Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of June 28, 2018 – July 4, 2018 featuring Darrian Douglas and the Session at Snug Harbor; Funk Monkey at d.b.a.; Nayo Jones Experience at Little Gem Saloon; Daryl Hall and John Oates at Smoothie King Center; In Business at the Maple Leaf; Dave Jordan and the NIA at d.b.a.; The Iguanas at Pontchartrain Vineyards; Grayson Brockamp and the New Orleans Wildlife Band at Snug Harbor; Mem Shannon at Three Keys; the Catahoulas at the Maple Leaf; Michaela Harrison at Three Keyes; Rock and Rouge: Women’s Music and Food Festival at the Old U.S. Mint plus lots more!
THURSDAY JUNE 28
Café Negril: Soul Project (VR) 9:30p
d.b.a.: Papo y son Mondeo (LT) 10p
Fontaine Palace: ChiNola Soul (SO) 6p
Maple Leaf: Johnny Vidacovich, June Yamagishi and Joe Ashlar (JV) 11p
SideBar NOLA: Mike Dillon, James Singleton and Brian Haas (VR) 9p
Smoothie King Center: Daryl Hall and John Oates (RK) 7p
Snug Harbor: Darrian Douglas and the Session (JV) 8 & 10p
FRIDAY JUNE 29
d.b.a.: Funk Monkey (FK) 10p
Little Gem Saloon: Nayo Jones Experience (JV) 8p
Maple Leaf: In Business (FK) 10p
Morning Call: Valerie Sassyfras (VR) 10a
SideBar NOLA: Rod Hodges and the Micro-Iguanas (VR) 9p
Tipitina’s: Foundation Brass-A-Holics, CoolNasty (VR) 10p
SATURDAY JUNE 30
Bacchanal: Jasen Weaver Band (JV) 7:30p
d.b.a.: Dave Jordan and the NIA (RR) 11p
Fontaine Palace: Les Getrex (VR) 8p
Maple Leaf: the Catahoulas (RB) 10p
Old U.S. Mint: Rock and Rouge: Women’s Music and Food Festival (VR) 10a
Pontchartrain Vineyards: Jazz’n the Vines feat. the Iguanas (RR) 6:30p
SUNDAY JULY 1
Howlin’ Wolf (the Den): Hot 8 Brass Band (BB) 10p
Kerry Irish Pub: Beth Patterson (FO) 8p
Little Gem Saloon: Little Freddie King (BL) 11a
Maple Leaf: Joe Krown Trio feat. Walter “Wolfman” Washington (RB) 10p
One Eyed Jacks: Summer Serenades feat. Zoe K., Lilli Lewis, Kathryn Rose Wood (SS) 9p
Snug Harbor: Grayson Brockamp and the New Orleans Wildlife Band (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Keys (Ace Hotel): Mem Shannon (BL) 9p
MONDAY JULY 2
Maple Leaf: George Porter Jr. Trio feat. Michael Lemmler and Terrence Houston (FK) 10p
Starlight: Joshua Benitez Band (RK) 10p
Three Keys (Ace Hotel): Alligator Chomp Chomp (RB) 5p
Three Muses: Leo Forde (JV) 7p
TUESDAY JULY 3
d.b.a.: Treme Brass Band (BB) 10p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (FK) 10p
Snug Harbor: Stanton Moore Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
WEDNESDAY JULY 4
d.b.a.: Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p
Jazz Playhouse: Nayo Jones Experience (JV) 8p
Santos Bar: Swamp Moves with the Russell Welch Quartet (SI) 10p
Snug Harbor: Uptown Jazz Orchestra with Delfeayo Marsalis (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Keys (Ace Hotel): Michaela Harrison (JV) 9p