American Routes

Fridays, 9-11pm
Nick Spitzer

American Routes is a weekly two-hour public radio program produced in New Orleans, presenting a broad range of American music -- blues and jazz, gospel and soul, old-time country and rockabilly, Cajun and zydeco, Tejano and Latin, roots rock and pop, avant-garde and classical.

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11:01am

Fri June 7, 2013
American Routes

Dan Hicks & Commander Cody Tonight on American Routes @ 9pm!

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Join us for American Routes for two hours of wry humor, outlandish puns and gonzo attitude when host Nick Spitzer sits down with two high-flying musicians: Dan Hicks and Commander Cody.

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11:37am

Fri May 31, 2013
American Routes

John Sebastian & Bonsoir Catin Tonight on American Routes @ 9pm!

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This week on American Routes, we travel from the Village to dancehall. John Sebastian talks about his childhood in Greenwich Village, encounters with blues greats Mississippi John Hurt and Lightning Hopkins, and the musical stew he created with his band The Lovin' Spoonful.

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