Get ready to groove at the Quantum Leap Music Festival 2025, presented by NOLA2NOFO!

From Thursday, August 14 to Sunday, August 17, the North Fork of Long Island will pulse with jazz, funk, soul, and New Orleans magic.

The lineup is stacked with legends—2022 NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison Jr., the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Cyril Neville & Leo Nocentelli of The Meters, The Headhunters, and more Grammy-winning talent.

On Saturday, August 16, catch the excitement live on WUSB Stony Brook as they broadcast from the festival, starting at 3:00 PM. 

This is one summer weekend you won’t want to miss!

The WUSB Sunday Street Series is thrilled to welcome The Kennedys to The Long Island Museum on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at 5:00 PM as part of their 30th Anniversary Tour. Celebrate three decades of unforgettable music with this iconic duo in an intimate setting.

Tickets and more information are available at https://sundaystreet.org/

Tune in this Thursday night between 8:00 and 10:00 PM when Chris LaPorta welcomes Big Chief Donald Harrison to The Bayou program to discuss the upcoming Quantum Leap Music Festival when a taste of New Orleans comes to the North Fork of Long Island from August 14 through 17.

WUSB will be at the Quantum Leap Music Festival. Stop by our table and say hello.

More information on the Quantum Leap Music Festival can be found at “nola2nofo.com.

Hear interviews with the directors and stars of movies featured at the Long Island Music & Entertainment Hall of Fame Music Documentary Film Festival on the next Sounds of Film.

Hear conversations with Lee Child about If Jack Reacher Could Sing, Claire Jeffreys about Garland Jeffreys: The King of In Between, and Jake Sumner about Ron Delsener Presents.

The LIMEHOF Music Documentary Film Festival runs August 8th-10th from 10:30 AM-10:00 PM each day. There will be 24 films including movies about The Zombies, Steppenwolf, Harry Chapin, Public Enemy’s S1W’s, Beethoven, Brady Rymer, and more.

Spend the weekend seeing movies and grabbing something to eat in beautiful Stony Brook Village. Don’t miss film Q&A’s, live performances and opening/closing night parties!

For film festival information, visit: https://www.limusichalloffame.org/limehof-music-documentary-film-festiva...

WUSB is broadcasting live from the Jambalaya Stage at the Great South Bay Music Festival today, Saturday, July 26, starting at 3:30 PM.

Stop by WUSB’s table near the stage, or tune in!

Here's the stage schedule:

3:30 PM - 4:10 PM - Circus Mind
4:40 PM - 5:30 PM - Miles To Dayton
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - The Ripple Allstars
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM - Sailin’ Shoes
9:00 PM - 10:00 PM - Allmost Brothers Band

Don't miss the music!

This Monday night on the Salvage & Recovery Radio Show, host John O interviews Rock n Roll Hall of Famer Steve Nieve (keyboardist/arranger for Elvis Costello) and Kessada (vocalist/percussionist) about their new album "About Love" and their current Northeast tour.

They also perform several songs,including two world premieres, recorded live in our WUSB studios.

Tune in Monday night between 8 to 10 pm to hear this special interview & performance

Tune in tonight, July 10, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM, for WUSB's live broadcast from the Arts Stage at the Alive After Five event in Patchogue.

This week’s With The Beatles celebrates Ringo Starr’s birthday with 3 packed hours of:

Ringo’s Big Birthday Set

• Songs written for, by, or with Ringo
• His iconic drumming moments
• Fan-favorite solo tracks
• And a special request segment just for Ringo love!

Historic Moments

• July 6, 1957 – The day John met Paul
• Rare Quarrymen recordings from the early years
• More Abbey Road sessions and behind-the-scenes stories

 The Live Set

• Solo Beatles performing live with Ringo connections
• Songs from the legends they looked up to — in honor of History of Rock ’n’ Roll Day (July 7)

Something New Segment

• Pete Ham (Badfinger) – newly released demos
• Chris Cheek – jazzy cover of “From Me to You”
• Sije Nergaard – a gorgeous take on “Here, There and Everywhere”

 Plus:

• Listener requests
• Beatles songs gifted to or made famous by Ringo
• Cool facts and moments you may not have heard before!

Whether you’re a Ringo fan or just love Beatles stories, this one’s for you. See you at Wednesday (into Thursday morning) at midnight EST