New Orleans Club & Concert Picks Of The Week: August 18, 2016 – August 24, 2016

Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of August 18 – August 24, 2016 featuring Jerry Jeff Walker’s Viva Terlingua at Chickie Wah Wah; Curley Taylor at Rock ‘n’ Bowl; The Good for Nothin’ Band at Maison’ Indian Blue featuring Big Chief Monk Boudreaux with Johnny Sansone and John Fohl at Snug Harbor; Sonic Bloom featuring Eric “Benny” Bloom at Maple Leaf; Eyehategod at Southport Hall; Professor Longhair tribute Show with Mo’Fess at the Little Gem Saloon; Def Leppard, Reo Speedwagon and Tesla at the Smoothie King Center; Delfeayo Marsalis Sextet at Snug Harbor; Boyfriend’s 4th Anniversary Birthday Bash at Tipitina’s plus lots more!

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THURSDAY AUGUST 18

Buffa’s: Marla Dixon Trio (JV) 8p

Chickie Wah Wah: Jerry Jeff Walker’s Viva Terlingua (CW) 8:30p

d.b.a.: Blake Amos (VR) 10p

Maison: Good For Nothin’ Band (VR) 4p

Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Curley Taylor (ZY) 8:30p

Snug Harbor: Indian Blue feat. Big Chief Monk Boudreaux, Johnny Sansone and John Fohl (JV) 8 & 10p

Tipitina’s: Homegrown Night Concert Series (VR) 8:30p

 

FRIDAY AUGUST 19

Chickie Wah Wah: Erica Falls (SS) 9p

d.b.a.: Smoking Time Jazz Club (JV) 6p

House of Blues: Orishas (VR) 8p

Maple Leaf: Sonic Bloom feat. Eric “Benny” Bloom (FK) 10:30p

New Orleans Museum of Art: Quintron (VR) 8:30p

Southport Hall: Eyehategod (ME) 9p

Three Muses: Royal Roses (JV) 5:30p

Tipitina’s: Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes (VR) 10p

 

SATURDAY AUGUST 20

d.b.a.: Hot 8 Brass Band (BB) 11p

Little Gem Saloon: Professor Longhair Tribute Show with Mo’Fess (FK) 7p

Maple Leaf: Song Dogs (FK) 10:30p

Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Rockin’ Dopsie Jr. and the Zydeco Twisters (ZY) 9:30p

Smoothie King Center: Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon, Tesla (RK) 7p

Snug Harbor: Delfeayo Marsalis Sextet (JV) 8 & 10p

Tipitina’s: Boyfriend’s 4th Annual Birthday Bash (VR) 10p

Boyfriend, Photo by Daniel Cavanaugh, OffBeat Magazine, February 2015

Photo by Daniel Cavanaugh

 

SUNDAY AUGUST 21

Kermit’s Mother-in-Law Lounge: Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers (JV) 5:30p

Maple Leaf: Joe Krown Trio feat. Russell Batiste and Walter “Wolfman” Washington (FK) 10p

Snug Harbor: Peter Harris Trio (JV) 8 & 10p

Three Muses: Linnzi Zaorski (JV) 8p

Tipitina’s: Robin Barnes (VR) 1p

 

MONDAY AUGUST 22

Chickie Wah Wah: Alexis and the Samurai (ID) 8p

d.b.a.: Glen David Andrews (JV) 10p

Maple Leaf: George Porter Jr. Trio (FK) 10p

Ooh Poo Pah Doo: James Andrews and the Crescent City All-Stars (VR) 8p

Three Muses: Meschiya Lake (JV) 7p

 

TUESDAY AUGUST 23

Chickie Wah Wah: Nyce (JV) 6p

d.b.a.: Treme Brass Band (BB) 9p

Howlin’ Wolf: Sawyer Fredericks, Mia Z (SS) 9p

Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (FK) 11p

Snug Harbor: Stanton Moore Trio (JV) 8 & 10p

 

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24

d.b.a.: Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p

Snug Harbor: Uptown Jazz Orchestra (JV) 8 & 10p

Three Muses: Sarah McCoy (JV) 7p