Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at the week of January 23 – January 29, 2020 featuring Big Chief Bo Dollis, Jr. Birthday Bash with the Wild Magnolias at Three Keys; Little Freddie King at d.b.a.; New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars at Carnaval Lounge; Jonny Lang at House of Blues; Jacqui Naylor at Snug Harbor; Luke Winslow King at Three Muses; Arsene Delay and Charlie Wooton at Buffa’s; Russell Welch Quartet at Santos; Mark Braud with the Sunday Night Swingsters at Palm Court Jazz Café; Raphael Saadiq at House of Blues; Zachary Richard with Special Guests at Snug Harbor; Dutch DJ Armin Van Buuren at the Fillmore plus lots more!
THURSDAY JANUARY 23
Ace Hotel (Three Keys): Big Chief Bo Dollis, Jr. Birthday Bash with the Wild Magnolias (MI) 8p
Buffa’s: Tom McDermott and Aurora Nealand (JV) 8p
Café Negril: Sierra Green and the Soul Machine (VR) 10p
Carnaval Lounge: New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars (KZ) 9p
d.b.a.: Little Freddie King (BL) 10p
House of Blues: Jonny Lang (BL) 7p
Snug Harbor: Ryan Hanseler and Crescent By Choice (JV) 8 & 10p
FRIDAY JANUARY 24
Ace Hotel (Three Keys): Brass and Beats: Kings of Brass and Raj Smoove (BB) 8:30p
d.b.a.: Russell Welch’s Wood Floor Trio (JV) 4p
Palm Court Jazz Café: Kevin Louis with Palm Court Jazz Band (TJ) 7p
Spotted Cat: Soul Brass Band (JV) 10p
Three Muses: Doro Wat Jazz Band (JV) 9p
Tipitina’s: Billy Strings (VR) 10p
SATURDAY JANUARY 25
Dmac’s: Sam Price and the True Believers (RK) 9p
Snug Harbor: Jacqui Naylor (JV) 8 & 10p
Starlight: Esther Rose (FO) 5p
Tipitina’s: Mandolin Orange (VR) 9p
Treme Art and Music Lounge: Carroll, Rappazzo and Cooper (BL) 9p
SUNDAY JANUARY 26
d.b.a.: Palmetto Bugs Stompers (SI) 6p
Kerry Irish Pub: Traditional Irish Session (FO) 5p
Palm Court Jazz Café: Mark Braud and Sunday Night Swingsters (TJ) 7p
Snug Harbor: Zachary Richard with special guests (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Muses: Luke Winslow King (BL) 8p
MONDAY JANUARY 27
Buffa’s: Arsene DeLay and Charlie Wooton (VR) 5p
d.b.a.: Swamp Donkeys (JV) 10p
Spotted Cat: New Orleans Swing Consensus (JV) 10p
Starlight: Lulu and the Broadsides (RB) 7p
TUESDAY JANUARY 28
Buffa’s: Treme Tuesday with Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton (VR) 7p
d.b.a.: Cha Wa (MG) 10p
House of Blues: Raphael Saadiq (SO) 8p
Snug Harbor: Stanton Moore Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29
d.b.a.: Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p
Fillmore: Armin Van Buuren (VR) 7p
Santos: Swamp Moves with the Russell Welch Quartet (SI) 10:30p
Snug Harbor: Uptown Jazz Orchestra (JV) 8 & 10p
Starlight: Tuba Skinny (JV) 8p