The first annual “Noise for Toys” concert will be held Thursday, December 16 at Tipitina’s.  The concert features a long bill of performers, such as Joe Krown, Los Po-Boy-Citos, Andrew Duhon and more, who are all performing for free to help bring a better holiday season to those less fortunate. The event also features a tribute to Marva Wright with Topsie Chapman, Leslie Smith, Margie Perez and more.

Marva Wright and Charmaine Neville during Christmas 1996.

Those in attendance are asked to bring a non-perishable food item and/or an unwrapped toy. There will also be vendors with holiday crafts for sale.  You can contribute by entering to win a holiday gift raffle, the proceeds for which go to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank.  Tickets are only $10 in advance, and $12 at the door, so it need not be expensive to be generous this year, and the long list of musicians that will be performing helps, too.

Here’s the full night’s line-up:

7:30 p.m. – 7:45: Washboard Chaz Blues Band

7:55 – 8:10: Coot

8:20 – 8:40: Gravity A

8:50 – 9:10: Matt Lemmler’s New Orleans Jazz Revival Band

9:20 – 9:40: Good Enough for Good Times

9:50 – 10:05: Billy Iuso and Friends

10:15 – 11:00: Tribute to Marva Wright featuring Margie Perez, Topsy Chapman, Leslie Smith, Deanna Bernard, Bruce” Sunpie” Barnes and more

11:05 – 11:20: Joe Krown

11:30 – 11:50: Mr. Metaphor featuring Sam Hotchkiss, Jon Gross, Kevin O’Day, Jeff Watkins and CR Gruver

12:00 a.m. – 12:20: Los-Po-Boy-Citos

12:30 – 12:50: Andrew Duhon

1:00 – 1:30: Corey Henry’s Smokedown