Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of March 31 – April 6, 2016 featuring Leroy Thomas at Rock ’n’ Bowl; Anson Funderburgh, Mark Hummel and Charlie Baty at Snug Harbor; Brint Anderson’s Earl King Tribute at Chickie Wah Wah; Erica Falls at the Ace Hotel; My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra at the WWI Museum’s Stage Door Canteen; John Rankin’s NeoClassic Jazz Trio at Snug Harbor; Mem Shannon at 30/90; Amanda Shaw and the Vettes at Lafayette Square; Kim Carson at Kerry Irish Pub; They Might Be Giants at House of Blues and lots more!
THURSDAY MARCH 31
d.b.a.: Lightnin’ Malcolm (BL) 10p
Dragon’s Den: Ben Hunter (RE) 9p, the ILL Vibe with DJ Matt Scott (VR) 10p
Maison: Jon Roniger, Loose Marbles, Dysfunktional Bone (VR) 4p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Leroy Thomas (ZY) 8:30p
Snug Harbor: Anson Funderburgh, Mark Hummel and Charlie Baty (JV) 8 & 10p
Vaughan’s Lounge: Corey Henry and Treme Funket (FK) 10p
FRIDAY APRIL 1
Ace Hotel: DJ Ruby (VR) 6p, Erica Falls (SO) 9p
Buffa’s: Camile Baudoin and Papa Mali (VR) 8p
Chickie Wah Wah: Lonely Lonely Knights (RK) 9p, Brint Anderson’s Earl King Tribute (VR) 10p
d.b.a.: Tuba Skinny (JV) 6p, the Iguanas (VR) 10p
Hi-Ho Lounge: Tank and the Bangas, Hildegard (VR) 9p
Maple Leaf: Dave Jordan and the NIA CD-release party, Wolf feat. Cornell Williams, Big D and Jamison Ross (VR) 11p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Soul Track Mind, Jarekus Singleton (BB) 8:30p
WWII Museum’s Stage Door Canteen: My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra (VR) 6p
SATURDAY APRIL 2
d.b.a.: John Boutte (JV) 8p, R. Scully and the Rough 7, the Lonely Lonely Knights (RK) 11p
House of Blues: They Might Be Giants (RK) 9p
Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse: Leroy Jones Quintet (JV) 8p
Maison: Smoking Time Jazz Club (JV) 1p
Maple Leaf: Cyril Neville’s Royal Southern Brotherhood (FK) 11p
Old U.S. Mint: New Orleans Ragtime Festival (JV) 11a
Snug Harbor: Horacio “El Negro” Hernandez/Bill Summers Ensemble (BL) 8 & 10p
SUNDAY APRIL 3
Café Istanbul: Bal Guinguette Moderne with Helen Gillet, Sarah Quintana, Alexandra Scott and others (VR) 2p
Live Oak Café: Dave Easley (FO) 10a
Snug Harbor: John Rankin’s NeoClassic Jazz Trio (MJ) 8 & 10p
WWII Museum’s Stage Door Canteen: My Way: A Musical Tribute to Frank Sinatra (VR) 11a
MONDAY APRIL 4
d.b.a.: Luke Winslow King (JV) 7p, Glen David Andrews (JV) 10p
Kerry Irish Pub: Kim Carson (FO) 8:30p
Maple Leaf: George Porter Jr. Trio (FK) 10p
TUESDAY APRIL 5
30/90: Mem Shannon (BL) 9p
Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse: Adonis Rose (JV) 8p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (FK) 11p
Snug Harbor: Brian Quezergue Quintet (MJ) 8 & 10p
WEDNESDAY APRIL 6
Chickie Wah Wah: Lawrence Cotton (VR) 6p, Meschiya Lake and Tom McDermott (JV) 8p
Lafayette Square: Wednesday at the Square feat. Amanda Shaw, the Vettes (VR) 5p
Maple Leaf: Pat Casey and the New Sound feat. Robin Barnes (VR) 9p
Snug Harbor: Delfeayo Marsalis and Uptown Jazz Orchestra (MJ) 8 & 10p
