Hungry for live music… Look no further. Here’s OffBeat’s look at New Orleans’ top concerts for the week of April 4-April 10, 2013 featuring: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Bonerama, Gregory Agid, Smoky Greenwell, Marc Stone and John Sinclair.
 

THURSDAY, APRIL 4

• Chickie Wah Wah: Creole String Beans (RB) 8p
• d.b.a.: Jon Cleary (FK) 7p, Hurray for the Riff Raff, the Tumbleweeds (RK) 10p
• Palm Court Jazz Café: Leroy Jones and Katja Toivola with Crescent City Joymakers (TJ) 8p
• Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Step Rideau (ZY) 8:30p

Hurray for the Riff Raff plays d.b.a. on Thursday.

 

 

FRIDAY, APRIL 5

• d.b.a.: Hot Club of New Orleans (JV) 6p, Corey Ledet and his Zydeco Band, Soul Express Brass Band (ZY) 10p
• Le Bon Temps Roule: Davis Rogan (PI) 7p
• Maple Leaf: New Orleans Suspects (FK) 10:30p
• Tipitina’s: Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Chris Mule and the Perpetrators (FK) 10p
• Trinity Episcopal Church: 16th Annual Bach Around the Clock Festival feat. 29 hours of classical, jazz, blues, opera, pop and rock music performed by hundreds of performers (VR) 7p

Big Sam’s Funky Nation plays Tipitina’s on Friday.

 

 

SATURDAY, APRIL 6

• Carrollton Station: Lynn Drury Band (RR) 10p
• Little Gem Saloon: Camile Baudoin and David Doucet (BL) 7:30p
• Maple Leaf: New Orleans Suspects (FK) 10:30p
• Rivershack Tavern: John Lisi and Delta Funk (FK) 10p
• Rock ‘n’ Bowl: Bonerama, L’Angelus (ZY) 8:30p

Bonerama plays Rock ‘n’ Bowl on Saturday.

 

 

SUNDAY, APRIL 7

• Snug Harbor: Gregory Agid album release party (MJ) 8 & 10p

Gregory Agid plays Snug Harbor on Sunday.

 

 

MONDAY, APRIL 8

• BMC: Lil Red and Big Bad, Smoky Greenwell’s Blues Jam (BL) 6p
• d.b.a.: Glen David Andrews (JV) 10p
• Maple Leaf: Papa Grows Funk Farewell Series (FK) 10:30p

Smoky Greenwell plays BMC on Monday.

 

 

TUESDAY, APRIL 9

• Little Gem Saloon: Charlie Miller (JV) 4:30p, Marc Stone (BL) 7:30p
• Snug Harbor: Phil deGruy and Cloud Sharp 9 (MJ) 8 & 10p

Marc Stone plays the Little Gem Saloon on Tuesday.

 

 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10

• Chickie Wah Wah: Tom McDermott and Meschiya Lake (JV) 7p
• d.b.a.: Tin Men (RK) 7p, Walter “Wolfman” Washington and the Roadmasters (BL) 10p
• Little Gem Saloon: Joshua Paxton (PI) 4:30p, DJ Marc Stone’s Soul Serenade Lounge (VR) 7:30p
• Three Muses: John Sinclair and Carlo Ditta (JV) 7p

John Sinclair plays Three Muses on Wednesday.

 

 

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