We are less than a week away from the start of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, so today's Crescent City Connection is a preview of the festival's first weekend. Join me for a sampling of artists from the many stages of Jazzfest! 10am eastern on WFMU's Rock'n'Soul stream. Listen and comment here: https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/163279

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This morning on #WFMU: an interview with Souled American on Everybody's Songs with Cricket
Souled American has often been pinpointed as one of alternative country’s earliest and most innovative acts. Between 1988 and 1995, they released six acclaimed albums, shrinking from a quartet to a duo and pursuing an increasingly spare and mournful sound along the way; their forthcoming LP, 'Sanctions,' contains their first new material in over thirty years. Founding (and sole remaining) members Chris Grigoroff and Joe Adducci join Everybody’s Songs to discuss the group’s origins, lengthy hiatus, and long-awaited comeback. (9am EDT)

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This is definitely not the record I anticipated finding on a random lunch break wander through my local Vinyl Hut. Jimmy Scott's "Falling in Love is Wonderful" (originally from 1962 and with Ray Charles on piano) is one of the most arresting vocal jazz records ever made. Out of print since forever ago, my immediate association with it is actually the 2001 CD reissue on Rhino, which was gifted to WFMU's Stork at the time of its release as part of a going-away care package for him when he moved overseas. (In and of itself, an extremely memorable night at an old school Chinese banquet hall in Jersey City, the highlight of which was a mildly sozzled Pseu Braun drawing a giant dick on an overhead projected map of Europe while roasting the guest of honor.)

The album cover is definitely kinda weird, and that font looks like it would be more at home on a James Bond movie title screen, but whatever. Delighted to find this new vinyl re-up for five bucks less than what most new records cost these days.

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Tonight on Techtonic, hosted by @markhurst on #WFMU: Cindy Cohn
Cindy Cohn has led the Electronic Frontier Foundation for over a decade, fighting against government and Big Tech surveillance. She discusses her memoir 'Privacy’s Defender' and why we should celebrate every small victory. (6pm EDT)

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