It's always a good time for live music in New Orleans but the weekends of Jazz Fest and the days surrounding it are always especially ripe with amazing acts. Here are just a few of my personal picks for Jazz Fest after shows, day-by-day. For full listings, see our Livewire Music Calendar online, or get the iPhone app! The app will allow you to search what's going on nearby, by venue, or by time-- super helpful during these busy nights and days.
Thursday, April 21
Threadhead Thursday at City Park w/George Porter, Jr. & His Runnin' Pardners, Soul Brass Band, and Lynn Drury
Friday, April 22
The Original Meters at Orpheum Theater
Tab Benoit at Rock'n'Bowl
Galactic w/Turkuaz at Tipitina's
Saturday, April 23
Morning 40 Federation & GAR GAR w/Ninth Ward Special f/DJ Perrier and WWOZ's Boudin Man at Vaughan's Lounge
2nd annual Treme Threauxdown w/Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Dirty Dozen Brass Band at the Saenger Theater
Garage a Trois at Tipitina's (*technically doors at 1:30a Sunday; 2a show)
Revivalists with Vulfpeck at Orpheum
Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen at House of Blues
Rebirth at dba
Sunday, April 24
The Word f/Robert Randolph, John Medeski, North Mississippi Allstars w/Dirty Dozen Brass Band at The Joy Theater
Sonny Landreth, Tab Benoit and Little Freddie King at Rock n' Bowl
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic plus special guests at Republic
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux and John "Papa" Gros at dba
Monday, April 25
WWOZ's 28th annual Piano Night at House of Blues w/Monty Alexander - Harlem Kingston Express, Henry Butler, Marcia Ball, John Gros, Joe Krown, Tom McDermott, Courtney Bryan, Kyle Roussel, Marty Sammon, and more
Tuesday, April 26
Donald Harrison, Jr. at Orpheum Theater
Anders Osborne, John Fohl and Johnny Sansone at Chickie Wah Wah
MFG at Ooh Poo Pah Doo
Wednesday, April 27
WWOZ and the Ace Hotel present The Bootleg Duo f/Tricia Boutté and Paul Longstreth
Rockin' Dopsie and the Zydeco Twisters at Rock n' Bowl
Soul Brass Big Band and PIrate's Choice at Maison
Thursday, April 28
Jon Cleary at dba
Trombone Shorty's 4th annual Shorty Fest at House of Blues w/Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Ivan Neville, MainLine, The Revivalists, Big Chief Juan & the Golden Comanches, Trombone Shorty Academy students led by Erion Williams, Edward Lee, and Julian Gosin, and NOCCA students with Wendell Brunious
CJ Chenier plus Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas and Lil Nathan and the Big Tymers at Rock n' Bowl
Friday, April 29
Soul Slaughter: In Memory of Clarence 'Trixzey' Slaughter w/The Roots, Hot 8 Brass Band, and many very special guests at Orpheum Theater
Glen David Andrews and Tank & the Bangas at City Park's Botanical Gardens
Lucinda Williams and Buick 6 at House of Blues
The Funky Meters w/7 Come 11 at Tipitina's
Evan Christopher and Tom McDermott at Chickie Wah Wah
Sonny Landreth, Bonerama plus Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience at Rock n' Bowl
Soul Rebels Brass Band at dba
Kermit Ruffins at Blue Nile
Saturday, April 30
WWOZ presents Galactic and JJ Grey & Mofro with Moon Hooch at the Orpheum
Dan Auerbach’s The Arcs at House of Blues
Big Freedia and Soul Rebels w/Tank and the Bangas at Republic
Jon Batiste & Stay Human at the Civic Theatre
Tribute to The Last Waltz with Warren Haynes, Don Was, John Medeski, Jamey Johnson, George Porter Jr, Dave Malone, Terrence Higgins, Mark Mullins and others at the Saenger Theatre
Sunday, May 1
Dumpstaphunk w/Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen plus DJ Soul Sister at Tipitina's
Sonny Landreth and Tab Benoit at Rock n' Bowl
The Brian Jonestown Massacre at One Eyed Jacks
The Ponderosa Stomp Foundatino and Ace Hotel present South Louisiana Swamp Stampede w/Keith Frank & the Soildeau Zydeco Band, CC Adcock & Lafayette Marquis, and Guitar Lightnin' Lee & His Thunder Band
Ongoing
Preservation Hall's Midnight Preserves secret show series
