New Orleans is getting ready for what should be the first weekend of Jazz Fest, but as we all now know, things haven’t gotten pretty weird around here. It’s now week six of OffBeat’s Weekly Stream, an online column listing virtual gigs from local musicians forced to perform on social media and elsewhere on the Internet ever since the COVID-19 pandemic effectively shut down the outdoors.
This week, we have a ton of regularly programmed gigs plus April 25’s Band Together Benefit (featuring PJ Morton, Tank and the Bangas, Jon Cleary and many more) and lots else.
Below, you’ll find a collection of performances, though by no means is this list exhaustive.
To add your online performance to the Weekly Stream, please send an email to [email protected] and cc: [email protected] with the following info:
Date of show
Artist name
Genre
Time of show
Fee
Stream link
| DATE | Artist | Genre | Time | Stream Link 1 | Stream Link 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, May 27 | *Andre Bohren | Piano | 1 p.m. CDT | ||
| Thursday, May 27 | Wendell Brunious | Jazz | 2-3 p.m. CDT | ||
| Thursday, May 27 | *Johnny Vidacovich | Jazz | 4 p.m. CDT | ||
| Thursday, May 27 | *Jon Roniger and The Good for Nothin' Band | Funk/Blues | 7 p.m. CDT | ||
| Thursday, May 27 | *DJ RQ Away presents "Let Me See It" | Various | 6 p.m. CDT | Web |
Wednesday, April 22
Big Easy Busking Bonanza
Collection of street performers performing mime, music, magic, juggling, comedy and more
Free
Facebook
Joel Willson
Folk.
4 p.m.
Donations accepted via Venmo and PayPal
www.sidebarnola.com.
Jeff Watkins (New Orleans Suspects, James Brown)
Sax Funk
6 p.m. CDT
Free (virtual tip jar available)
Facebook
Samantha Pearl
Soul/Indie/Folk
6-7 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This is a weekly event
Jeremy Joyce
Blues/ballads/spirituals
6 p.m.
Donations accepted via Venmo, Cash App and PayPal
Facebook
André Bohren
Classical Piano
6-7 p.m. CDT
Donations encouraged (Venmo, PayPal)
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Matt Lemmler
Jazz
6:30 p.m.
Donations accepted
Facebook
DJ RQ Away presents Sunsets
Various
6:30 p.m. CDT until the sunset
Free
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This event takes place weekly Monday through Wednesday
Adam Pearce
Rock (solo acoustic)
6:30 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook | Instagram
Henry Turner Jr. in the “Healthier for Air for All” concert series by WWOZ
Blues
7 p.m.
Facebook
John Papa Gros
R&B
7 p.m.
Donations accepted via PayPal and Venmo
Facebook
Lilli Lewis
Folk Rock
8 p.m.
Donations accepted via Venmo, Cash App and PayPal
Facebook
Aurora Nealand & James Singleton
Jazz
8 p.m.
Free
Facebook
Thursday, April 23
You Gots to Chill: Throwback Thursday with Raj Smoove live from Peaches Records
Hip-Hop
12 – 2 p.m. CDT
Donations encouraged (Venmo/CashApp)
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This is a weekly event
Jon Cleary’s Quarantini Eurotini Happy Hour
New Orleans piano/R&B/funk
1 p.m. CDT
Donations accepted through PayPal and Venmo
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Brian Haas
Jazz
4 p.m.
Free
Facebook
Sierra Green
R&B, Soul
6 p.m. CDT
Venmo donations appreciated
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Sharon Martin in the “Healthier for Air for All” concert series by WWOZ
Jazz
7 p.m.
Free
Facebook
Ever More Nest
Americana
7 p.m. CDT
Tips accepted via PayPal
Facebook
Jake Landry
Americana
7 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This is a weekly event
Johnny Vidacovich Presented by Maple Leaf Bar
Jazz
8 p.m.
Donations accepted via PayPal and Venmo
Facebook
Note: This event takes place weekly through the month of April
Erion Williams
Various / DJ
9 p.m. CDT
Facebook | Twitch
Note: This is a weekly event
Friday, April 24
Samantha Fish
Blues/Rock/Soul
12 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
David Doucet
Folk/Cajun/Americana
5 p.m. CDT
Tips accepted via PayPal
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Rickie Lee Jones & Jazz Park Ranger Matt Hampsey
Jazz/Songwriter
6 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook
David Torkanowsky in the “Healthier for Air for All” concert series by WWOZ
Jazz
7 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook
Raj Smoove’s In Your House Party from the House of Blues
Various/DJ
7-10 p.m. CDT
Donations encouraged (Venmo/CashApp)
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This is a weekly event
Big Freedia’s Friday Night Shakedown
Bounce
8 p.m.
Donations accepted in support of the New Orleans Disaster Relief Fund
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This is a weekly event
Ellis Marsalis Tribute Night at Snug Harbor ft. Herlin Riley
Jazz
8 p.m.
Donations accepted
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This is a weekly event
Johnathan Freilich & James Singleton
Jazz
8 p.m.
Free
Link
Khris Royal
Funk
8-10 p.m. CDT
Donations encouraged (Venmo/CashApp)
Facebook Live
Note: This is a weekly event
Amy Trail’s “Stuck-Home Syndrome”: A Piano Bar Experience
Genre: Piano bar-style requests
9 p.m. CST
Free
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Saturday, April 25
Jon Cleary’s One Finger at a Time piano lessons for beginners
12 p.m. CST
Free (donations accepted via PayPal and Venmo)
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Glen David Andrews & Monty Banks Live from the Royal Frenchmen Hotel
Jazz
12 p.m.
Free
Facebook
Alicia Renee’s Blues Bayou
Blues
12 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook
Note: This event takes place weekly for the month of April
Band Together Benefit featuring PJ Morton, Tank and the Bangas, Jon Cleary & more
3 p.m. CDT
Free (donations benefit New Orleans musicians)
Website
Real Rob’s Swanky Live Interactive Cocktail Hour from the 9th Ward Salon
Jazz/Blues/Banter
3-4 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Anaïs St. John and Harry Mayronne
Jazz/Variey
4 p.m. CDT
Donations accepted
Facebook
CR Gruver (New Orleans Suspects)
Piano Journey Live from the Maple Leaf courtyard
6 p.m. CDT
Virtual tip jar available
Facebook
Burris
Rock/Jazz
7 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This is a weekly event
Kermit Ruffins
Jazz
7 p.m. CDT
Donations accepted via PayPal, credit card, CashApp ($KermitRuffins) or here.
Facebook
Tanya Huang
Violin
7 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook
Sunday, April 26
Raj Smoove’s Mimosa on Your Sofa Brunch Mix from Foundation Room
Various/DJ
11 a.m. CDT
Tips accepted
Facebook | Instagram | Foundation Room Instagram
Note: This is a weekly event
Haruka Kikuchi and Z2 Duo
Traditional Jazz
12 p.m. CDT
Tips accepted
Facebook | Instagram
Evan Christopher and David Torkanowsky: Art of the Duo 504
Jazz Variety
2 p.m CDT
Tips accepted via PayPal
Facebook
Marty Christian
Acoustic Blues
3 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook | Website
Note: This is a weekly event
Mannie Fresh’s Gospel Get Down
Gospel/Inspirational
4 p.m.
Free
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This event takes place weekly until May 3
Bon Bon Vivant
“Indie-Gypsy”
7 p.m.
Free
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Kermit Ruffins
Jazz
7 p.m. CDT
Donations accepted via PayPal, credit card, CashApp ($KermitRuffins) or here.
Facebook
Killer Whale
Rock n’ Roll
8 p.m. CDT
Donations accepted via Venmo and PayPal
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Joe Krown
New Orleans piano
8 p.m CDT
Tips accepted
Facebook
Monday, April 27
Alicia Renee’s Blues Bayou
Blues
12 p.m.
Free
Facebook
Note: This event takes place weekly for the month of April
Glen David Andrews’s Virtual 40th Birthday /Album Release Party
Jazz
12 p.m.
Free
Facebook
Note: Album can be purchased on Bandcamp
The Russell Welch Gypsy Happy Hour
Jazz
5 p.m.
Donations acceptted via Venmo and PayPal
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Shawan Rice live from the House of Blues
Soul
6pm-7pm CST
Free
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This is a weekly event
Robin Barnes & Pat Casey present #SongbirdAtHome
Jazz / New Orleans R&B
7 p.m. CST
Donations accepted via Venmo/Cashapp/Zelle
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This is a weekly event
Tuesday, April 28
Mia Borders
R&B/Soul
6 p.m. CDT
Free (donations accepted)
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
John Rankin
6 – 6:30 p.m. CDT
Folk/blues/originals
Tips accepted via PayPal / Venmo
Facebook
Note: This event takes place Tuesday and Thursdays
For the Love of Culture: Live From the Heart of NOLA — with Jake Landry Band
Americana
7 to 8 p.m. CDT
Free
Foundation Room New Orleans Facebook | Instagram
Casey Saba
Rock (’60s through ’90s)
7 to 9 p.m. CDT
Tips accepted via PayPal, Venmo and Patreon
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Tonya Boyd-Cannon and David Torkanowsky
Jazz/Soul
7 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook
Alex McMurray’s Faraway Lounge
Roots Rock
8 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Jon Cleary’s Quarantini Happy Hour
New Orleans piano
8 p.m. CDT
Free (donations accepted via PayPal and Venmo)
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Wednesday, April 29
Big Easy Busking Bonanza
Collection of street performers performing mime, music, magic, juggling, comedy and more
Free
Facebook
Jeff Watkins (New Orleans Suspects, James Brown)
Sax Funk
6 p.m. CDT
Free (virtual tip jar available)
Facebook
Samantha Pearl
Soul/Indie/Folk
6-7 p.m. CDT
Free
Facebook | Instagram
Note: This is a weekly event
André Bohren
Classical Piano
6-7 p.m. CDT
Donations encouraged (Venmo, PayPal)
Facebook
Note: This is a weekly event
Helen Gillet & Skerik
Jazz
7 p.m.
Free
Facebook
