Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of June 23 – June 29, 2016 featuring Rick Springfield, Night Ranger and Loverboy at Champions Square; Steve Masakowski Quartet at Snug Harbor; Honey Island Swamp Band at Tipitina’s; The Ponderosa Stomp Presents at the Ace Hotel; John Boutte at d.b.a.; Vans Warped Tour at Mardi Gras World; Dr. Michael White’s Original Liberty Jazz Band at Snug Harbor; Tank and the Bangas at Chickie Wah Wah; Khris Royal and Dark Matter presents ’80s Night; Cole Williams at Ooh Poo Pah Doo Lounge; Jacui Naylor Quartet at Snug Harbor plus lots more!
THURSDAY JUNE 23
Champions Square: Rick Springfield, Night Ranger, Loverboy (CR) 9p
d.b.a.: Otra (LT) 10p
Dos Jefes: Loren Pickford Quartet (JV) 9:30p
Snug Harbor: Steve Masakowski Quartet (JV) 8 & 10p
Tipitina’s: the Foreign Exchange, Tales From the Land of Milk and Honey (VR) 9p
FRIDAY JUNE 24
House of Blues: Adore Delano (VR) 9p
Maple Leaf: Funk Monkey feat. members of Bonerama (FK) 11p
Snug Harbor: Dr. Michael White’s Original Liberty Jazz Band (JV) 8 & 10p
Tipitina’s: Honey Island Swamp Band (RR) 10p
SATURDAY JUNE 25
Ace Hotel: Ponderosa Stomp Presents (RR) 9p
Chickie Wah Wah: Tank and the Bangas (VR) 10p
d.b.a.: John Boutte (JV) 8p
Howlin’ Wolf: Snake Oil Festival: Hoochie Coochie Babylon (BQ) 9p
Maple Leaf: RumpelSTEELskin, Space and Harmony (VR) 11p
Snug Harbor: Jacqui Naylor Quartet (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Muses: Shotgun Jazz Band (JV) 9p
SUNDAY JUNE 26
House of Blues: Citizen Cope (RK) 8p
Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse: Germaine Bazzle (JV) 8p
Snug Harbor: Gentilly Groove Masters (JV) 8 & 10p
MONDAY JUNE 27
d.b.a.: MainLine (BB) 11p
Maple Leaf: George Porter Jr. Trio (FK) 10p
Mardi Gras World: Vans Warped Tour (VR) 11a
Three Muses: Joe Cabral (JV) 7p
TUESDAY JUNE 28
Chickie Wah Wah: Cary Hudson and the Piney Woods Players (VR) 8p
Columns Hotel: John Rankin and Spencer Bohren (JV) 8p
d.b.a.: Treme Brass Band (BB) 10p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (FK) 11p
Snug Harbor: Stanton Moore Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
Spitfire: Dick Deluxe’s Wheel of Misfortune (SS) 9p
WEDNESDAY JUNE 29
Algiers Ferry Dock: Wednesdays on the Point feat. Bag of Donuts (VR) 5:30p
d.b.a.: Tin Men (RK) 7p, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p
Maple Leaf: Khris Royal and Dark Matter presents ’80s Night (FK) 9p
Ooh Poo Pah Doo: Cole Williams (FK) 8p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Creole Stringbeans (SI) 8p