No Second Chances: Inside the Beautiful Chaos of New Orleans Jazz Fest

Episode 20 of On The Record finds Brian Wise reporting in from the field—first Austin, then New Orleans—with the kind of on-the-ground detail that reminds you why festivals still matter, even as many struggle to survive.

There’s even time for a detour through Austin’s bookstores in search of Dylan literature—because some habits travel well.

Show Notes

Railroad Earth - Been Down This Road 

The Last Revel - Iron and Ore 

Billy Bright + Geoff Union Trio : "Fischer Flood Take 1" 

Shelby Means - "Million Reasons" 

Shinyribs - Bitch Better Have My Money (Rihanna) / Long Train Runnin' (The Doobie Brothers) 

RAYE: Tiny Desk Concert 

Goose - Elmeg The Wise - 4/10/26 Asheville, NC 

After the Flood: Inside Bob Dylan's Memory Palace Hardcover – by Robert Polito (Author) 

Old Settler’s Festival: An Austin Treat