Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of September 17 – September 23, 2015, featuring: Cedric Burnside Project at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art; Gregory Agid Quartet at Snug Harbor; Dierks Bentley at Champions Square; Dash Rip Rock CD-release party with Mason Ruffner at d.b.a.; Soul Sisters 9th Annual Birthday Jam at Tipitina’s; Dale Watson at Rock ‘n’ Bowl; Blues Traveler at the Civic Theatre; the Tin Men CD-release party with Dr. Sick at d.b.a. Swervedriver at House of Blues and lots more!
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 17
Chickie Wah Wah: Phil deGruy (VR) 6p
Gasa Gasa: Diet Cig, Biglemoi, Val Hollie (ID) 8p
Ogden Museum of Southern Art: After Hours feat. the Cedric Burnside Project (VR) 6p
Orpheum Theater: the LPO’s Return to the Orpheum (CL) 7:30p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas (ZY) 8:30p
Snug Harbor: Gregory Agid Quartet (JV) 8 & 10p
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18
Champions Square: Dierks Bentley, Kip Moore, Canaan Smith, Maddie and Tae (VR) 7p
d.b.a.: Hot Club of New Orleans (JV) 6p, Dash Rip Rock CD-release with Mason Ruffner (RK) 10p
Historic New Orleans Collection: Concerts in the Courtyard feat. Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue (CW) 6p
House of Blues (the Parish): Swervedriver (RK) 9p
Maple Leaf: BrasiNola: Funk and 1970s Brazil feat. Ron Johnson, Russell Batiste, Nigel Hall, Weedie Braimah and others (FK) 10:30p
Pearl Wine Company: Sarah Gromko celebrates Jon Hendricks (JV) 8:30p
Tipitina’s: Soul Sister’s 9th Annual Birthday Jam feat. KON, Hot 8 Brass Band, DJ Soul Sister (FK) 10p
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19
Chickie Wah Wah: call club (VR) 6p, Paul Sanchez (RR) 9p
d.b.a.: Papa Mali (FK) 11p
Orpheum Theater: the LPO’s Return to the Orpheum (CL) 7:30p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Dale Watson, Ron Hotstream and the Mid-City Drifters (CW) 9:30p
Snug Harbor: Germaine Bazzle (JV) 8 & 10p
Tipitina’s: Super Sunday Showdown and 6th Annual Black & Gold Kickoff Party feat. the Wild Magnolias, the 79ers Gang and many others (MG) 10p
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 20
Dragon’s Den: Russell Welch (JV) 7p; Upstairs: Church feat. DJ Unicorn Fukr (EL) 10p
One Eyed Jacks: Thee Oh Sees (VR) 10p
Snug Harbor: Jason Marsalis (JV) 8 & 10p
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 21
d.b.a.: Glen David Andrews (JV) 10p
Maple Leaf: Russell Batiste and friends (FK) 10p
Three Muses: Keith Burnstein’s Kettle Black (JV) 7p
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22
Chickie Wah Wah: Albanie Falletta (VR) 6p, Tommy Malone (VR) 8p, Cole Williams (RB) 10:30p
Civic Theatre: Blues Traveler, Matt Jaffe and the Distractions (BL) 9p
Gasa Gasa: Langhorne Slim and the Law (ID) 8p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (FK) 10:30p
Snug Harbor: Stanton Moore Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 23
d.b.a.: Tin Men CD-release show with special guest Dr. Sick (JV) 7p, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p
Maple Leaf: Hill Country Hounds (CO) 10p
Snug Harbor: Delfeayo Marsalis and Uptown Jazz Orchestra (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Muses: Leslie Martin (JV) 5p, Sarah McCoy (JV) 7p