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Mercredi

June 19th

Walter Wolfman Washington

d.b.a. (10:00 PM)

Fiery blues on Frenchmen - every week

 

Wednesdays at the Point

Algiers Ferry Landing (6:00PM)

Today, Vivaz Latin Band and Paky Saavadra 

 

Curren$y's Jet Lounge

Blue Nile (10:00 PM)

The NOLA rapper's weekly party

 

 

Major Bacon

Banks Street Bar (10:00 PM)

Blues rock and BLTs!

 

SIN Night

Country Club (All Day)

Weekly Wed Gig- $3 martinis and free admission for the service industry folks.

 

 

Tom McDermott and Meschiya Lake

Chickie Wah Wah (8:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- Piano man meets a golden voice.

 

 

Aurora Nealand and the Royal Roses

Mimi's (10:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- Gypsy jazz upstairs in the Marigny

 

Busker's Ballroom

Hi-Ho Lounge (8:00PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- from the street to the stage. Midnight Snax throwdown follows at 10pm.

 

Tin Men

dba (7:00 PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- The world's premiere washboard-sousaphone-guitar trio.

 

Treme Brass Band

Candlelight Lounge (9:00 PM)

Weekly Wed Gig- Pass on by and see the 6th Ward’s home band.

 

Marc Stone

Little Gem Saloon (5:00PM)

Traditional Blues, Gospel, and R&B in the CBD

 

Uptown Jazz Orchestra

Snug Harbor (8:00PM)

Delfeayo Marsalis’ award-winning orchestra

Jeudi

June 20th

Barry Stephenson's Pocket

Maison (10:00PM)

Come see the in-demand bassist perform with his own band tonight

 

Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers
Vaughn's (7:00 PM)
Red beans, rice, Kermit, and you'll get to bed early

 

Soul Rebels

Les Bon Temps Roule (10:00 PM)

Brass Uptown!

 

Hot 8 Brass Band

Candlelight Lounge (8:00PM)

Shake your brass in the Treme with a blend of hip hop, R&B, and pop

 

The Trio feat. Johnny Vidacovich & Guests

Maple Leaf (8:00PM)

One of New Orleans’ best percussionist invites his friends to the stage

 

Brass-A-Holics

PubliQ House (9:30PM)

Brass with electric guitar and keyboard

 

Man Arrested in Bourbon Street Daiq Attack, 3 Still Sought (VIDEO)


Police made an arrest in last Sunday's heated daiquiri dispute at a Bourbon Street shop, but the woman who pointed a gun at an employee is still at-large. NOPD Eighth District Detective Michael Flores is hoping new video of the suspects will help police find the woman who became irate after "helping herself" to a daiquri. Click through to view new video connected to the crime:


Sen. Mary Landrieu's Son Gets DWI on Bourbon Street


The 21-year-old son of U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu was arrested on DWI and hit and run charges on Bourbon Street early Thursday morning, according to NOPD. About 3 a.m., Connor Snellings, 21, was driving in the wrong direction on Bourbon Street. He then struck a pedestrian and kept going, police said.


Daiq Attack: Woman Pulls Gun on Bourbon Street Over Stolen Daiquiri (VIDEO)


A crime in the heart of Bourbon Street proved once again Sunday morning that messing with someone's daiquiri could lead to violence. About 2:30 a.m. at a daiquiri shop at 409 Bourbon St., a worker observed a woman reaching over the counter and "helping herself" to a frozen beverage, New Orleans police said. Click through to view the incident on video:


French Quarter Crime Bits: Purse Snatching, Stabbing and Graffiti


Along with festin', crowds also brought crime to the French Quarter over the weekend. A trio escaped St. Peter St. with a woman's purse on Saturday morning, but they couldn't escape surveillance video later. On Sunday, a man was arrested for bringing a boxcutter to a barfight, while a cop cornered another in the act of graffiti on Bourbon. Click through for details:


Bourbon St. Beater Booked with Battery


Update 2:30 p.m.

New Orleans police arrested a man involved in a Saturday morning Bourbon Street beatdown. William Busker, 22, was apprehended after beating a man until he was unconscious, according to records filed in Orleans Parish Municipal Court. Police said Busker, of Pearlington, Miss., was allegedly trying to buy cocaine in a strip club around 5:57 a.m. in the 300 block of Bourbon St.


Mike Theis Fashion Show Honors Memory of Local LGBT Icon


For the last four years, the HRC's annual fashion show was all about Her—until the men got in on the action. Now, for the second year in a row, the Human Rights Campaign will be hosting a benefit fashion show to celebrate the men of New Orleans, and honor one of the community's late icons in the process. On Saturday, March 30, Bourbon Pub (801 Bourbon St.) will be showcasing some serious man flesh as part of the newly commemorated Mike Theis Fashion Show.


Oyster Jubilee Brings 340 ft. Po-Boy to Bourbon St.


"Why, then the world's mine oyster, which I with sword will open," said William Shakespere in the Merry Wives of Windsor. This weekend, hundreds of swords will be employed on thousands of oysters in the French Quarter - and getting a taste won't require that long Acme Oyster House line that the Bard never mentioned.


Missing Woman Last Seen on Bourbon Street


New Orleans police are asking for the public's help in locating a 38-year-old woman last seen more than a week ago on Bourbon Street. Angela Melancon, 38, left work in the 100 block of Bourbon Street at 1 a.m. on Feb. 4, and hasn't been seen or heard from since, according to NOPD.


2 Arrested in Carnival Shooting on Bourbon Street


Before clearing the streets for Ash Wednesday, NOPD made progress on solving a heinous Carnival crime. On Monday, police arrested Deron Bridgewater in the Saturday night shooting on Bourbon St. that sent four people to the hospital. A second suspect, Brandon Brown, was arrested on Fat Tuesday.


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