WIN TICKETS: Kyle Hollingsworth
of String Cheese Incident
wsg at Howlin’ Wolf

There are not too many people that can cover the Talking Heads and not be scoffed, but String Cheese Incident keyboardist Kyle Hollingsworth recently recorded an, um, unique a cappella […]

Black Flag at the Howlin’ Wolf on September 13

Once Black Flag was a great band, now it’s also a great lawsuit. After a two-decade silence, there are now two versions of the band on the road: Founding guitarist […]

Al Johnson Goes “Beyond Carnival” At Howlin’ Wolf

This weekend Al “Carnival Time” Johnson celebrates the release of his first CD since…well, forever: Though he’s responsible for one of the city’s favorite Mardi Gras anthems, Johnson had never […]

Dick Dale at Howlin’ Wolf on April 15

The shocking truth about Dick Dale,who invented the most Californian of guitar sounds,is that he’s actually from Quincy,Massachusetts. And it wasn’t hot sun or bitchin’ waves that first inspired his […]

Super Water Sympathy Kick Off Tour at Howlin’ Wolf Friday

A half-naked child pouts by a gray river. Purple paint covers his bare torso. Rain mats his brown hair and his eyes blink away the falling drops of rain. The […]

YouTube Du Jour: Victor Wooten at Howlin’ Wolf Wednesday

Five-time Grammy winner Victor Wooten brings his virtuoso bass playing to the Howlin’ Wolf Wednesday, October 3 on a bill with the promising local funk jazz sextet Naughty Professor. Wooten, […]

Andrew Bird at the Howlin’ Wolf, Friday, March 16: Photos

Friday, March 16, indie folk fiddler/whistler/singer Andrew Bird returned to the Howlin’ Wolf for another well-attend show. Bird is currently touring in support of his latest album Break It Yourself. […]

Of Montreal at the Howlin Wolf: Photos

Saturday, March 10, psychedelic indie pop band Of Montreal came through New Orleans for a concert at the Howlin Wolf. With much of the eight-piece band in costume and screens […]

The Original Meters to Play the Howlin’ Wolf During Jazz Fest

[Updated] The Original Meters—George Porter, Jr., Art Neville, Leo Nocentelli and Zigaboo Modeliste—will play their first club date in 30 years when they perform at the Howlin’ Wolf on Saturday, […]

Howlin’ Wolf and Beating That Drum Continually

I read a piece about the music market on the North Shore today, about how tough it is to attract a decent crowd to a music club. There’s just not […]