Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of July 19, 2018 – July 25, 2018 featuring Sierra Green and the Soul Machine at Café Negril; Little Freddie King at d.b.a.; Tribute to Don Suhor CD-release show at Snug Harbor; Ivan Neville at Three Keys; Rebirth Brass Band at the Willow; Flow Tribe at Fontaine Palace; Cyril Neville and Swamp Funk at d.b.a.; Doro Wat Jazz Band at Three Muses; Bert Cotton Trio at the Maple Leaf; Blind Boys of Alabama, Cyril Neville, Cornell Williams, Terence Higgins, Mem Shannon, Tom Worrell and Irma Thomas at the Orpheum Theater; Victor Goines Quartet at Snug Harbor; Welcome to New Orleans Party with Mannie Fresh at House of Blues; d.b.a.’s 18-Year Anniversary Party featuring Michot’s Melody Makes at d.b.a; Josh Gouzy at Three Muses; Bone Thugs-N-Harmony at House of Blues; Gal Holiday and the Honky Ton Revue at Starlight plus lots more!
THURSDAY JULY 19
Café Negril: Sierra Green and the Soul Machine (VR) 9:30p
d.b.a.: Little Freddie King (BL) 10p
Hi-Ho Lounge: The Lilli Lewis Project (RK) 10p
Little Gem Saloon: Ingrid Lucia (JV) 7:30p
Snug Harbor: Tribute to Don Suhor CD-release show (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Keys (Ace Hotel): Ivan Neville (JV) 9p
Willow: Rebirth Brass Band (BB) 9p
FRIDAY JULY 20
d.b.a.: Cyril Neville and Swamp Funk (FK) 10p
Fontaine Palace: Flow Tribe (VR) 8p
House of Blues: Welcome to New Orleans Party with Mannie Fresh (HH) 9:30p
Maple Leaf: FuFu All-Stars (AF) 10p
SideBar NOLA: Maxwell Boecker and Nick Benoit (VR) 9p
Three Muses: Doro Wat Jazz Band (JV) 9p
Tipitina’s: Gravity A (VR) 10p
SATURDAY JULY 21
d.b.a.: Hot 8 Brass Band (BB) 11p
Fontaine Palace: Dirty Bourbon River Show Band (VR) 8p
Maple Leaf: the Iceman Special Album-release show (RR) 10p
Saenger Theatre: Cheap Trick (RK) 8p
SideBar NOLA: Lynn Drury (VR) 9p
Snug Harbor: Lynne Arriale Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
Tipitina’s: Deacon John and the Ivories (RB) 8p
SUNDAY JULY 22
d.b.a.: d.b.a.’s 18-Year Anniversary Party feat. Michot’s Melody Makers, Smitty (VR) 8p
Maple Leaf: Bert Cotton Trio (JV) 10p
Orpheum Theater: Blind Boys of Alabama, Legends of New Orleans feat. Cyril Neville, Cornell Williams, Terence Higgins, Mem Shannon, Tom Worrell, Irma Thomas (BL) 7:30p
Snug Harbor: Victor Goines Quartet (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Keys (Ace Hotel): Mem Shannon (BL) 9p
MONDAY JULY 23
Café Negril: In Business (VR) 9:30p
Maple Leaf: George Porter Jr. Trio feat. Michael Lemmler and Terrence Houston (FK) 10p
Saturn Bar: Michot’s Melody Makers (KJ) 10p
Three Muses: Washboard Rodeo (JV) 7p
TUESDAY JULY 24
Café Negril: John Lisi and Delta Funk (FK) 9:30p
d.b.a.: Treme Brass Band (BB) 10p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (FK) 10p
SideBar NOLA: Steve Masakowski, Tom Fitzpatrick and Kirk Duplantis (VR) 9p
Snug Harbor: Stanton Moore Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
WEDNESDAY JULY 25
d.b.a.: Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p
House of Blues: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (HH) 8p
Maple Leaf: Percy J (SO) 10p
Preservation Hall: Preservation All-Stars feat. Mark Braud (TJ) 8p
Snug Harbor: Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Terrence Taplin (JV) 8 & 10p
Starlight: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue (CW) 7p
Three Muses: Josh Gouzy (JV) 8p