Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of January 19, 2017 – January 25, 2017 featuring Tom McDermott and Chloe Feoranzo at Buffa’s; Grayson Capps at Chickie Wah Wah; Tuba Skinny at d.b.a.; Roderick Harper Quintet at Snug Harbor; Ladies of the blues featuring Margie Perez, Dana Abbott and Big Pearl at the Carver Theater; Khris Royal, Mike Lemmler and Terrence Houston at the Maple Leaf; The Best of the Beat Awards featuring Naughty Professor, Khris Royal and Dark Matter, the Fortifiers featuring Bobby Rush, Mia Borders, Soul Brass Band, Valerie Sassyfras and a special tribute to Johnny Vidacovich by Stanton Moore; The Tumbling Wheels at Chickie Wah Wah; Mike Dillon’s Punk Rock Percussion Consortium at the Maple Leaf; The Cigar Box Guitar Festival featuring Jonathon “Boogie Long” at the Frenchmen Theatre plus lots more!
THURSDAY JANUARY 19
Buffa’s: Tom McDermott and Chloe Feoranzo (JV) 8p
Generations Hall: OffBeat’s Best of the Beat Awards feat. Naughty Professor, Khris Royal and Dark Matter, the Fortifiers featuring Bobby Rush; Tribute to Johnny Vidacovich by Stanton Moore and others, Soul Brass Band, Mia Borders, Valerie Sassyfras (VR) 6p
Johnny gets his Lifetime Achievement Award, Photo: Willow Haley
Ogden Museum of Southern Art: After Hours feat. Darcy Malone and the Tangle (RK) 6p
Palm Court Jazz Café: Leroy Jones and Katja Toivola with Crescent City Joymakers (TJ) 8p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Wayne Singleton and Same Ol’ 2 Step (ZY) 8:30p
Snug Harbor: Stephanie Nilles Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
FRIDAY JANUARY 20
Chickie Wah Wah: Grayson Capps (RR) 9p
d.b.a.: Tuba Skinny (JV) 6p
Frenchmen Theatre: New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival feat. Jonathon “Boogie” Long, April Mae and the June Bugs and others (VR) 1p
House of Blues: Clapton is God Tribute feat. Chuck Credo IV, Jimmy Robinson, Dave Rosser, Dwight Breland, Jimmy Messa (CR) 9p
Maple Leaf: the Wild Magnolias’ Big Chief Bo Dollis Jr.’s Birthday Bash (MG) 11p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Bag of Donuts (VR) 9p
SATURDAY JANUARY 21
Chickie Wah Wah: Susan Cowsill’s Covered In Vinyl (VR) 9p
d.b.a.: Lost Bayou Ramblers (KJ) 11p
Frenchmen Theatre: New Orleans Cigar Box Guitar Festival feat. Shane Speal, Jontavious Willis, AJ Gaither, Amzie Adams (VR) 1p
Little Gem Saloon: New Soul Finders feat. Marilyn Barbarin with guests Papa Mali and Reggie Scanlan (JV) 8p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Foret Tradition (VR) 9:30p
Snug Harbor: Donny McCaslin Quartet (JV) 8 & 10p
SUNDAY JANUARY 22
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Fais Do Do feat. Bruce Daigrepont (KJ) 5:30p
Snug Harbor: Roderick Harper Quintet (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Muses Maple: Debbie Davis and Josh Paxton (JV) 11a
MONDAY JANUARY 23
Carver Theater: Ladies of the Blues feat. Margie Perez, Dana Abbott Band, Big Pearl (BL) 8p
d.b.a.: Alexis and the Samurai (ID) 7p, Glen David Andrews (JV) 10p
Maple Leaf: Khris Royal, Mike Lemmler, Terrence Houston (FK) 10p
TUESDAY JANUARY 24
Chickie Wah Wah: The Tumbling Wheels (JV) 8p
d.b.a.: Treme Brass Band (BB) 10p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (FK) 11p
Snug Harbor: Alex Bosworth and Hank Mackie (JV) 8 & 10p
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 25
Chickie Wah Wah: Aurora Nealand and Tom McDermott (JV) 8p
d.b.a.: Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p
Hi-Ho Lounge: Cauche Mar (ME) 8p
Little Gem Saloon: Evan Christopher’s Clarinet Road presents Fairwell to Storyville (JV) 7p
Maple Leaf: Mike Dillon’s Punk Rock Percussion Consortium (FK) 10p
