Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of August 27 – September 2, 2015, featuring: The Write Brothers at the Ogden; Solange with special guests at House of Blues; Steve Turre with Delfeayo Marsalis at Snug Harbor; Bonerama at the Maple Leaf; Little Freddie King at d.b.a.; NOLA Country CD release party at Banks Street Bar and more!
THURSDAY AUGUST 27
Champions Square: the Australian Pink Floyd Show (CR) 8p
d.b.a.: Little Freddie King (BL) 10p
Ogden Museum of Southern Art: After Hours feat. the Write Brothers (RR) 6p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Chris Ardoin (ZY) 8:30p
FRIDAY AUGUST 28
d.b.a.: Billy Iuso and the Restless Natives (RR) 10p
Maple Leaf: Bonerama (FK) 11p
Snug Harbor: Steve Turre and Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet (JV) 8 & 10p
Tipitina’s: Foundation Free Friday feat. Sweet Crude (ID) 10p
SATURDAY AUGUST 29
Banks Street Bar: NOLA Country CD-release party (FO) 9p
Buffa’s Lounge: Sherman Bernard and the Ole Man River Band (VR) 8p
d.b.a.: John Boutte (JV) 8p, Eric Lindell (BL) 11p
House of Blues: Benefit concert for Make it Right with Solange and special guests 10p
Snug Harbor: Steve Turre and Delfeayo Marsalis Quintet (JV) 8 & 10p
Tipitina’s: Rebirth Brass Band (BB) 10p
SUNDAY AUGUST 30
Maison: Brad Walker (JV) 4p
Snug Harbor: James Singleton Quartet (JV) 8 & 10p
MONDAY AUGUST 31
Buffa’s Lounge: Antoine Diel (JV) 8p
d.b.a.: Glen David Andrews (JV) 10p
Maple Leaf: Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen (FK) 9p
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1
Columns Hotel: Tim Laughlin and John Rankin (JV) 8p
d.b.a.: Treme Brass Band (BB) 9p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (RK) 10:30p
Snug Harbor: Stanton Moore Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2
Crazy Lobster: Ken Swartz and the Palace of Sin (VR) 5p
d.b.a.: Tin Men (JV) 7p, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p
Gasa Gasa: the Fritz, the Quickening (ID) 8p
Snug Harbor: Delfeayo Marsalis and Uptown Jazz Orchestra (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Muses: Hot Club of New Orleans (JV) 7p