn more or bid on this beauty now at jazzandheritage.org/2024-painted-axe-guitar!

10/12/2024

We're making tough choices out here at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest today! Come take your pick from the fantastic food options in Lafayette Square through 8:30pm CT today and tomorrow.

📷 selections from Cochon King BBQ, Cafe Dauphine, Blue Oak BBQ, Magasin Vietnamese Cafe by Beth Arroyo Utterback

10/12/2024

James Cotton Tribute with Mark Hummel & Steve Freund at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

James Cotton Tribute with Mark Hummel & Steve Freund, live on Day 2 of the 2024 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest now! Come down to Lafayette Square and enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend with us all day Saturday and Sunday. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/12/2024

Joe Krown +1 featuring Papa Mali are live at Day 2 of the 2024 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest now! Come down to Lafayette Square and enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend with us all day Saturday and Sunday. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/12/2024

Sierra Green & the Giants at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

Sierra Green & the Giants are live at Day 2 of the 2024 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest now! Come down to Lafayette Square and enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend with us all day Saturday and Sunday. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/12/2024

Les Getrex & Creole Cookin' at Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

Les Getrex & Creole Cookin are kicking off Day 2 of the 2024 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest now! Come down to Lafayette Square and enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend with us all day Saturday and Sunday. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/12/2024

We're live from the 17th annual Crescent City Blues & BBQ Festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation today, 11am-8:30pm CT! Tune in locally at 90.7 FM or from anywhere at wwoz.org. We'll also be video streaming live on our page!

Here's today's broadcast schedule, coming to you live from Lafayette Square in New Orleans! Please note the broadcast schedule is subject to change.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12
11am-12pm Les Getrex & Creole Cookin
12-1pm Sierra Green & the Giants
1-2pm Joe Krown + 1 featuring Papa Mali
2-3:15pm James Cotton Tribute with Mark Hummel & Steve Freund
3:15-4:30pm Nikki Hill
4:30-5:45pm Sue Foley
5:45-7pm Chris Thomas King
7-8:30pm Lil Ed & the Blues Imperials

📷 Lil Ed by Black Mold, Chris Thomas King by Michael White, James Cotton by Leon Morris, Sierra Green by Ryan Hodgson-Rigsbee

10/12/2024

Irma Thomas is headlining the first day of the 2024 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest now! Come down to Lafayette Square and enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend with us all day Saturday and Sunday. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/11/2024

Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest

Marcia Ball is kicking off the 2024 Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest now! Come on down to Lafayette Square to enjoy the rest of this beautiful weekend with us. crescentcitybluesfest.com

10/11/2024

Preservation Hall's nightly performances have temporarily moved to the nearby Toulouse Theatre at 615 Toulouse St.

“When you don’t renovate for 250 years, you run into things you don’t know about," said Preservation Hall artistic director Ron Rona.

The famed New Orleans traditional jazz venue is also expanding into a neighboring building

10/11/2024

Tune in to the sounds of Crescent City Blues & BBQ Fest on WWOZ all weekend! Marcia Ball kicks it all off tonight (Friday, October 11) at 5:30pm CT! Hear her set locally at 90.7 FM or worldwide at wwoz.org. We'll also be video streaming live here on Facebook 💜

Check out the schedule for the rest of the weekend at crescentcitybluesfest.com, and be sure to get down to Lafayette Square to enjoy the tastes and music of this amazing FREE festival, presented by the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation, in person!