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Inside the Arts
10:55 am
Fri February 1, 2013

Lena Prima Sings

We go Inside the Arts for conversation with Lena Prima, daughter of legendary singer, trumpeter and native son, Louis Prima.

Lena Prima performs weekends at the Hotel Monteleone Carousel Bar.

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Music Inside Out with Gwen Thompkins
1:00 pm
Thu January 31, 2013

The Strange World of Alex McMurray

Credit Dino Perrucci
Alex McMurray at the Bitter End in NYC, 2011.

As noggins in New Orleans go, there is no noggin like that of singer-songwriter Alex McMurray. He's got more original characters in his head than a Hollywood film library. Why else would McMurray write a song about the man who shot the man who shot Liberty Valance? (Spoiler Alert: John Wayne is in the crosshairs).

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Out To Lunch
1:00 pm
Mon January 28, 2013

From Boots to Pedicabs

Credit Grant Morris / It's New Orleans
Sal Palmisano of NOLA Pedicabs and Peter Ricchiuti.

New Orleans' once most-hated-man gets on his bike!

Sal Palmisano was New Orleans' Enemy Number One when he came up with the brilliant business plan to boot drivers’ questionably-parked cars.

Today he is the pioneer of a whole new set of wheels: NOLA Pedicabs.

Music Interviews
5:34 pm
Sun January 27, 2013

Big Freedia Lays Out The Basics Of Bounce

Originally published on Tue January 29, 2013 10:29 am

Out To Lunch
1:00 pm
Mon January 21, 2013

Taxi!

Credit Grant Morris / It's New Orleans
Jack Culotta, United Cabs Lead Attorney; Nawlins Cab's Sheree Kerner and host Peter Ricchuiti.

New Orleans city government is unleashing a world of new regulations on taxicabs, and it’s got United Cabs upset enough to drag the city into court.

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