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| Thursday - April 1, 2010 | |||
| 9:45 pm | HBO | Making Treme | the cast & crew of Treme go behind the scenes of the series; with clips of Kermit Ruffins, Deacon John, Davis Rogan, Allen Toussaint, and other local musicians (rerun) - watch Making Treme online @ HBO.com |
| Saturday - April 3, 2010 | |||
| 5:45 pm | SUND | Music Rising (2006) | documentary on the Music Rising campaign and the recovery of the New Orleans music scene; interviews include Brian "Breeze" Cayolle, Walter "Wolfman" Washington, Reid Wick, Bob Ezrin, The Edge (U2), David Freedman (WWOZ), Lance Ellis, Willie Nelson, Dr. John, Marva Wright, Glenn Gaines, Quint Davis, Jimmy Ford & Sue Ford, and Ben Jaffe; Deacon John, ReBirth Brass Band, Preservation Hall Jazz Band and Arlo Guthrie also appear |
| 8:00 pm | WYES 12 | High Society (1956) |
remake of the 1940 film "The Philadelphia Story" features nine top-notch numbers from Cole Porter; cast includes Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm and Louis Armstrong; tunes include the Armstrong/Crosby duet "Now You Has Jazz" and "High Society" (Armstrong); with Billy Kyle, Barrett Deems, Edmond Hall, Arvell Shaw, Trummy Young |
| 9:00 pm | GAC | Soundstage - Sugarland | Sugarland performs their hits in this concert taped in April 2009; look for Annie Clements on bass & Travis McNabb on drums (repeats at 1:00 am) |
| Sunday - April 4, 2010 | |||
| 9:00 am | GAC | Soundstage - Sugarland | Sugarland performs their hits in this concert taped in April 2009; look for Annie Clements on bass & Travis McNabb on drums (repeats at 5:00 pm) |
| 10:00 am | WYES 12 | High Society (1956) |
remake of the 1940 film "The Philadelphia Story" features nine top-notch numbers from Cole Porter; cast includes Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm and Louis Armstrong; tunes include the Armstrong/Crosby duet "Now You Has Jazz" and "High Society" (Armstrong); with Billy Kyle, Barrett Deems, Edmond Hall, Arvell Shaw, Trummy Young |
| 1:00 pm | FMC | The Girl Can't Help It (1956) | musical comedy stars Tom Ewell and Jayne Mansfield, with Fats Domino , The Platters, Little Richard, Abbey Lincoln, Nino Tempo, Gene Vincent, Eddie Fontaine, The Treniers and Eddie Cochran |
| Monday - April 5, 2010 | |||
| 9:00 am | FOOD | Emeril Live: A New Orleans Easter | musical guest Forgotten Souls Brass Band keeps the beat while Emeril whips up Crawfish Cardinale in Puff Pastry, New Orleans Style Stuffed Leg of Lamb, and Gold Brick Chocolate Pecan Pie (rerun from 2003) |
| Tuesday - April 6, 2010 | |||
| 9:00 am | HBO | Making Treme | the cast & crew of Treme go behind the scenes of the series; with clips of Kermit Ruffins, Deacon John, Davis Rogan, Allen Toussaint, and other local musicians - watch Making Treme online @ HBO.com |
| 9:45 pm | HBO | Making Treme | the cast & crew of Treme go behind the scenes of the series |
| Thursday - April 8, 2010 | |||
| 8:00 am | BIO | Biography: Hank Williams, Jr. | profile of Hank Williams, Jr. includes interviews with band members, daughter Holly Williams, agent Greg Oswald, and Hank Jr. himself (repeats at 2:00 pm & 3:00 am) |
| 10:00 pm | WYES 12 | High Society (1956) |
remake of the 1940 film "The Philadelphia Story" features nine top-notch numbers from Cole Porter; cast includes Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm and Louis Armstrong; tunes include the Armstrong/Crosby duet "Now You Has Jazz" and "High Society" (Armstrong); with Billy Kyle, Barrett Deems, Edmond Hall, Arvell Shaw, Trummy Young |
| Friday - April 9, 2010 | |||
| 4:40 am | Encore Drama | Last of the Mississippi Jukes (2003) | documentary on the disappearing institution of juke joints in the rural south; with performances by Chris Thomas King, Bobby Rush, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Greg "Fingers" Taylor, etc; see director's notes |
| Saturday - April 10, 2010 | |||
| 3:00 am | HBO | Making Treme | the cast & crew of Treme go behind the scenes of the series; with clips of Kermit Ruffins, Deacon John, Davis Rogan, Allen Toussaint, and other local musicians - watch Making Treme online @ HBO.com |
| Sunday - April 11, 2010 | |||
| 12:00 pm | WYES 12 | A World's Fair to Remember (2003) | documentary on the Louisiana World Exposition held in New Orleans in 1984; includes an interview with Deacon John Moore and clips of Tuts Washington, who died while on stage at the Fair |
| 2:45 pm | HBO | Making Treme | the cast and crew of Treme go behind the scenes of the upcoming HBO series; with clips of Kermit Ruffins, Deacon John, Davis Rogan, Allen Toussaint, and other local musicians (premiere; run time circa 15 minutes - watch Making Treme online @ HBO.com) |
| 9:00 pm | HBO | Treme (Series Premiere) Episode 1: "Do You Know What It Means" |
series pilot kicks off with the first second line parade since Katrina hit, ends with a jazz funeral scene, and serves as an intro to the main characters and plots; cast includes Keith Frazier, Phil Frazier, Stafford Agee, Glen Andrews, Rebirth Brass Band, Donald Harrison, Kermit Ruffins, Karen "Juicy" Ruffins, Elvis Costello, Davis Rogan, Uncle Lionel Batiste, Benny Jones Sr., Bunchy Johnson (RIP), Treme Brass Band, Black Men of Labor, Money Wasters, Sudan Social Aid & Pleasure Club, and Treme Sidewalk Steppers; performance clips include Rebirth Brass Band, Donald Harrison Quintet, Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers (lengthy segment at Vaughan's Lounge is great; Kermit is hilarious), and Treme Brass Band (episode repeats at 11:30 pm) - read more about the new HBO series Treme |
| Monday - April 12, 2010 | |||
| 12:15 pm | TCM | Jam Session (1944) | a Kansas girl wins a trip to Hollywood, tries to get a job as a dancer & ends up as secretary to a screenwriter; stars Ann Miller and Jess Barker, with Charlie Barnet, Louis Armstrong, Alvino Ray, Jan Garber, Glen Gray, Teddy Powell, Nan Wynn, and the Pied Pipers |
| Tuesday - April 13, 2010 | |||
| 11:00 am | FMC | The Girl Can't Help It (1956) | musical comedy stars Tom Ewell and Jayne Mansfield, with Fats Domino, The Platters, Little Richard, Abbey Lincoln, Nino Tempo, Gene Vincent, Eddie Fontaine, The Treniers and Eddie Cochran |
| 10:00 pm | HBO | Treme (Episode 1) |
Episode 1: "Do You Know What It Means" (rerun) |
| Wednesday - April 14, 2010 | |||
| 1:25 am | HBO | Treme (Episode 1) |
Episode 1: "Do You Know What It Means" (rerun) |
| Thursday - April 15, 2010 | |||
| 8:30 pm | HBO | Treme: Beyond Bourbon Street | a behind-the-scenes companion special to the new HBO drama series Treme (run time: 30 minutes) |
| 9:00 pm | HBO | Treme (Episode 1) |
Episode 1: "Do You Know What It Means" (rerun) |
| Friday - April 16, 2010 | |||
| 9:30 am | TCM | Pennies From Heaven (1936) | a singer gets mixed up with a grieving family and a haunted house; stars Bing Crosby, Madge Evans and Louis Armstrong, who performs "The Skeleton in the Closet" (watch video clip) |
| Saturday - April 17, 2010 | |||
| 2:00 pm | WYES 12 | Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans | Times-Picayune columnist Lolis Eric Elie takes us on a tour of his city in what becomes a reflection on the relevance of history folded into a love letter to the storied New Orleans neighborhood, Faubourg Treme; the award winning film is a tale of heartbreak, hope and resiliency set to a soundtrack of fabulous New Orleans music; interviews include Glen David Andrews, Bob French, Wynton Marsalis and Kalamu ya Salaam, with music from Irvin Mayfield, Bob French, George Lewis, Bunk Johnson, Rebirth Brass Band, John Boutté, Glen David Andrews and Edmund Dede |
| Sunday - April 18, 2010 | |||
| 12:45 pm | HBO | Treme: Beyond Bourbon Street | a behind-the-scenes companion special to the new HBO drama series Treme (rerun) |
| 5:25 pm | IFC | Southern Comfort (1981) | National Guardsmen on maneuvers in a Louisiana bayou spark a small guerrilla war with a community of Cajuns; stars Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine and Fred Ward; watch for a performance clip by Dewey Balfa with Marc Savoy, Frank Savoy and John Stelly |
| 9:00 pm | HBO | Treme Episode 2: "Meet De Boys on the Battlefront" |
local cast includes Coco Robicheaux, Joe Braun, Matt Perrine, Deacon John, Trombone Shorty, Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint, Big Sam Williams, Stanton Moore, Galactic, and Kermit Ruffins; settings include WWOZ, The Spotted Cat, the Old Point Bar and Bullet's Sports Bar (episode repeats at 11:00 pm) |
| 11:00 pm | WYES 12 | The Uptown That Was | memories of Uptown New Orleans are recalled by local notables; with Anne Rice, Deacon John, artist George Schmidt, historian Jack Stewart, society columnist Nell Nolan,singer Irma Thomas, cookbook author Sylvia Gerson, Audubon Institute's Ron Forman, LA Senate President John Hainkel, Councilman Oliver Thomas |
| Tuesday - April 20, 2010 | |||
| 5:00 am | HDNet | Hurricane on the Bayou (2006) | IMAX film carries audiences on a journey deep into the soul-stirring heart of Louisiana -- before, during and after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina; with Allen Toussaint, Tab Benoit, Amanda Shaw, Chubby Carrier and Marva Wright; watch "Hurricane on the Bayou" on demand at Amazon.com |
| 5:00 pm | HBO | Treme: Beyond Bourbon Street | a behind-the-scenes companion special to the new HBO drama series Treme (rerun) |
| 7:00 pm | HDNet | Dan Rather Reports - "Mudflap" | a report on Louisiana's disappearing wetlands and how mud from the Mississippi River can save the coastline; includes an interview with Tab Benoit (episode repeats at 10:00 pm) |
| 10:00 pm | HBO | Treme (Episode 2) |
Episode 2: "Meet De Boys on the Battlefront" (rerun) |
| Wednesday - April 21, 2010 | |||
| 2:10 am | HBO | Treme (Episode 2) |
Episode 2: "Meet De Boys on the Battlefront" (rerun) |
| Thursday - April 22, 2010 | |||
| 12:00 pm | USA | The Skeleton Key (2005) | thriller partially filmed in South Louisiana; watch for scenes at the Half Moon Bar and ReBirth Brass Band performing at the Maple Leaf; ReBirth and the Dixie Cups appear on the soundtrack (repeats at 1:00 am) |
| 9:00 pm | HBO | Treme (Episode 2) |
Episode 2: "Meet De Boys on the Battlefront" (rerun) |
| Saturday - April 24, 2010 | |||
| 2:00 pm | WYES 12 | Red Beans & Ricely Yours: Satchmo in New Orleans (1990) | award-winning WYES documentary profiling the musical and social influences of the New Orleans years on jazz legend Louis Armstrong; includes archival photos, film footage and recordings; hosted by Charmaine Neville |
| 8:00 pm | PBS | Austin City Limits | episode features Willie Nelson & Asleep at the Wheel; look for NOLA trumpet player Shamarr Allen in Willie's backing band; check local PBS listings; watch complete episode online at pbs.org |
| Sunday - April 25, 2010 | |||
| 12:00 pm | WYES 12 | Red Beans & Ricely Yours: Satchmo in New Orleans (1990) | award-winning WYES documentary profiling the musical and social influences of the New Orleans years on jazz legend Louis Armstrong; includes archival photos, film footage and recordings; hosted by Charmaine Neville (repeats at 8:00 pm) |
| 7:00 pm | BET | Sunday Best 3 | BET's singing competition travels to New Orleans to audition thousands of gospel star hopefuls (repeats at 8:00 pm) |
| 9:00 pm | HBO | Treme Episode 3: "Right Place, Wrong Time" |
cast includes Bruce Sunpie Barnes, Tom McDermott, Dr. John, Trombone Shorty, David Barard, John Fohl, Herman Ernest, Ken "Afro" Williams, Alonzo Bowens, Stafford Agee, Barney Floyd, Jeff Tyson, Julius Handy, Darryle Johnson, Vernel Bagneris, Lionel Delpit, Irving "Honey" Bannister, Clarence Dalcour, Monk Boudreaux, Otto DeJean, Cherice Harrison-Nelson, Darryl Montana and Fred Johnson - episode repeats at 11:00 pm |
| 11:00 pm | WYES 12 | Congo Square | Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra pay homage to the legendary birthplace of jazz; with Yacub Addy & Odadaal |
| Tuesday - April 27, 2010 | |||
| 10:00 pm | HBO | Treme (Episode 3) |
"Right Place, Wrong Time" (rerun) |
| Wednesday - April 28, 2010 | |||
| 6:30 pm | HBO | Treme: Beyond Bourbon Street | a behind-the-scenes companion special to the new HBO drama series Treme (rerun) |
| 1:30 am | HBO | Treme (Episode 3) |
"Right Place, Wrong Time" (rerun) |
| Thursday - April 29, 2010 | |||
| 1:30 pm | TCM | High Society (1956) |
remake of the 1940 film "The Philadelphia Story" features nine top-notch numbers from Cole Porter; cast includes Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm and Louis Armstrong; tunes include the Armstrong/Crosby duet "Now You Has Jazz" and "High Society" (Armstrong); with Billy Kyle, Barrett Deems, Edmond Hall, Arvell Shaw, Trummy Young |
| 7:00 pm | HBO | Treme (Episode 1) |
Episode 1: "Do You Know What It Means" (rerun) |
| 8:30 pm | HBO | Treme (Episode 2) |
Episode 2: "Meet De Boys on the Battlefront" (rerun) |
| 9:30 pm | HBO | Treme (Episode 3) |
"Right Place, Wrong Time" (rerun) |
| Friday - April 30, 2010 | |||
| 12:00 pm | BET | Uncle P (2007) | real-life father and son Master P and Romeo team up as they learn to appreciate the true meaning of family |
| 7:35 pm | IFC | Southern Comfort (1981) | National Guardsmen on maneuvers in a Louisiana bayou spark a small guerrilla war with a community of Cajuns; stars Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine and Fred Ward; watch for a performance clip by Dewey Balfa with Marc Savoy, Frank Savoy and John Stelly |
| 9:00 pm | WYES 12 | Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans | Lolis Eric Elie takes us on a tour in what becomes a reflection on the relevance of history folded into a love letter to storied New Orleans neighborhood Faubourg Treme; the award winning film is a tale of heartbreak, hope & resiliency set to a soundtrack of fabulous New Orleans music; interviews include Glen David Andrews, Bob French, Wynton Marsalis and Kalamu ya Salaam, with music from Irvin Mayfield, Bob French, George Lewis, Bunk Johnson, Rebirth Brass Band, John Boutté, Glen David Andrews and Edmund Dede |
| 10:00 pm | WYES 12 | The French Quarter That Was | documentary covers everything from the heyday of Bourbon St. nightlife to the history of the muffuletta; Pete Fountain, Al Belletto, Clarence "Frogman" Henry, Dr. John, and others reminisce about entertainment in the Quarter in the 50's; also: French Market hot spots like Morning Call & Cafe du Monde; Angelo Brocato III; Terry Flettrich Rohe along with Bob and Jan Carr discuss raising a family in the French Quarter; also featured are the personalities, e.g. "Evangeline the Oyster Girl" and Ruthie the Duck Girl |
