New Orleans Concert Picks of the Week: April 24 – April 30, 2014

Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of April 24 – April 30, 2014 featuring: Stanton Moore, John Mooney, Anders Osborne, George Clinton, WWOZ Piano Night, Dragon Smoke, and Tom Jones.

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THURSDAY, APRIL 24

  • Armstrong Park: Jazz in the Park feat. Big Freedia (BO) 4p
  • Blue Nile: Boom Boom Room presents Stanton Moore Trio (FK) 9p
  • Howlin’ Wolf: New Orleans Suspects, Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett (FK) 9p
  • Joy Theater: Slightly Stoopid, Mariachi El Bronx, the Expanders (RE) 10p
  • Palm Court Jazz Café: Leroy Jones and Katja Toivola with Crescent City Joymakers (TJ) 8p
  • Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Geno Delafose, Chubby Carrier, Terrance Simien (ZY) 8p

 

FRIDAY, APRIL 25

  • Carrollton Station: John Mooney (BL) 10p
  • d.b.a.: Linnzi Zaorski (JV) 6p, Honey Island Swamp Band (RR) 10p, C.C. Adcock and the Lafayette Marquis (RK) 2a
  • Gasa Gasa: Rotary Downs, Mike Dillon (RK) 9p
  • House of Blues: Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave (JV) 9p
  • Howlin’ Wolf: Dumpstaphunk performs Led Zeppelin, Easy Star All-Stars perform Dub Side of the Moon, Roosevelt Collier Band performs Band of Gypsies, Gravity A performs Talking Heads (VR) 10p
  • Joy Theater: Bootsy Collins, DJ Soul Sister (FK) 10p
  • Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Sonny Landreth, Bonerama, Tab Benoit (VR) 8:30p
  • Tipitina’s: Greyboy All-Stars (FK) 9p, Galactic (FK) 2a

 

SATURDAY, APRIL 26

  • Blue Nile: Washboard Chaz Blues Trio (BL) 7p, Boom Boom Room presents Polyrhythmics, Topaz, Global Dawn Arkestra (FK) 9p, Boom Boom Room presents Katdelic (FK) 2a; Balcony Room: Corey Henry and Treme Funktet (FK) 10p
  • Café Istanbul: Inaugural Fleurty Fest feat. Lena Prima and Ingrid Lucia (JV) 9p, Casa Samba Brazilian Night (LT) 12a
  • Generations Hall: Jimmy’s Presents feat. Allen Toussaint, Marsha Ball and Walter “Wolfman” Washington (VR) 8:30p
  • Howlin’ Wolf: Anders Osborne, Rebirth Brass Band, Particle, Kung Fu (VR) 9p
  • One Eyed Jacks: Dumpstaphunk, C.C. Adcock and the Lafayette Marquis (FK) 10p
  • Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Eric Lindell and Anson Funderburgh, Royal Southern Brotherhood, the Iguanas (VR) 8:30p
  • Shamrock: Shamarr Fest feat. Shamarr Allen and the Underdawgs, John Popper, Hot 8 Brass Band (VR) 10p
  • Snug Harbor: Rene Marie Quintet (MJ) 8 & 10p

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 27

  • Blue Nile: Boom Boom Room presents Worship My Organ (FK) 9p, Eric Krasno, Stanton Moore, Wil Blades (FK) 2a; Balcony Room: the Nightcrawlers (FK) 9p
  • House of Blues: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic, DJ Soul Sister (FK) 9p
  • Howlin’ Wolf: Howlin’ for Beats feat. Boombox, OTT, Nunchuck, Gravity A, J. Wail (VR) 9p
  • Little Gem Saloon: Viper Mad Trio (JV) 10a, Beyond Jazz feat. Mike Clark, Donald Harrison, Nicolas Payton and Wil Blades (JV) 9p; p Room: New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, Gypsyphonic Disco, Alex McMurray (VR) 8p
  • Maple Leaf: Maple Leaf All-Stars feat. Ivan Neville, Jon Cleary, Tony Hall, Raymond Weber, Big D and others (FK) 11p, Funk ‘n Stay Up Y’all feat. Untouchables feat. Adam Deitch, Nigel Hall, Calvin Turner, Shmeeans, Eric Benny Bloom, Ryan Zoidis (FK) 3a
  • Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Tab Benoit, Sonny Landreth and Little Freddie King (VR) 8:30p
  • Snug Harbor: Allen Toussaint Jazzity Project (MJ) 8 & 10p

 

MONDAY, APRIL 28

  • d.b.a.: Debbie Davis and the Mesmerizers CD-release party (JV) 5p, the Booker Thing feat. Marco Benevento, Johnny Vidacovich and James Singleton (SI) 8p, Glen David Andrews (JV) 11p
  • House of Blues: WWOZ’s Piano Night feat. Jon Cleary, Davell Crawford, John Gros, Nigel Hall, Ellis Marsalis, David Todd Paquette and others (PI) 7p
  • Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse: Gerald French and the Original Tuxedo Jazz Band (JV) 8p
  • Tipitina’s: Instruments A Comin’ (VR) 8:30p

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 29

  • Bamboula’s Festival Hall Theatre: WWOZ Guitar Night feat. Steve Masakowski, Alex McMurray, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Papa Mali and many others (VR) 7p
  • Blue Nile: 5th Annual Performance Workshop feat. Stanton Moore and Mike Dillon (VR) 3p, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Donald Harrison, Will Bernard, Herlin Riley, Wil Blades and Joe Cohen (FK) 9p, Kneebody, DVS, Steven Bernstein (MJ) 10p, the Whip (FK) 2a
  • Chickie Wah Wah: Anders Osborne, John Fohl and Johnny Sansone (RR) 9p
  • d.b.a.: Washboard Blues Trio (BL) 4p, Treme Brass Band (BB) 7p, Little Freddie King (BL) 10p, Bayou Gypsies feat. Roosevelt Collier, Tony Hall and Raymond Weber (FK) 2a
  • One Eyed Jacks: Dragon Smoke (FK) 10p
  • Snug Harbor: Donald Harrison and Congo Nation (MJ) 8 & 10p

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30

  • Blue Nile: Ivan Neville’s Piano Sessions Vol. 4 (PI) 8p, Toubab Krewe covers Grateful Dead (VR) 12a
  • d.b.a.: Tin Men (RK) 4p, the Iguanas (FK) 7p, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p, Sir Eddie Roberts and the NOLA Knights (FK) 2a
  • House of Blues: Tom Jones (RB) 8p
  • Howlin’ Wolf: Megalomaniacs Ball feat. Garage a Trois, Steel Punk, Mike Dillon’s Band of Outsiders, Stanton Moore Trio and others (VR) 9p
  • Maple Leaf: 2nd Annual Oak Street Block Party (VR) 1p, Funk ‘n Stay Up Y’all feat. Johnny Vidacovich, George Porter Jr., Ivan Neville and June Yamagishi (FK) 11p
  • Mudlark Theatre: Ann Savoy, Alexandra Scott and Sam Craft (SS) 8p
  • One Eyed Jacks: Bear Creek All-Stars, the Nth Power, Andrew Block CD-release (VR) 10p
  • Palm Court Jazz Café: Prom Night: N.O. Musicians Assistant Fund’s Annual Benefit Concert feat. Little Freddie King and Christine “Beehive” Ohlman (TJ) 7p
  • Snug Harbor: Marcia Ball, Tom McDermott and Joe Krown (MJ) 8 & 10p

Tom Jones at the House of Blues.

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