Robin walks a block and a half from his house to join Howie and Scully in the King Room for a chat about our beloved neighborhood. He tells how he came to New Orleans looking for inspiration many years ago and how he continues to find it; he explains what its like to play multiple instruments in several different bands including washboard with Tuba Skinny (BJ's regulars), drums with James McClaskey (BJ's every Sunday), and violin and mandolin with his own Italian band The Gloworm Trio (every Wednesday at Vaughan's). He shares the grueling but invigorating experience of playing the Jazz Fest and gigging every night when its done. Scully contracts Robin -- also a blacksmith -- to forge some one of kind hooks to go under the bar and on the wall so he doesn't have to keep "hanging his coat on a nail." Howie reveals her love of bells!!!

We listen to three of his own compositions recorded by Tuba Skinny.

The Boudin Man joins Howie and Scully in the King Room to discuss DJ'ing on WWOZ, restarting his father's old record label, and the importance of giving Ninth Ward musicians their due. He tell us how as a child he spent many nights recording bands with father for Houma Records. (His mother send the kids to keep pops from being a "rascal." ) He shares how he fell in love with radio at a young age and how it taught him that money ain't everything. He tells of his love and admiration for legendary WWOZ DJ Billy Dell and his ongoing archival project of radio show "Records from the Crypt." (We hear a little from Billy himself.) He says BJ's Lounge is his favorite music venue because "they take care of the musicians." Thanks dude!

AJ provides us with three great 1960's tracks from the Houma Records reissue compilation which you can find at Euclid Records New Orleans or Good Earth Records in Bay St. Louis.

A tuxedoed "Mayor" Starkman joins Howie and Scully in the King Room for a discussion about the campaign. Yes It is real; he will be on the ballot! He shares several of his policy proposals including elimination of liability for all corporations, encouragement of bribery, expansion of bureaucracy (it creates jobs!), and a promise that on day one he will send all Louisiana bound hurricanes to Florida. He celebrates current Mayor Cantrell saying, "She flew so I could run!" Find out more on Instagram @starkmanformayor

Later we are joined by musician and influencer Joshua Starkman who explains how and why he made New Orleans home, how he deals with the ups and downs of an online life, whether "Have a Great Day" is sarcastic or sincere, and why its important that the artist persona be multi-dimensional.

James McClaskey and the Rhythm Band provide three hot live tracks!!!

Legislative Chair of the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Meg Garvey joins Howie and Scully to explain why all Louisiana voters should say NO!!! to the four amendments on the March 29 ballot. Hint: They are all a means by which Jeff Landry can further consolidate his power in an effort to turn Louisiana into a modern feudal state.

Fran joins Howie and Scully in the King Room to discuss how drinking a High Life at BJ's Lounge can help restore the wetlands. She shares how she once feared the "boogey man" of coastal erosion while growing up in south Louisiana. But she channeled that into action and by college she and a couple friends decided to fight back by developing their own nonprofit glass recycling company which is now producing millions of pounds of sand per year. She explains how climate change apathy may be worse than climate denialism, what it's like to do a TED talk, the origins of the Bar Wars initiative of which BJ's is a competitor, and how she may never escape her trademark pink hair highlights.

Sabine McCalla provides two hot live tracks from her band's November 22, 2025 performance and BJ's.

Elliot and Kate join Howie and Scully in the King Room to discuss the fight to stop the activation of the long dormant Alabo Wharf and its connecting rail lines in the lower Ninth Ward. They explain how Sunrise Foods International (Qatar, Turkey, Canada) and Port of Orleans are fast tracking a plan that has been in the works for over a year but was only made public in September. If the plan goes forward, they say, the historic neighborhood of Holy Cross will potentially suffer from harmful grain dust, an active rail line running just feet from front doors, and blocked traffic throughout the neighborhood -- most notably at two points on St. Claude; there are no benefits for the community. Find out more at stopthegraintrain.com

Anna Moss provided two live tracks from her amazing performance at BJ's on Friday 1/3/25

Pierre Sings Howie, Scully, and Jennifer a Christmas dittyy; the gang sings "Twelve Bywater Days of Christmas" and Scully and Alex Pianovich sing Scully's original tune, "Forgive me Santa." BJ's wishes everyone a Merry Christmas!!!

Sam and Jeff Join Howie and Scully in the King Room to discuss the fight against the canal expansion project that will have devastating effects on the thousands of people living in it's vicinity (including us at BJ's Lounge). They discuss the history of the canal and the current proposed expansion that was approved in 1956, but is now on the verge of becoming a reality. From the toxic effects it will have on the community's environment to increased flooding vulnerability to the continuation of environmental racism to the seemingly minor benefits it will provide (none to the community), Jeff and Sam articulate why our community should stand together and take action to keep this project from happening

Jeff Boston provides two live tracks from his show at BJ's on November 22, 2024