Online News — Plan A: Upcoming Shows
Kings of Leon, April 11, 2014
The Followill brothers will return to New Orleans on April 11, 2014, when the Kings of Leon take the stage at the newly rechristened Smoothie King Center. Specializing in straight […]
T-Bois Blues Festvial, April 4-5 2014
Fans of Southern rock and R&B are in for a treat. This year’s T-Bois Blues Festival in Larose, Louisiana on April 4 and 5 will feature a powerhouse roster of […]
Elton John, Smoothie King Center, March 21, 2014
It’s somehow fitting that Sir Elton John brings his flamboyant brand of crocodile rock to the newly christened Smoothie King Center two days after the present-day popculture sensation in 21-year-old […]
Trey Anastasio Band, House of Blues, February 7-8, 2014
No matter if the reason Phish hasn’t played New Orleans in many moons stems from the abject horror Bayou St. John residents felt toward the hippie invasion of Jazz Fest […]
B.B. King at the Civic Theatre on Thursday, January 16, 2014
Now that James Brown has passed on to the Big Payback in the Sky, B.B. King may well take over title of hardest-working man in showbiz. He’s slowed down a […]
George Clinton at Tipitina’s on December 28-29, 2013
The multi-colored dreads, natty beard, popping eyewear, druggy cosmonaut attire, emcee position out front of a swaggering posse of relentless in-your-face funkateers—it’s impossible not to be familiar with the idea […]
Concert Preview: Robert Earl Keen at the House of Blues
Even if you don’t know the name Robert Earl Keen, you probably know REK. The Houston-bred troubadour has been covered by everyone from George Strait, to supergroup the Highwaymen, to […]
Diana Ross at the Saenger Theater on Wednesday, October 30, 2013
The answer is yes: When Diana Ross comes to town this month she will be doing Supremes hits. Yes, she’s had an often-wildly successful, 43-year career since leaving that group, […]
Black Flag at the Howlin’ Wolf on September 13
Once Black Flag was a great band, now it’s also a great lawsuit. After a two-decade silence, there are now two versions of the band on the road: Founding guitarist […]
WIN TICKETS: Lucinda Williams at Tipitina’s on September 15 and 16
Since Lucinda Williams seldom does what the business wants her to, she’s about the last artist you’d expect to see on a nostalgic full-album tour. But she’s doing one, albeit […]