NOLA's iconic radio station, WWOZ 90.1 FM welcomed their newest Ozilian on Wednesday (7.26), with the announcement that Marcel McGee will lead WWOZ’s development initiatives as the station’s Director of Development.

New Orleans saw a short respite from gun-related violence earlier this month, but unfortunately the city’s crime problem rages on. Jeff Asher, local crime analyst and the man behind NOLA Crime News, noted that two shootings yesterday mark New Orleans’ 400th gun-related victim in 2017 — the fastest the city has reached this bleak milestone in the past seven years. 

Legendary artist and performer Daniel Johnston announced his new and final tour on Wednesday. The Daniel Johnston & Friends: Hi, How Are You Tour is set to start in New Orleans this fall. 

The New Orleans Police Department saw seven crimes hit the city on Tuesday (7.25). According to the Major Offense Log (MOL), the NOPD responded to two shootings, suicide, homicide, a stabbing, a fatality, and a car jacking. 

Happy hump day, y'all. To get you through the mid-week blues, unwind with some mindful meditation or get sapiosexual with some debaucherous duet readings. If you're more in the mood to watch a good movie, Gasa Gasa is screening the retro-tinted feminist film The Love Witch while Bar Redux calls on all horror buffs for a George Romero retrospective. On this day in 1896, the first permanent home for screening movies in the United States opened on Canal Street at Exchange Alley and was called the Vitascope. Today, the theatre's location is a Burger King. 

“Every beginning is cheerful; the threshold is the place of expectation,” Goethe once noted. At any given performance, audiences are typically good-natured and generous at the start, eager for their expectations to be met. Beginnings are easy. Then comes that certain moment in a piece when one feels the audience swing — whether into disappointment, delight, contemplation, or bewilderment. It happens in the bat of an eye. Derek Brueckner’s “Collaborative Studio” exploits and extends this moment at the threshold.

Indie pop outfit Alvvays (a stylistic take on ‘Always’) dropped the second single off of their forthcoming sophomore album Antisocialites, be released September 8th on Polyvinyl Records. Check out the new tune below to get to know their sound before the Toronto-based band quartet swings by New Orleans this fall on their worldwide tour. 

The New Orleans Police Department saw twelve crimes hit the city on Monday (7.24). According to the Major Offense Log (MOL), the NOPD responded to an unclassified death, four armed robberies, three rapes, homicide, two simple robberies, and a shooting. 

Today, say goodbye to Frenchmen Art Market's home next to the Spotted Cat in true New Orleans fashion. Elvis DeLarge will croon songs by the late King, while the Fake Ladies of Wrestling return with a knock-out event. If the work week has already got you down, let it go with Idina Menzel. On this day in 1859, New Orleans-born socialite Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau passed away. She gained international fame as the subject of John Singer Sargent's Madame X,  which now hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Now, more to do this Tuesday. 

It's mid-summer, which means you might have had your fill of crawfish boils by now. Turn your attention to another fruit of the sea with this weekend's upscale shrimp boil at The Ace Hotel. On Saturday (7.29), chefs from three top restaurants around town will go head to head to benefit the Audubon G.U.L.F. Institute. 

Tomorrow, the Frenchmen Art Market will say goodbye to its home next to the historic Spotted Cat Music Club in true New Orleans fashion, with a second line parade and party. 

The New Orleans Police Department saw six crimes hit the city on Sunday (7.23). According to the Major Offense Log (MOL), the NOPD responded to a sexual assault, unclassified death, simple kidnapping, traffic fatality, officer life in danger, and property snatching. 

Today, learn how to make your own tinctures, cleanse your chakras, enjoy the sounds of Gypsy Juke Box, or enter the sonic dream world of Pink Lion. On this day in 1989, Ernest Fredric “Ernie” Morrison, who performed under the nickname “Sunshine Sammy” and was in both the “East Side Boys” and “Our Gang” as well as playing sidekick to Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard, passed away. Now, more to do this Monday. 

The New Orleans Police Department saw six crimes hit the city on Saturday (7.22). According to the Major Offense Log (MOL), the NOPD responded to two unclassified deaths, two attempted simple robberies, and an armed robbery. 

Today, expand your knowledge about all aspects of food and beverages with workshops on composting, mixology, and the top flavors in American cooking. On the music front, venture over to Little Gem to get trombone’d by one of the greats. On this day in 1969, the school furnishings and building materials of St. Aloysius High School were auctioned off. Now, more to do this Sunday. 

The New Orleans Police Department saw six crimes hit the city on Friday (7.21). According to the Major Offense Log (MOL), the NOPD responded to two rapes, a simple robbery, a stabbing, a homicide, an an unclassified death.