New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: December 11

Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of December 11 – December 17, 2014 featuring: Tim Laughlin with Crescent City Joymakers, Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Astral Project, Rob Wagner Trio , Glen David Andrews, Jason Marsalis, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, and more!

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THURSDAY DECEMBER 11

Chickie Wah Wah: No Strings Attached: Cello and the New Guitar feat. Helen Gillet, Monica McIntyre and Leyla McCalla (VR) 9p
Ogden Museum of Southern Art: After Hours featuring Basquiat and the Blues with Evan Christopher (JV) 6p
Palm Court Jazz Café: Tim Laughlin with Crescent City Joymakers (TJ) 8p
Snug Harbor: Blue Orleans with Ed Anderson and Darrell Lavigne (JV) 8 & 10p

FRIDAY DECEMBER 12

Chickie Wah Wah: The Parishioners CD-release party (FK) 9p
Maple Leaf: Russell Batiste’s Birthday Extravaganza with special guests (FK) 10:30p
Richard Fiske’s: Don Vappie (JV) 9p
Siberia: Quintron and Miss Pussycat, Vockah Redu, Circuit Desyeaux, Bitchin Bahas, DJ Rotten Milk (VR) 9p
Snug Harbor: Jason Marsalis and Drums Unlimited CD-release party (JV) 8 & 10p

SATURDAY DECEMBER 13

Carrollton Station: Pete Winkler’s Super Jam (RR) 9p
Chickie Wah Wah: Deacon John (RB) 9p
d.b.a.: Rebirth Brass Band (BB) 11p
Ellis Marsalis Center: Christmas with Ellis Marsalis (JV) 6:30p
House of Blues: Bianca del Rio (CO) 9p
Maison: Smoking Time Jazz Club, Brass-A-Holics (VR) 7p
Snug Harbor: Astral Project (JV) 8 & 10p

SUNDAY DECEMBER 14

Snug Harbor: Pianist Kenny Peagler from NYC (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Muses: Raphael Bas (JV) 5p, Rob Wagner Trio (JV) 8p

MONDAY DECEMBER 15

d.b.a.: Luke Winslow King (JV) 7p, Glen David Andrews (JV) 10p
Maple Leaf: Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen (FK) 9p
Three Muses: John Sinclair (JV) 5p

TUESDAY DECEMBER 16

Banks Street Bar: NOLA County (FO) 8p
d.b.a.: Treme Brass Band (BB) 9p
Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse: Jason Marsalis (JV) 8p
Snug Harbor: Masakowski Family Trio (JV) 8 & 10p

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17

d.b.a.: Tin Men (RK) 7p, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p
Howlin’ Wolf: Molotov (VR) 8p
Maple Leaf: A Night of 1000 Bookers presented by OffBeat Magazine in honor of James Booker’s 75th Birthday (PI) 7p, Big Sam’s Funky Nation (BL) 10p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Creole Stringbeans (KJ) 8p