Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of May 4, 2017 – May 10, 2017 featuring Tom McDermott and Chloe Feoranzo at Buffa’s; Jhn Mooney and the Bluesiana Band at Carrollton Station; Triangle Club with Louie Michot and Corey Ledet at Chickie Wah Wah; Medeski Martin and Wood at the Civic Theater; Trombone Shorty Foundation’s Shorty Fest featuring Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue at House of Blues; Jurassic 5 at Howlin’ Wolf; Rage Fest featuring Lettuce, Marco Benevento at Joy Theater; The Grid featuring Nesby Phips, Tra$h Magnolia at Mag’s 940; Mystikal, Parners-N-Crime, DJ Jubilee and the TBC Brass Band at the Carver Theater; Lake Street Dive at the Civic Theater; Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show at Chickie Wah Wah; Hurrary for the Riff Raff at the Civic Theater; Basin Street Record’s 25-Year Anniversary Party featuring Irvin Mayfield, Kermit Ruffins, Jason Marsalis, Henry Butler, Davell Crawford, Dr. Michael White and others at the Little Gem Saloon; Midnight Preserves a benefit for Preservation Hall featuring the Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Preservation Hall; The Bad Plus at Snug Harbor; North Mississippi All-Stars and the Deslondes at Tipitina’s; The Weeknd at the Smoothie King Center; Mitch Woods and the Delta 88s at Rock ‘n’ Bowl plus lots more!
THURSDAY MAY 4
Banks Street Bar: Dave Jordan and the NIA (RR) 9p
Buffa’s: Tom McDermott and Chloe Feoranzo (JV) 8p
Carrollton Station: John Mooney and the Bluesiana Band (BL) 10p
Chickie Wah Wah: Triangle Club with Louie Michot and Corey Ledet (KJ) 11:59p
Civic Theatre: Medeski Martin and Wood, Nels Cline (MJ) 9p
House of Blues: Trombone Shorty Foundation’s Shorty Fest feat. Trombone Shorty and Orleans Ave., the Seratones, New Breed Brass Band (JV) 8p
Howlin’ Wolf: Jurassic 5, Blackalicious (HH) 10p
Joy Theater: Rage Fest feat. Lettuce, Marco Benevento, DJ Soul Sister, RaShawn Ross (FK) 10p
Mag’s 940: the Grid feat. Nesby Phips, Tra$h Magnolia (HH) 10p
Maple Leaf: Johnny Vidacovich, Marco Benevento and Oteil Burbridge (VR) 8p, Johnny Vidacovich, Sonny Landreth and Oteil Burbridge (VR) 11p
Music Box Village: Mike Dillon’s Punk Rock Percussion Consortium with many special guests (VR) 6:30p
Orpheum Theater: the Revivalists (FK) 9p
FRIDAY MAY 5
Brooks’ Seahorse Saloon: Po Boyz Organ Group with Simon Lott (FK) 10a & 5:30p
Carrollton Station: Mia Borders Band (RB) 10p
Carver Theater: Mystikal, Partners-N-Crime, DJ Jubilee, TBC Brass Band (HH) 10p
Chickie Wah Wah: Paul Sanchez and the Rolling Road Show (RR) 8p
Civic Theatre: Hurray for the Riff Raff (ID) 8p
Howlin’ Wolf: 15th Annual Bayou Rendezvous (FK) 9p
Joy Theater: The New Mastersounds (FK) 2a
Little Gem Saloon: Basin Street Records 20th Anniversary Party feat. Irvin Mayfield, Kermit Ruffins, Jason Marsalis, Henry Butler, Davell Crawford, Dr. Michael White and others (VR) 8:30p
Mag’s 940: Debauche, Helen Gillet (GY) 10p
Orpheum Theater: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe presents Exile on Bourbon Street (FK) 9p
Preservation Hall: Midnight Preserves: A Benefit for the Preservation Hall Foundation feat. Preservation Hall Jazz Band and special guest (TJ) 11:59p
Rivershack Tavern: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue (CW) 9p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: John “Papa” Gros Band, Eric Lindell, Honey Island Swamp Band (BL) 8:30p
SATURDAY MAY 6
Champions Square: Future, A$AP Ferg, Kodak Black (HH) 7p
Circle Bar: Dash Rip Rock (RK) 10p
Civic Theatre: Lake Street Dive, Sweet Crude (FO) 9p
d.b.a.: New Orleans Klezmer All-Star’s 25-Year Anniversary Bash (JV) 2a
Howlin’ Wolf: Anders Osborne and friends, Pimps of Joytime, New Orleans Suspects (FK) 9:30p
Maison: Sexual Thunder (FK) 10p
Maple Leaf: Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen with Nigel Hall (VR) 11p
Prime Example: Nicholas Payton Trio (JV) 8p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Eric Lindell, Dale Watson, Flow Tribe (VR) 8:30p
Saenger Theatre: New Orleans Is Waiting For Columbus feat. Warren Haynes, Jamey Johnson, Dave Malone, John Medeski, Don Was, Terence Higgins, Mark Mullins (VR) 9p
Snug Harbor: the Bad Plus with Ethan Iverson, Reid Anderson and Dave King (JV) 8 & 10p
Tipitina’s: North Mississippi All-Stars, the Deslondes (FO) 9p
SUNDAY MAY 7
Carver Theater: Zydeco Fest with Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band, Corey Ledet and his Zydeco Band (ZY) 9p
Howlin’ Wolf: Michael Jackson vs. Stevie Wonder feat. Eric “Benny” Bloom, DJ Williams and others, Zigaboo’s Funk Revue, Organ Freeman (FK) 11p
Maple Leaf: Marco Benevento (FK) 3a
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Tab Benoit, Sonny Landreth, Jonathon Boogie Long (BL) 8:30p
Snug Harbor: Henry Butler Quartet (JV) 8 & 10p
Tipitina’s: Dumpstaphunk, Naughty Professor, DJ Soul Sister (FK) 9p
MONDAY MAY 8
Blue Nile: the Nth Power (FK) 10:30p
Chickie Wah Wah: Ed Volker’s Quintet Narcosis (VR) 9p
Maple Leaf: the Porter Trio feat. George Porter Jr. and Eric Krasno (FK) 10p
Siberia: the Obsessed, Karma to Burn, Lo-Pan, Mountain of Wizard (ME) 8p
Snug Harbor: Charmaine Neville Band (JV) 8 & 10p
TUESDAY MAY 9
Chickie Wah Wah: Jon Cleary (VR) 8p
d.b.a.: Treme Brass Band (BB) 10p
Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop: Lucky Lee (SS) 9p
Maison: Gregory Agid (JV) 4p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (FK) 11p
Smoothie King Center: the Weeknd (SS) 7:30p
Three Muses Maple: Gypsyland (JV) 7p
UNO Lakefront Arena: Blink-182 (VR) 7p
WEDNESDAY MAY 10
Lafayette Square: Wednesdays at the Square feat. PJ Morton, Andrew Duhon Trio (VR) 5p
Maple Leaf: Raja Kassis Presents Space Dub feat. members of Toubab Krewe and others (FK) 10p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Mitch Woods and the Delta 88s (SI) 8p
Snug Harbor: Terrance Taplin and Uptown Jazz Orchestra (JV) 8 & 10p
