Hungry for live music… Look no further! Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of October 27 – November 2, 2016 featuring Funk Monkey at d.b.a.; Lost Bayou Ramblers at Siberia; Jovino Santos Neto at Snug Harbor; Rumer Willis at Café Istanbul; Jazz’n the Vines with Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars; Monsters of Funk featuring Ivan Neville, Leo Nocentelli and more at Joy Theater; Bonerama at Rock ‘n’ Bowl; Galactic at Tipitina’s; Tom McDermott on Louis Moreau Gottschalk at the Deutsches Haus; OffBeat’s cover artists MuteMath at House of Blues and Voodoo Festival; Robin Barnes’ Birthday Bash at the Maple Leaf; Tony Dagradi at UNO Jazz at the Sandbar; Big Gigantic at the Joy Theater; Sexual Thunder at the Maple Leaf; the Jayhawks at Tipitina’s; Susan Cowsill’s Covered in Vinyl Series presents ABBA at Chickie Wah Wah; Valparaiso Men’s Chorus at the Saturn Bar; Bill Solley and Kim Prevost at the Bombay Club; the funky Meters at Tipitina’s; plus lots more!
THURSDAY OCTOBER 27
Armstrong Park: Jazz in the Park feat. Shannon Powell, Dwayne Dopsie and the Hellraisers (VR) 4p
d.b.a.: Funk Monkey (FK) 10p
House of Blues: Mutemath (EL) 7p
Nunemaker Auditorium (Loyola University): Jazz Underground presents Ellis Marsalis and David Torkanowsky (JV) 7:30p
Palm Court Jazz Café: Leroy Jones and Katja Toivola with Crescent City Joymakers (TJ) 8p
Siberia: Lost Bayou Ramblers (RK) 9p
Snug Harbor: Jovino Santos Neto (JV) 8 & 10p
FRIDAY OCTOBER 28
Buffa’s: Alexandra Scott and Harry Mayronne (VR) 5p
Chickie Wah Wah: Paul Sanchez (RR) 8p
d.b.a.: Honey Island Swamp Band, John Mooney and Bluesiana (RR) 10p
Howlin’ Wolf (the Den): the Coldwater Electric album-release party (RK) 9p
Little Gem Saloon: Cullen Landry and Midnight Streetcar feat. Johnny Pennino (VR) 7p
Maple Leaf: Eric Struthers, Ike Stubblefield and Herlin Riley (FK) 11p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Colin Lake (BL) 10p
Saturn Bar: Valparaiso Men’s Chorus (FO) 10p
Tipitina’s: the Jayhawks (VR) 10p
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29
Blue Nile: Soul Rebels (BB) 11p
Bombay Club: Bill Solley and Kim Prevost (JV) 8:30p
Chickie Wah Wah: Susan Cowsill’s Covered in Vinyl Series presents ABBA (VR) 9p
d.b.a.: Monster Jam Mash-Up feat. Eric McFadden, Papa Mali, Simon Lott, Ron Johnson, Queen Delphine, Margie Perez, DJ Quickie Mart, Lantz Lazwell and the Vibe Tribe (VR) 11p
Hi-Ho Lounge: Hustle feat. DJ Soul Sister (FK) 11p
Joy Theater: Monsters of Funk feat. Bernard Purdie, Ivan Neville, Leo Nocentelli, Oteil Burbridge, Dirty Dozen Brass Band Horns, the Motet (VR) 10p
Maple Leaf: Flow Tribe (FK) 11p
Pontchartrain Vineyards: Jazz’n the Vines feat. Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars (KJ) 6:30p
Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Bonerama (BB) 9:30p
Tipitina’s: Galactic, Gravy (FK) 11p, DJ ?uestlove plus DJ Soul Sister (DJ) 1a
SUNDAY OCTOBER 30
Chickie Wah Wah: Meschiya Lake and the Little Big Horns (JV) 8p
Maison: Nickel-A-Dance feat. Kermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers (JV) 4p
Palm Court Jazz Café: Lucien Barbarin and Sunday Night Swingsters with Tom Fischer (TJ) 8p
Snug Harbor: James Singleton Quartet (JV) 8 & 10p
MONDAY OCTOBER 31
Banks Street Bar: Lilli Lewis (RB) 9p
Café Istanbul: Rumer Willis (VR) 8p
d.b.a.: Morning 40 Federation (RK) 10p
Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse: Irvin Mayfield and Purple Disrespect (JV) 8p
Joy Theater: Big Gigantic, Illenium (VR) 9p
Maple Leaf: Halloween Show featuring Sexual Thunder (VR) 9p
Tipitina’s: the Funky Meters (FK) 9p
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 1
Columns Hotel: Don Vappie (JV) 8p
Deutsches Haus: Kulturabend feat. Tom McDermott on Louis Moreau Gottschalk (PI) 6p
Maple Leaf: Rebirth Brass Band (RK) 11p
Snug Harbor: Stanton Moore Trio (JV) 8 & 10p
Spitfire: Dick Deluxe’s Wheel of Misfortune (SS) 9p
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 2
Circle Bar: Sarah Quintana (FO) 10p
d.b.a.: Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p
Maison: In Business (VR) 4p
Maple Leaf: Robin Barnes’ Birthday Bash (VR) 10p
Sandbar at UNO: Jazz at the Sandbar feat. Tony Dagradi (JV) 7p
