Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of July 28– August 3, 2016 featuring The Good for Nothin’ Band at Maison; Bessie Smith tribute with Betty Shirley and Will Thompson Trio at Snug Harbor; Colin Lake at d.b.a.; The Dirty Bourbon River Show at the Maple Leaf; Shag Fest featuring Gravity A and Papa Mali at d.b.a.; Space Oddi-Tease, a Burlesque Tribute to David Bowie featuring Sweet Crude, Vox and the Hound, Little Maker and more at Howlin’ Wolf; New Orleans Suspects at the Maple Leaf; Eric Lindell at Rock ‘n’ Bowl; Chris Mule and the Perpetrators at d.b.a.; Stanton Moore Trio at Snug Harbor plus lots more!
THURSDAY JULY 28
d.b.a.: Young Seminole Hunters Gang (MG) 10p
Hi-Ho Lounge: the Sufficients CD-release party (VR) 9p
Maison: Good For Nothin’ Band (VR) 4p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Lil Nathan (ZY) 8:30p
Snug Harbor: Bessie Smith Tribute with Betty Shirley and Will Thompson Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
FRIDAY JULY 29
Bombay Club: Banu Gibson (JV) 8:30p
d.b.a.: Colin Lake (BL) 10p
Maple Leaf: Dirty Bourbon River Show (VR) 11p
Snug Harbor: Davell Crawford CD-release party (JV) 8 & 10p
SATURDAY JULY 30
d.b.a.: Shag Fest feat. Gravity Mali with Gravity A and Papa Mali (VR) 10p
House of Blues: Beatles Fest feat. the Topcats, Chuck Credo IV, Randy Zackson, Rockin’ Dopsie and others (CR) 9p
Howlin’ Wolf: Space Oddi-Tease: A Burlesque Tribute to David Bowie feat. Sweet Crude, Vox and the Hound, Little Maker, Exports (BQ) 10p
Maple Leaf: New Orleans Suspects (VR) 11p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Eric Lindell (BL) 9:45p
SUNDAY JULY 31
Joy Theater: case/lang/veirs (k.d. lang, Neko Case, Laura Veirs) (VR) 9p
Saenger Theatre: Ray LaMontagne (SS) 7p
Snug Harbor: Jazz Camp Faculty All-Stars (JV) 8 & 10p
MONDAY AUGUST 1
d.b.a.: Glen David Andrews (JV) 10p
Kerry Irish Pub: Patrick Cooper (FO) 8p
Maple Leaf: George Porter Jr. Trio (FK) 10p
Ooh Poo Pah Doo: James Andrews and the Crescent City All-Stars (VR) 8p
TUESDAY AUGUST 2
d.b.a.: Treme Brass Band (BB) 9p
Kerry Irish Pub: Jason Bishop (FO) 8:30p
Maison: Sam Price and the True Believers (VR) 4p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (RK) 11p
Snug Harbor: Stanton Moore Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
Spitfire: Dick Deluxe’s Wheel of Misfortune (SS) 9p
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 3
d.b.a.: Chris Mule and the Perpetrators (RR) 10p
Maple Leaf: Gravity A (FK) 10p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: G and the Swinging 3 (SI) 8p
Three Muses: Hot Club of New Orleans (JV) 7p