Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of September 3 – September 9, 2015, featuring: ZZ Top at Champions Square; Motley Crue and Alice Cooper at the Smoothie King Center; The Hip-Hop Fest featuring Salt N Pepa, Doug E Fresh, Naughty By Nature and others at UNO Lakefront Arena; Shannon Powell and the Treme All-Stars at Snug Harbor; Flow Tribe at Tipitina’s; Passion Pit at the Joy Theatre; Geno Delafose at Rock ‘n’ Bowl and lots more!
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 3
Armstrong Park: Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen and Charmaine Neville (JV) 4p
Champions Square: ZZ Top, Blackberry Smoke, Goodbye June (CR) 7:30p
d.b.a.: Egg Yolk Jubilee (BB) 10p
Richard Fiske’s: James Martin Band (JV) 7p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Geno Delafose (ZY) 8:30p
Snug Harbor: Spencer Bohren (JV) 8 & 10p
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4
d.b.a.: Hot Club of New Orleans (JV) 6p, Dave Jordan with Darcy Malone and the Tangle (RR) 10p
City Park: New Orleans Seafood Festival: Christian Serpas, Brass-A-Holics, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen and more 11a – 5:30p
Smoothie King Center: Motley Crue, Alice Cooper (CR) 8p
Three Muses: Royal Roses (JV) 5:30p, Glen David Andrews (JV) 9p
Tipitina’s: Flow Tribe, Stoop Kids (VR) 10p
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 5
City Park: New Orleans Seafood Festival: Paul Sanchez, the Vettes, Starship featuring Mickey Thomas and more 11a – 5:30p
d.b.a.: Lost Bayou Ramblers (KJ) 11p
Maple Leaf: MFG: James Martin, Derrick Freeman, Jon Gross (FK) 10:30p
Siberia: Alexandra Scott, Micah McKee and Keith Burnstein (SS) 6p
Snug Harbor: Shannon Powell and the Treme All-Stars (JV) 8 & 10p
Three Muses: Shotgun Jazz Band (JV) 9p
UNO Lakefront Arena: Super Fresh Hip-Hop Fest feat. Salt N Pepa, Doug E Fresh, Naughty By Nature, Slick Rick, Rakim, Whodini and DJ Kool (HH) 8p
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 6
Chickie Wah Wah: Jimbo Mathus Trio (VR) 9p
City Park: New Orleans Seafood Festival: John Boutte, Mia Borders, George Porter, Jr. & the Runnin’ Pardners, Bonerama, Marc Broussard 11a – 5:30p
Dragon’s Den: Russell Welch (JV) 7p
Howlin’ Wolf (the Den): Hot 8 Brass Band (BB) 10p
Snug Harbor: Jason Marsalis (JV) 8 & 10p
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 7
Hi-Ho Lounge: Bluegrass Pickin’ Party (BU) 8p
Howlin’ Wolf (the Den): Fair City Fire, Fire Bug, Bon Bon Vivant (VR) 8p
Kerry Irish Pub: Mark Appleford (FO) 8p
Maple Leaf: George Porter Jr. Trio (FK) 10p
Morning Call: Valerie Sassyfras (VR) 10a
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (RK) 10:30p
Old U.S. Mint: Matt Hampsey and the Down on their Luck Orchestra (JV) 2p
Snug Harbor: Stanton Moore Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9
Chickie Wah Wah: Lynn Drury and Chris Atkins (VR) 9p
House of Blues: Blues Night Benefiting Crimestoppers featuring Bobby Rush, Glen David Andrews, James Andrews, Charmaine Neville, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and much more (BL) 8:30p
Joy Theater: Passion Pit, Atlas Genuis (VR) 8:30p
Maple Leaf: Hill Country Hounds (CO) 10p
