Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of April 7 – April 13, 2016 featuring Dr. Michael White Jazz Quartet at Snug Harbor; Minos the Saint at Chickie Wah Wah; A Tribute to Toussaint at House of Blues; Brint Anderson’s NOLA Guitar Heroes at the Maple Leaf; Meschiyal Lake and the Little Big Horns at the Ace Hotel; Banu Gibson at the Bombay Club; Darcy Malone and the Tangle at the Maple Leaf; Kim Carson at Kerry Irish Pub; Kristin Diable at Chickie Wah Wah; Johnny J. and the Hitmen with Derek Huston at Rock ’n’ Bowl; Bobby Rush Acoustic at Chickie Wah Wah; Flow Tribe and the Breton Sound at Lafayette Square; and lots more!
THURSDAY APRIL 7
Chickie Wah Wah: Billy Iuso Acoustic Trio (VR) 9p
d.b.a.: Happy Talk Band, Helen Gillet (VR) 10p
Kerry Irish Pub: Beth Patterson (FO) 8:30p
Maple Leaf: the Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich and special guests (FK) 11p
Ogden Museum of Southern Art: After Hours feat. Spencer Bohren (FO) 6p
Snug Harbor: Dr. Michael White Jazz Quartet (MJ) 8 & 10p
FRIDAY APRIL 8
Chickie Wah Wah: Minos the Saint (VR) 9p, Maggie Koerner Band (VR) 10p
d.b.a.: Tuba Skinny (JV) 6p, Soul Rebels (BB) 10p
House of Blues: Tribute to Toussaint (RB) 9p
Maple Leaf: Brint Anderson’s NOLA Guitar Heroes (VR) 11p
Tipitina’s: Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, Dave Jordan and the NIA (VR) 10p
SATURDAY APRIL 9
Ace Hotel: Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns (TJ) 9p
Bombay Club: Banu Gibson (JV) 8:30p
Chickie Wah Wah: Bobby Rush Acoustic (VR) 10p
House of Blues: Ezra Open (RK) 7:30p
Maple Leaf: Darcy Malone and the Tangle (VR) 11p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Contraflow (RK) 9:30p
Snug Harbor: Evan Christopher and Clarinet Road (MJ) 8 & 10p
SUNDAY APRIL 10
Ace Hotel: Ernie Vincent and friends (BL) 9p
Café Istanbul: Leroy Jones album-release party (JV) 8:30p
Palm Court Jazz Club: Lucien Barbarin and Sunday Night Swingsters with Tom Fischer (JV) 8p
Snug Harbor: Craig Klein Jazz Band (MJ) 8 & 10p
MONDAY APRIL 11
Kerry Irish Pub: Kim Carson (FO) 8:30p
Maple Leaf: George Porter Jr. Trio (FK) 10p
Preservation Hall: Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones (TJ) 8p
Three Muses: Joe Cabral (JV) 7p
TUESDAY APRIL 12
Chickie Wah Wah: Kristin Diable (VR) 8p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (FK) 11p
Snug Harbor: Stanton Moore Trio (MJ) 8 & 10p
UNO Recital Hall: Musical Excursions feat. Cuarteto Latinoamericano (CL) 7:30p
WEDNESDAY APRIL 13
30/90: Khris Royal and friends (FK) 9p
Ace Hotel: Helen Gillet (MJ) 8p
Chickie Wah Wah: Meschiya Lake and Tom McDermott (JV) 8p
Lafayette Square: Wednesday at the Square feat. Flow Tribe, the Breton Sound (VR) 5p
Maple Leaf: Pat Casey and the New Sound feat. Robin Barnes (VR) 9p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Johnny J. and the Hitmen with Derek Huston (SI) 8p
