Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of March 24 – March 30, 2016 featuring Little Freddie King at d.b.a.; Chris Ardoin and Nu Step at Rock ‘n’ Bowl; Honey Island Swamp Band at Tipitina’s; Tinashe at House of Blues; Cyril Neville’s Royal Southern Brother at Lafayette Square; Gravity A at Maple Leaf; The Creole Stringbeans at Rock ‘n’ Bowl; Marc Stone Band at d.b.a. and lots more!
THURSDAY MARCH 24
Banks Street Bar: Mid-City Aces (KJ) 10p
d.b.a.: Little Freddie King (BL) 11p
House of Blues: Tinashe (RB) 8p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Chris Ardoin and Nu Step (ZY) 8:30p
Three Muses: Tom McDermott (JV) 5p, Luke Winslow King (JV) 7:30p
FRIDAY MARCH 25
Blue Nile: Soul Rebels (BB) 11p
d.b.a.: Marc Stone Band (BL) 10p
House of Blues: Disturbed (ME) 8p
Maple Leaf: June Yamagishi, Raymond Weber, Steve Malinowski (FK) 10:30p
Snug Harbor: Ellis Marsalis Quintet (JV) 8 & 10p
Tipitina’s: Honey Island Swamp Band (FK) 9p
SATURDAY MARCH 26
d.b.a.: John Boutte (JV) 8p, Rebirth Brass Band (BB) 11p
Maison: Smoking Time Jazz Club (VR) 1p
Maple Leaf: Khris Royal and Dark Matter (FK) 10:30p
One Eyed Jacks: A New Orleans Musical Tribute to Joe Cocker (CR) 10p
Snug Harbor: Dr. Michael White’s Original Liberty Jazz Band (JV) 8 & 10p
Tipitina’s: Darcy Malone and the Tangle CD-release party, Raw Oyster Cult (RR) 10p
SUNDAY MARCH 27
Banks Street Bar: Ron Hotstream and the Mid-City Drifters (CW) 7p
Maple Leaf: Joe Krown Trio feat. Russell Battiste and Walter “Wolfman” Washington (FK) 10p
MONDAY MARCH 28
Hi-Ho Lounge: Bluegrass Pickin’ Party (BU) 8p, Instant Opus Improvised Series (VR) 9p
Maple Leaf: George Porter Jr. Trio (FK) 10p
Snug Harbor: Charmaine Neville Band (JV) 8 & 10p
TUESDAY MARCH 29
Blue Nile: Open Ears Music Series feat. Rob Wagner (MJ) 10:30p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (FK) 11p
WEDNESDAY MARCH 30
Bombay Club: Tom McDermott (PI) 8p
Lafayette Square: Wednesday at the Square feat. Cyril Neville’s Royal Southern Brotherhood, Pat Casey and the New Sound (VR) 5p
Maple Leaf: Gravity A and special guests (FK) 9p
Palm Court Jazz Club: Lars Edegran and Topsy Chapman with Palm Court Jazz Band (JV) 8p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: the Creole Stringbeans (SI) 8p