Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of November 12 – November 18, 2015, featuring: Diana Krall at the Saenger Theater; Tank and The Bangas and Sexual Thunder at One Eyed Jacks; Faux Real Fest After Party feat. Leslie Cooper and Music Street at Buffa’s Lounge; Steve Earle and the Dukes and the Mastersons at Tipitina’s; Jazz at the Sandbar feat. Quintology Reunion at UNO; Open Ears Music Series feat. Helen Gillet and Doug Garrison at Blue Nile; Mark Rapp and Wess Anderson present a Tribute to Lou Donaldson at Snug Harbor; Joe Krown Trio feat. Russell Batiste And Walter “Wolfman” Washington at the Maple Leaf; King Diamond and Exodus at the Civic Theater and lots more!
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12
Funky Pirate: Marc Stone Duo 4p
d.b.a.: Jon Cleary 7p, Otra 10p
Saenger Theater: Diana Krall 8p
Kerry Irish Pub: Lynn Drury 6:30p
Ogden Museum of Southern Art: After Hours feat. Kenny Brown 6p
Snug Harbor: Larry Sieberth Quartet 8 & 10p
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13
Preservation Hall: Southern Syncopaters feat. Steve Pistorius 6p
Snug Harbor: Astral Project 8 & 10p
Three Muses: Jeremy Lyons 9p
Kermit’s Mother-in-Law Lounge: Guitar Slim Jr. 9p
One Eyed Jack’s: Tank and The Bangas and Sexual Thunder 10p
Maple Leaf: Honey Island Swamp Band 10:30p
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 14
Little Gem Saloon: Kermit Ruffins and The BBQ Swingers 7p
d.b.a.: John Boutte 8p, Lost Bayou Ramblers 11p
Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse: Leroy Jones Quintet 8p
Circle Bar: Papa Mali 10p
Buffa’s Lounge: Faux Real Fest After Party feat. Leslie Cooper and Music Street 11p
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 15
House of Blues: Falling in Reverse, Atilla, Metro Station, and Assuming We Survive 8p
Chickie Wah Wah: Meschiya Lake and The Little Big Horns 8p
Howlin’ Wolf: Cha Wa 8p
Civic Theater: King Diamond and Exodus 8p
Preservation Hall: Preservation Hall All-Stars feat. Wendell Brunious 8p
Maple Leaf: Joe Krown Trio feat. Russell Batiste And Walter “Wolfman” Washington 10p
MONDAY NOVEMBER 16
Bacchanal: Helen Gillet 7:30p
Tipitina’s: Steve Earle and the Dukes and the Mastersons 8p
d.b.a.: Glen David Andrews 10p
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 17
Snug Harbor: Mark Rapp and Wess Anderson present a Tribute to Lou Donaldson 10p
Blue Nile: Open Ears Music Series feat. Helen Gillet and Doug Garrison 8 & 10:30p
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 18
Sandbar at UNO: Jazz at the Sandbar feat. Quintology Reunion 7p
Bombay Club: Kris Tokarski 8p
One Eyed Jacks: The Sword and Royal Thunder 8p
Maple Leaf: The Stone Foxes CD-Release Tour and Deltaphonic 9p