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New Orleans Jazz in Congo Square 6/19/21

By DJ Tweet July 12, 2021

Go to the Mardi Gras by Preservation Hall Jazz Band I Scream, You Scream by Mahogany Brass Band When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles with You) [1983 Satchmo Version] by Louis Armstrong Doctor Jazz...

New Orleans Jazz in Congo Square 6/12/21

By DJ Tweet July 12, 2021

In the Good Old Summertime by The Kings of Dixieland Black Bottom Stomp (1992 Remastered) by Jelly Roll Morton & His Hot Red Peppers Walkin' The Dog by Edmond Hall Froggie Moore Rag by Alex Welsh Original...

Walter Miller

Album Spotlight: Walter Miller’s “Dark Clouds Over Suburbia”

By by Zane Piontek May 1, 2021

LSU graduate Walter Miller’s “Dark Clouds Over Suburbia” came from a five-year climb through personal strife and artistic growth. The album, released in November 2019, tells a story spanning...

BR.adio: "creation, connection, community"

An Inside Look at BR.adio with Founder Jireh Toussaint

By by Zane Piontek April 19, 2021

Jireh Toussaint didn’t know he’d be planting the seed that would later grow into BR.adio when he hosted his first “BRunch” event in December 2019. He said that event, like any gathering...

Johnson (Wakai) with the Avia sneakers, deemed the "Away Games"

The Road to the ‘Away Game’: Baton Rouge Rapper-Producer Duo Wakai and Wavworld on Their New Album

By by Zane Piontek April 9, 2021

With their new project “Away Game, Vol. 2,” rapper Austin Johnson, a.k.a. Wakai, and producer Brenden Scott, a.k.a. Wavworld, are coming with a refined and cohesive artistic identity. The album,...

Joseph Swiger (middle) and his brothers John David Swiger (left) and Michael Swiger (right) 

Producer, Audio Engineer and LSU Alumnus Joseph Swiger: Where He’s Been and Where He’s Going

By by Zane Piontek April 6, 2021

Baton Rouge-based producer and audio engineer Joseph Swiger didn’t come from a place steeped in Hip-Hop tradition. He came from Gulf Shores, Alabama, a place that few people would describe as “gritty”...

1-800-Hugme performing on Beauvoir Park's Crosscut Stage, Oct. 29, 2020

‘A social venue first’: Beauvoir Park brings folks together, even in the pandemic

By by Zane Piontek March 30, 2021

The place was alive when I first visited Beauvoir Park on Feb. 28 for its second “Soulful Sunday” event. The sun was hot, the music loud, and permeating the air were the rich and varied scents...

KLSU Fundraiser Week: A Letter to Our Listeners

KLSU Fundraiser Week: A Letter to Our Listeners

By by Zane Piontek March 17, 2021

Fundraiser week at KLSU is essential for us to be able to continue doing what we do. Between March 15 and 21, we ask our listeners to contribute whatever they can to help us reach our $30,000 goal. But,...

Jacob Stanley

The Thrills of Collaboration: A Look Inside Jacob Stanley’s “We’ll Make It”

By by Zane Piontek March 14, 2021

Through the process of writing his first full-length solo album, “We’ll Make It,” multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Jacob Stanley has learned the beauty of collaboration. Despite its...

Ronday's "Musa Tape

Album Spotlight: Ronday’s “Musa Tape”

By by Zane Piontek February 26, 2021

Baton Rouge singer Aaron Lee Day speaks to the duality of his experience in his January 2021 album “Musa Tape.” The album marks Day’s third official release following his 2018 EP “Free...

Peter Santos, a.k.a. Olde Spanish

A Look Inside the Unconventional Vision of Olde Spanish

By by Zane Piontek February 20, 2021

It’s not often you hear music that’s as clear a reflection of the artist’s personality as that of Peter Santos, a.k.a. Olde Spanish. Like him, his music is laced with subtle idiosyncrasies,...

MF DOOM in Paradiso, Amsterdam, on Mar. 4, 2010

‘ALL CAPS When You Spell the Man Name’: Remembering the Illest Villain

By by Zane Piontek February 7, 2021

Not to be troublesome But I could sure use a quick shot of double rum No stick of bubblegum – MF DOOM (Figaro) I remember driving in my old Infiniti G35 in thick traffic on Government Street...