Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concert picks for the week of August 6 – August 12, 2015, featuring: Shuggie Otis at Howlin’ Wolf, Cindy Scott and Brian Seeger at Snug Harbor, Horace Trahan at Rock ‘n’ Bowl, Alexis and the Samurai CD-release party at Chickie Wah Wah and much more.
THURSDAY AUGUST 6
d.b.a.: Saint Cecilia Asylum Chorus (GS) 10p
Kerry Irish Pub: Beth Patterson (FO) 8:30p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Horace Trahan (ZY) 8:30p
Snug Harbor: Cindy Scott and Brian Seeger (JV) 8 & 10p
FRIDAY AUGUST 7
d.b.a.: Soul Rebels (BB) 10p
Maple Leaf: Sonic Bloom feat. Eric Benny Bloom (FK) 11p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Groovy 7 (VR) 9:30p
Snug Harbor: Delfeayo Marsalis Sextet (JV) 8 & 10p
SATURDAY AUGUST 8
Chickie Wah Wah: Alexis and the Samurai CD-release party with Ship of Fools, Gabrielle Evelina (VR) 9p
d.b.a.: John Boutte (JV) 7p, Deacon John (RB) 11p
Howlin’ Wolf: Shuggie Otis (RB) 10p
Snug Harbor: Chris Thomas King (BL) 8 & 10p
SUNDAY AUGUST 9
Snug Harbor: Rob Wagner Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Muses: Raphael Bas (JV) 5p, Linnzi Zaorski (JV) 8p
MONDAY AUGUST 10
Maple Leaf: George Porter Jr. and friends (FK) 10p
Preservation Hall: Preservation Hall Jazz Masters feat. Leroy Jones (TJ) 8p
Three Muses: Rob Wagner (JV) 7p
TUESDAY AUGUST 11
Chickie Wah Wah: Papa Mali and Cary Hudson Song Swap (VR) 8p
d.b.a.: Treme Brass Band (BB) 9p
Hi-Ho Lounge: Da Truth Brass Band (BB) 9p
Snug Harbor: Jeffrey Miller Quintet (JV) 8 & 10p
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 12
d.b.a.: Tin Men (RK) 7p, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p
Snug Harbor: Terrence Taplin and Uptown Jazz Orchestra (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Muses: Leslie Martin (JV) 5p