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Mercredi

June 19th

Walter Wolfman Washington

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

Fiery blues on Frenchmen - every week

 

Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo, plus Brynn Marie

House of Blues (8:00PM)

Legendary rock icon and four-time Grammy winner  

 

Bassik Underground feat. Baths + Houses + D33J

Hi Ho Lounge (9:00PM)

Feel the bass drop   

 

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

 


Today's Events: 1.10.12


On this day in Bayou State history, U.S. Federal troops ended the 1811 Louisiana Slave Revolt. 56 African Americans were killed, with their heads displayed on pikes for extra intimdation. Tonight, Bill and Turner Ross  talk their new film and Wasted Lives play at Allways Lounge. But once, Thomas Paine published Common Sense (1776), John D. Rockefeller incorporated Standard Oil (1870), ‘Masterpiece Theatre premiered on PBS (1971), Time Warner was formed (1990), Pat Benetar was born (1953), and Howlin Wolf died (1976).

 

5:30PM: Bill and Turner Ross- Come meet the local award winning filmmakers who turned heads for their first feature. 45365 at the 2009 SWSW festival in Austin. Tonight, Bill and Turner Ross meet and greet at the Weinmann Auditorium in old Metairie, and present scenes from their newest Tchoupitoulas (Metairie Park Country Day School)

 

10:00PM: Wasted Lives- For a bar that loves to square dance, honky tonking Wasted Lives should feel right at home performing at Allways Lounge. If you love Hank Williams and Loretta Lynn, you love locals Wasted Lives, who appear this evening for three sets of mid twentieth century rowdiness (Allways Lounge)

 

*And the weekly Tuesday typicals: Rebirth at Maple Leaf, New OrleansCotton Mouth Kings at d.b.a, Crescent City Famer’s Market on Broadway,Meschiya at Spotted Cat, Euclid Records Trivia Night at Hi-Ho, and the?Community Print Shop’s Open Shop at Nowe Miasto.




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