MAY 27, 2022 | David Johnson, digital media editor of OffBeat, interviewed David Kunian, curator of the New Orleans Jazz Museum, and Matthew and Michelle DeOrazio of The Dirty Rain Revelers.

David Kunian curates exhibitions at the New Orleans Jazz Museum and organizes the museum’s collection of more than 30,000 objects. He has also worked in media since the age of 16, specializing in radio programming, production and distribution, and works as a freelance writer and frequent contributor to OffBeat covering subjects related to music and cultural issues.

The Dirty Rain Revelers consist of the husband/wife duo of Matthew and Melissa DeOrazio, both on guitars and vocals. Lifelong musicians, they’ve been playing together for 16 years under various guises and lineups. The couple previously resided in New Orleans but now make their home in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.  Their latest album, Live from the Porch, is a collection of recordings made from porch concerts in New Orleans throughout the pandemic shutdown of live music venues.

Beat Café is a weekly program on WHIV 102.3 FM that is broadcast on Fridays at 1 p.m. Central. Podcasts of the radio program are uploaded to the OffBeat website on an ongoing basis.