New Orleans Area DIY Events and Shows
Last Updated August 27, 8:13 PM :: This list is an events calendar of [loosely] DIY activities in New Orleans. This calendar includes music shows, independent theater, activist and other types of meetings, etc. You will not find a listing for the House of Blues. The only way we can keep this list accurate and up-to-date is if you keep us informed. We can't spend every waking hour searching the internet and looking for flyers. Tell us what's going on! Submit your show to get it listed.
Wednesday, August 27
Black Belt | Smiley with a Knife | Alias:Orion
Wednesday, August 27.
Blue Nile. 10PM.
First Black Belt show after their time in the studio.
Thursday, August 28
Fisher Cat | Gas Explode | Franz Debriss | Skin Shit
Thursday, August 28.
Ducbo. 8PM. FREE.
An evening of primordial sludge, hot beats, pedal tweaking, and general freaky improvisation from four very new, very good New Orleans outfits. All in the idyllic backyard splendor of the ducbo warehouse at 1616 St. Ferdinand street, all for free.
Arts Street Trio
Thursday, August 28.
Fair Grinds Coffee House. 6:30PM. FREE.
Jonno and his family play eclectic mix including Louisiana, classical and popular pieces.
Brian Coogan & the Stick-Figure Superband
Thursday, August 28.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10:44PM.
Scatterjazz The Stick-Figure Superband unites for one-night only to save the world: BRIAN COOGAN on keyboards and piano + HELEN GILLET on cello + REX GREGORY on saxophones, clarinets and electronics + JUSTIN PEAKE (aka "the Crown Prince of Freaky Percussion of Frenchmen Street" --Gambit Weekly) on drums and software environments. Dirty music to clean up the streets, some improvised, some composed specifically for this unit. Do come.
Strangelove
Thursday, August 28.
Saint.
Pasta the DJ and friends hand pick vinyl while Drew Stubbs mixes visuals.
Jonathan Freilich with Tim Green + David Torkanowsky + Doug Garrison
Thursday, August 28. Snug Harbor. 8PM + 10PM (two sets).
A special edition of Naked on the Floor.
Mos Def | Sunni Patterson | Truth Universal | Sess 4-5 | Gabrilla Ballard | Elegguae
Thursday, August 28.
Tipitina's. 10PM. $25.
Friday, August 29
Trick Bag | Machine Made Slave
Friday, August 29.
Bar, The. 10PM.
Angry Banana | Stereohype | Further Reasoning | Ta-Ta Destroyers | Regabomb | Autum's Aftermath
Friday, August 29.
Big Top. 6PM. $6.
Three Ring Circus Back to school ska punk show.
Club of the Sons | Canon Blue | Pepper Rabbit
Friday, August 29.
Circle Bar.
Eve and Vince
Friday, August 29.
Fair Grinds Coffee House. 6PM. FREE.
Booking Jazzy duo play favorites. These are the two songwriters from Eve's Lucky Planet Band. Awesome!
The Good Guys | Happy Talk Band
Friday, August 29.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Cities Killed Starlight | Painting the Seconds | Kookabaca Radio | Miles and Minutes
Friday, August 29.
High Ground. 7PM. $7.
Incision Records August Critical Mass
Friday, August 29. Jackson Square. 6PM.
Come out for our monthly celebration of that wonderful invention that is the bicycle.
Crowbar | Eyehategod | Hellkontroll
Friday, August 29.
One Eyed Jack's. 10PM. $15.
Saturday, August 30
Russell Batiste & Friends | Jason Neville
Saturday, August 30.
Banks Street Bar. 10PM.
People on the Side | Runoft
Saturday, August 30.
Bar, The. 10PM.
Frode Gjerstad + Paal Nilssen Love Duo | Donald Miller | Rob Cambre | DJ Beautiful Bells
Saturday, August 30.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM. $10.
Anxious Sounds Anxious Sound celebrates 11years of bringing adventurous music to New Orleans with a special concert featuring the amazing Norwegian duo of FRODE GJERSTAD (saxophones + clarinets) and PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE (drums) plus sets by NOLA torch-bearers Donald Miller, Rob Cambre, and DJ Beautiful Bells. Gjerstad and Nilssen-Love have worked with a who's-who of international luminaries, including Ken Vandermark, Peter Brotzmann, Han Bennink, William Parker, Hamid Drake, Thurston Moore, The EX, Guy Piccioto, Sabir Mateen, Mats Gustafsson and many more. Together they are one of the most ferociously intense sax-drum duos currently huffing oxygen. Not to be missed!!!
Ambience for a Dream | Redrum Showdown | Chronic Brutality | Mutilate the Willing
Saturday, August 30.
High Ground. 7PM. $7.
Incision Records Innermost | Rougarou | Black Market Halos | Built To Destroy | Severed Mass
Saturday, August 30.
Keystone's Lounge. 9PM. $6.
Booking Joe Krown Organ Combo | Walter Wolfman Washington
Saturday, August 30.
Les Bon Temps Roule. 11PM.
Mod Dance Party
Saturday, August 30.
Saturn Bar. 11PM.
Mod Dance Party celebrates 8 years.
Southern Decadence
Saturday, August 30.
X/O Studios. 5-10PM. FREE.
Opening for R.Scott.M "Out of the Closet." Sculpture and works on paper. Plus live music.
Sunday, August 31
Phobia | Impaled | Illogicist | Malignancy | Maruta
Sunday, August 31.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 8PM EARLY SHOW. $10.
Noxious Noize WILLOWTIP RECORDS TOUR: all grindcore / brutal death, and local thrashers Hellkontroll get you warmed up with their manic wall of fucking noise... lineup includes Illogicist (Italy), Phobia (CA), Impaled (CA), Malignancy (NY, member of Mortician), Maruta (FL) & Hellkontroll (LA / TX).
Monday, September 1
Blue Grass Pickin Party
Monday, September 1.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Tuesday, September 2
Johnny Woodstock | Cosmic Oasis
Tuesday, September 2.
Dragon's Den. 10PM.
Booking Downstairs. Fusion.
WTUL Apprentice Meeting
Tuesday, September 2. Lavin Bernick Center on Tulane's Campus. 7PM. FREE.
Booking Interested in becoming a DJ for WTUL? This meeting is meant for you.
It will be held in 203 Stibbs in the LBC on Tulane's campus. Please e-mail wtulapp@gmail.com with any questions.
Wednesday, September 3
DJ T-Roy Presents Dancehall Classics
Wednesday, September 3.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. $5.
Booking Both floors full of dancehall and reggae.
Thursday, September 4
DJ Proppa Bear hosts Bassbin Safari
Thursday, September 4.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. FREE.
Booking Downstairs. Dark drum n bass.
Friday, September 5
The Devil & the Sea | Jonbenet | Collapsar
Friday, September 5.
Cafe Cottage. 9PM.
DJ Josh Sense | DJ Paul B | DJ Bryan Smith | DJ SiO2
Friday, September 5.
Dragon's Den. 10PM.
Booking Downstairs. Electronic PUSH night.
Soul Rebels Brass Band
Friday, September 5.
Dragon's Den. 10PM.
Booking Upstairs. Hometown heroes.
Tom Marron and Daron Douglas
Friday, September 5.
Fair Grinds Coffee House. 6:30PM. FREE.
Talented duo with guitar, violin and harmonica renditions of great celtic, popular, bluegrass and blues tunes. Sometimes Pickle the singing dog joins in too. A pleasure to watch the interactions of these two musical geniuses.
Country Fried | Tawney Ellis
Friday, September 5.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Zydepunks | Los Skarnales | Felix
Friday, September 5.
One Eyed Jack's. 10PM. $10.
Booking Zydepunks CD release party.
Saturday, September 6
Isabella | Pharmacist Always On Duty | Glasgow
Saturday, September 6.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. $5.
Booking Upstairs. Indie rock.
Truth Universal | Soul Movement
Saturday, September 6.
Dragon's Den. 10PM.
Booking Downstairs. Hip hop.
Fatter Than Albert | Royal City Riot | Skarnales
Saturday, September 6.
Dragon's Den. 7PM (early show!). $5.
Booking Upstairs. All ages ska show.
Happy Talk Band | Johnny Sketch & the Dirty Notes
Saturday, September 6.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Big Easy Roller Girls pin-up calendar party.
Sunday, September 7
DDT.Rex
Sunday, September 7.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10:47PM.
Scatterjazz That's right: Poison jazz for a sonic colonic. David Torkanowsky on some sort of keyboard, and his accordion and I-phone, Rick Trolsen on trombone and mutes, Rex Gregory on saxes, clarinets and effects, Doug Garrison sticking it together with Iguana-glue on the drumkit. One nite only improvising all-star band. Don't miss, do come!!
Monday, September 8
Blue Grass Pickin Party
Monday, September 8.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Tuesday, September 9
Wednesday, September 10
DJ T-Roy Presents Dancehall Classics
Wednesday, September 10.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. $5.
Booking Both floors full of dancehall and reggae.
Thursday, September 11
DJ Proppa Bear hosts Bassbin Safari
Thursday, September 11.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. FREE.
Booking Downstairs. Dark drum n bass.
Love Hog | Ad Hoc
Thursday, September 11.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Friday, September 12
Smiley with a Knife | Man Plus Building | White Horse Tabernacle | Good Day for an Airstrike
Friday, September 12.
Big Top. 7PM.
Three Ring Circus White Bitch
Friday, September 12.
Dragon's Den. 10PM.
Booking Downstairs. Avant garde pop music.
Sebastian
Friday, September 12.
Fair Grinds Coffee House. 7PM. FREE.
Returning to play again for his fans. Guitar and voice. "Comfort Music," he plays the greats.
3NOW4 | James Singleton
Friday, September 12.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Saturday, September 13
Racebannon | Light Yourself on Fire | Wrench in the Works | The Devil and the Sea
Saturday, September 13.
Dragon's Den. 9PM. $8.
Noxious Noize Racebannon (IN), LYOF (FL) & TDATS (BR, LA). all bands play fucking metal. WRENCH IN THE WORKS is from CT play metallic HC. Just added! More fun. More punk.
Eve's Lucky Planet | Higher Heights
Saturday, September 13.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
The Vettes | My Name is John Michael | Flow Tribe | Dodging Catherine
Saturday, September 13.
Howlin Wolf. 10PM.
Howlin Wolf Booking SpunTv.com Launch Party.
In Tomorrows Shadow | Cardinale | This Is The Enemy
Saturday, September 13.
Keystone's Lounge. 9PM.
Sunday, September 14
Tim Green + Brian Coogan + Doug Garrison Trio
Sunday, September 14.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10:45PM.
Scatterjazz What more can you say?? These three master musicians have been talking about doing a gig in this specific trio format for a while now, so we are very pleased to present it at the Good ole Hi Ho Lounge. Tim Green on saxophones, Brian Coogan on keyboards and piano and checked cap, Doug Garrison on trap drums making music for one nite and one nite only. Do come.
Monday, September 15
Justin Peake's Acoustic Trio
Monday, September 15.
Dragon's Den. 8PM (early show). FREE.
Booking Voice & Organs | Good day For an Air Strike | Mom
Monday, September 15.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. $3.
Booking Upstairs. Voice & Organs (Sweedish Turbo-Folk) / Good day For an Air Strike (Nola Punk) / Mom.
Blue Grass Pickin Party
Monday, September 15.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Da Hawney Troof | Quintron & Miss Pussycat | Tire Fire | Peppermint Pony
Monday, September 15.
Spellcaster Lodge.
QUINTRON AND MISS PUSSYCAT (98th ward), Tire Fire (Matt Muscle Metal - New Orleans), Da Hawney Troof (Oakland, ca), Peppermint Pony (Harahan).
Tuesday, September 16
Samothrace | Pussyhawk | Mars
Tuesday, September 16.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. FREE.
Last Pussyhawk show.
Poetry Event
Tuesday, September 16.
Fair Grinds Coffee House. 6PM. FREE.
THIRD TUESDAY Poetry Event. First hour for young people up to high school. From 7pm adult poetry reading. Features and topics. Chris Fontenot hosts.
Finch | Scary Kids Scaring Kids | From First to Last | Tickle Me Pink | Our Last Night
Tuesday, September 16.
High Ground. 7PM. $17.
Incision Records Wednesday, September 17
DJ T-Roy Presents Dancehall Classics
Wednesday, September 17.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. $5.
Booking Both floors full of dancehall and reggae.
Paul Baribeau | Good Luck | Secret Annexe
Wednesday, September 17.
Fletcher's House. 7PM. $5.
Andy Gibbs Plan-it-X pop punk invasion, with Baton Rouge indie-folkies Secret Annexe rounding out the bill.
Thursday, September 18
DJ Proppa Bear hosts Bassbin Safari
Thursday, September 18.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. FREE.
Booking Downstairs. Dark drum n bass.
Dough Stackin Up All-Stars
Thursday, September 18.
Dragon's Den. 10PM.
Booking Upstairs. Hip hop.
Ratty Scurvics | My Graveyard Jaw | Hobo Love
Thursday, September 18.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Happy Talk Band | Luke Allen Band
Thursday, September 18. Mimi's in the Marigny (Royal at Franklin). 9PM.
The Silent Cinema | Jana Hunter | Lesser Gonzales Alverez | Never Ever
Thursday, September 18.
Saturn Bar.
The Pallbearers | Sons of Marvin Hirsch | Mike Williams
Thursday, September 18.
Zeitgeist. 7PM. $6 general/$5 students/$4 members.
Booking Tribute to Patti Smith and The Germs Concert. Tribute musicians include The Pallbearers, Sons of Marvin Hirsch and Mike Williams of EYEHATEGOD. We will also be showing a home video of The Germs last concert.
Friday, September 19
Man Plus Building | We Landed on the Moon
Friday, September 19.
Cafe Cottage. 10PM.
Bring The Noize! Fest afterparty show
Friday, September 19.
Dragon's Den. After the fest PM.
Noxious Noize Secret surprise lineup... you'll just have to wait and see!!!
Triple Ave | DJ True Justice | Soapbox
Friday, September 19.
Dragon's Den. 10PM.
Booking Downstairs. Hip hop presented by Truth Universal
Fred ClarkFriday, September 19.
Fair Grinds Coffee House. 7PM. FREE.
Houma's folk singer/composer presents Music and Musings. Expect the smooth and lyrical celtic sounds, (maybe even some Gaelic!).
From Legends to Nancy | Roseline | The Unwilling Commencement | Monsters on Maple Street
Friday, September 19.
High Ground. 7PM. $7.
Incision Records Kakistocracy | Parasytic | Appalachian Terror Unit | The Cooters | The Skuds | Dissystema | Rysahti | Mega Minge | Nu-kle-ar Blast Suntan
Friday, September 19.
Republic. 3PM. $15 a day, $35 for all 3.
Noxious Noize Bring The Noize! Fest (Day 1). DAY 1 MUST END BY 10PM!!!!!
Saturday, September 20
Man Plus Building
Saturday, September 20. 3523 Ivanhoe St. (Baton Rouge). 8PM.
Ivanhoe Fest ’08.
Bring The Noize! Fest afterparty show
Saturday, September 20.
Hi-Ho Lounge. After the fest PM.
Noxious Noize Secret surprise lineup... you'll just have to wait and see!!!
Angry Banana | Taj Motel Trio | The After School Special | Shoot the Daily Edit
Saturday, September 20.
High Ground. 7PM. $7.
Incision Records Behind Enemy Lines | Cop on Fire | Coaccion | Tierra de Nadie | American Cheeseburger | We Need to Talk | Trash | Social Neglect | Society Distort
Saturday, September 20.
Howlin Wolf. 4PM. $15 ($35 for all three days).
Noxious Noize Bring the Noize Fest day two.
Joe Krown Organ Combo | Walter Wolfman Washington
Saturday, September 20.
Les Bon Temps Roule. 11PM.
Metronome the City | I,Octopus | A Living Soundtrack
Saturday, September 20.
One Eyed Jack's. 9PM. $10.
CD release show for Metronome the City / I,Octopus split! Don't Miss It!
Mod Dance Party vs. Atlanta's Fringe Factory presents HOT DAMN! part deaux
Saturday, September 20.
Saturn Bar. 11pm.
Mod Dance Party New Orleans and Atlanta's Fringe Factory DJ's Vikki V and Suzy Q meet again for HOT DAMN! Part Deaux. Special guest DJ Lingerie and S. Smif
Sunday, September 21
Kylesa | Bludwulf | Religious as Fuck | Thou | Evil Army | No Fucker | Hellkontroll | The Skuds | Shitfucker | Haarp | Gravebound
Sunday, September 21.
Howlin Wolf. 4PM. $15 ($35 for all three days).
Noxious Noize Monday, September 22
Justin Peake's Acoustic Trio
Monday, September 22.
Dragon's Den. 8PM (early show). FREE.
Booking Blue Grass Pickin Party
Monday, September 22.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Tuesday, September 23
Wednesday, September 24
DJ T-Roy Presents Dancehall Classics
Wednesday, September 24.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. $5.
Booking Both floors full of dancehall and reggae.
Thursday, September 25
DJ Proppa Bear hosts Bassbin Safari
Thursday, September 25.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. FREE.
Booking Downstairs. Dark drum n bass.
Friday, September 26
The Calm Blue Sea | Meadow Flow | Hat Talk
Friday, September 26.
Banks Street Bar. 10PM. $5.
The Calm Blue Sea is experimental Rock from Austin, TX.
The Blue Eclipse
Friday, September 26.
Bar, The. 10PM.
Wendol | Think Fast | Raum
Friday, September 26.
Dragon's Den. 8PM. $5.
Noxious Noize Wendol play anarchist black metal. From CA. Think Fast are thrash from AZ. Raum dish out the sludge and the grind.
Saturday, September 27
Love Zombie | Big Baby | Party Time
Saturday, September 27.
Banks Street Bar. 10PM. FREE.
Southern Whiskey Rebellion
Saturday, September 27.
Bar, The. 10PM.
White Colla Crimes
Saturday, September 27.
Circle Bar. 10PM.
Sunday, September 28
Human Host | The Buoyant Sea
Sunday, September 28.
Dragon's Den. 10PM.
Booking Upstairs. Experimental indie electro folk.
Monday, September 29
Justin Peake's Acoustic Trio
Monday, September 29.
Dragon's Den. 8PM (early show). FREE.
Booking Blue Grass Pickin Party
Monday, September 29.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Beneath the Massacre | The Tony Danza Tapdance Extravaganza | Abacabb | Architect | Stray from the Path
Monday, September 29.
High Ground. 7PM. $10.
Incision Records Tuesday, September 30
Okkervil River | Crooked Fingers | Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Tuesday, September 30.
Republic. 8:30PM. $10 Advance | $12 Door.
Infectious Publicity Presented by Aquarium Drunkard.
Wednesday, October 1
DJ T-Roy Presents Dancehall Classics
Wednesday, October 1.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. $5.
Booking Both floors full of dancehall and reggae.
Thursday, October 2
Theresa Andersson | The City Life | Big Blue Marble
Thursday, October 2.
Howlin Wolf. 10PM. $5.
Booking Presented by the New Orleans Indie Rock Collective.
Free sampler each night of the fest.
Friday, October 3
Light Up District
Friday, October 3.
Bar, The. 10PM.
Saturday, October 4
Antenna Inn | The Revivalists | The Other Planets
Saturday, October 4.
One Eyed Jack's. 9PM. $5.
Booking Presented by the New Orleans Indie Rock Collective
Free sampler CD each night of the festival.
Man Plus Building | Smiley With A Knife
Saturday, October 4.
Spanish Moon. 10PM.
Sunday, October 5
Monday, October 6
Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship? | Nick Jaina
Monday, October 6.
Dragon's Den. 10PM.
Booking Tuesday, October 7
Sourvein | Zoroaster | DSB | Hellkontroll | Thou
Tuesday, October 7.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Noxious Noize Defiance Of Shit Bastards (D.S.B.) hail from Japan & play mofuckin\' intense burning spirits HC. Zoroaster, Thou, and Sourvein bring the doom, and Hellkontroll's blistering HC does you in. Bring earplugs...
Wednesday, October 8
Saviours | Thou
Wednesday, October 8.
One Eyed Jack's. 9PM.
Booking Ex-members of Yaphet Kotto doing stoner metal on Level Plane.
The Walkmen | The City Life
Wednesday, October 8.
Republic. 8PM. $12 Advance | $14 Door.
Infectious Publicity Presented by Aquarium Drunkard.
Thursday, October 9
Friday, October 10
I, Octopus | Meadow Flow | Smiley With A Knife | Tony Italiano
Friday, October 10.
Dragon's Den. 9PM. $5.
Booking Saturday, October 11
Grave Discoveries
Saturday, October 11.
X/O Studios. 5-10PM. FREE.
New work by AMIE DAVIS "Grave Discoveries." Artist featured this year at Voodoo Fest with NooMoon Collective. Hand printed and hand colored photography of local grave discoveries. Live music and BBQ 5-10 pm.
Thursday, October 16
Friday, October 17
Saturday, October 18
Tuesday, October 21
Thursday, October 23
Happy Talk Band
Thursday, October 23.
DBA. 10PM.
Friday, October 24
Saturday, October 25
Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship? | Japanther | Killer Dreamer | Turboslut
Saturday, October 25.
Heavy Metal Parking Lot. 8PM. $5 - 7 (sliding scale).
Kid Twist Big Ship record release show. Plus Alley Cat Bike Race after party event.
Sunday, October 26
Watain | Withered | Book of Black Earth | Ritual Killer
Sunday, October 26.
Dragon's Den. 8PM. $15.
Black metal invasion from Sweden, Georgia & Louisiana, respectively.
Monday, October 27
Wednesday, October 29
Thursday, October 30
Friday, October 31
Quintron and Miss Pussycat | Golden Triangle | Wizard Sleeve
Friday, October 31.
One Eyed Jack's. 9PM. $12.
Booking Saturday, November 1
The New Orleans Bingo! Show
Saturday, November 1.
Le Chat Noir. 8PM.
Mod Dance Party | The Pharmacy
Saturday, November 1.
Saturn Bar. 11PM.
Sunday, November 2
Mike Dillon
Sunday, November 2.
Dragon's Den. 9PM.
Booking Upstairs. Mike is a free-jazz percussionist madman genius
The New Orleans Bingo! Show
Sunday, November 2.
Le Chat Noir. 8PM.
Monday, November 3
Ghastly City Sleep | Lake | Desolation Wilderness |
Man Plus BuildingMonday, November 3.
Fletcher's House. 7PM. $5.
Andy Gibbs Ghastly City Sleep are on Robotic Empire and sound like a mix between Sigur Ros and Godspeed! You Black Emperor. Lake and Desolation Wilderness are on K Records. And Man Plus Building are local BR heartthrobs.
Wednesday, November 5
Thursday, November 6
Friday, November 7
Saturday, November 8
Sunday, November 9
Maylene and the Sons of Disaster | A Static Lullaby | Showbread | Attack Attack | Confide
Sunday, November 9.
High Ground. 7PM. $10.
Incision Records Tuesday, November 11
Wednesday, November 12
Happy Talk Band | Missy Gossip and the Secret Keepers | Secret Bear
Wednesday, November 12.
One Eyed Jack's. 9PM.
Booking Thursday, November 13
Saturday, November 15
Monday, November 17
Tuesday, November 18
Thursday, November 20
Friday, November 21
The Duppies | The Stellaphonics | Maddie Ruthless and the Champagne Players
Friday, November 21.
Dragon's Den. 8PM. $5.
Booking The Duppies (huge trad ska band from Gainesville with massive energy), The Stellaphonics (our old rocksteady pals from Baton Rouge!), Maddie Ruthless and the Champagne Players (a skalebration inna murder style!).
Thursday, November 27
Friday, December 19