Support New Orleans music & culture...right now there are several ways - the first is to vote for Derrick Tabb as CNN's Hero of the Year.  Derrick has been nominated  for his dedication to our city, its neighborhoods, music, culture, traditions, kids and our future in forming, along with Allison Reinhardt, the ROOTS OF MUSIC, a tremendous program that gives kids musical instruments and teaches the long-held New Orleans musical and social tradition of marching bands. ROOTS OF MUSIC is an after-school program that busses kids from their schools and also provides instruction in teamwork, tutoring in educational subjects and more.....so click the link and vote ~ vote often too!  Pass on the link and get your friends, family and neighbors to vote too!

Also, New Orleans community radio station WWOZ, probably the best radio station on the planet, starts its annual fall fundraising campaign today.  Tune in, listen and donate to keep New Orleans music flowing around the world!