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Mango | Dumbster | The Omies
Saturday, February 22. St. Roch Taverne. 9PM. FREE.
NOLA jangle pop (Mango), NOLA indie rock n' roll (Dumbster), "Texas Yee Haw Indie Music to Grind To" (The Omies). Flyer with band links: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGJTeedRyRe

Bad Idols | More October | Shidded
Sunday, February 23. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 8:30PM.
SUNDAY SHOW. BE THERE. I'M SERIOUS. BRIAN FUNCK CANT KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. <3

Silver Synthetic | Glyders | Maddy Virgo
Sunday, February 23. Saturn Bar. 8PM. $10.
Like minded chooglers Silver Synthetic and Glyders are wrapping up a mini-tour together with a show at Saturn Bar. Maddy Kirgo will kick things off. Most likely the first ever show putting Third Man, Drag City, and Gar Hole Records bands in one room together

Shovels & Rope
Tuesday, February 25. Tipitina's. 8PM. $35 (advance).
“‘It’s not heavy metal, but in our guts, it feels a bit like heavy metal,’ says Michael Trent of the band’s new album, Manticore, due Feb. 18.”

The Convenience | Spllit | TACK | DJ Jake Orrall
Wednesday, February 26. Saturn Bar. 9PM. $10-15 NOTAFLOF.

Dexter and the Moonrocks | Liam St. John
Friday, February 28. Chelsea's Live (1010 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge). 9PM. $25 (advance).
Abilene, TX's Dexter and the Moonrocks's melodic grunge single "Sad In Carolina" is getting frequent spins on 92.3 FM.

Pallbearer | Cinder Well | Christworm
Saturday, March 1. Chelsea's Live (1010 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge). 8PM. $25 (advance).
Little Rock's Pallbearer live up to their name by crafting elegant and somewhat emo-y, or at least vulnerable & existential, doom rock / metal, with non-cringey prog tendencies. They've touted My Dying Bride, Type O Negative, Pink Floyd, & Smashing Pumpkins as major influences. California's CW are bleak female-fronted neofolk à la Emma Ruth Rundle & acoustic Swans / Jarboe, w/ some piano & fiddle / viola. B.R. blackened sludge trio(?) Christworm "combines heavy metal influences with extreme misanthropy and self loathing." An early contender for best / most aesthetically-satisfying gloomy concert of the year. (Psst: KLSU has free tickets to almost any show at this venue if you just call in at any time & ask. Yours truly got them for this show this way. They seem almost desperate to give tix away & shocked when anyone actually calls.) Flyer: https://static.wixstatic.com/media/851f11_10b0587489284636be6750ec31980a7d~mv2.png

Sick Sick Sick | Life on Mars | Muscle | Dogma
Saturday, March 1. The Pit (130 N. Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Scott). 7PM. $10.
Sick Sick Sick's reunion show, & first hometown show in 8 years. (Well, it's in Scott, a suburb of their hometown, Lafayette.) They feature three guys from Pale Misery + Crow Lotus of Capra. Their new music video is a sludgy, grindy cover of Sepultura's "Refuse/Resist." This venue just debuted last August with a show by BRAT. Flyer touts the opening acts as "the current faces of hardcore in Lafayette": instagram.com/p/DE21aPtJ5_X

Seprock
Sunday, March 2. Little People's Place. 1PM. FREE.
Legendary New Orleans player DJ Seprock spins pure vinyl 45 set at Cowboy's 4th Annual Treme Gumbo Pop Up. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cowboys-4th-annual-treme-gumbo-pop-up-sunday-march-2nd-tickets-1255932420679?aff=oddtdtcreator

Jensen Interceptor | D1ME b2b Tristan Dufrene | Nile Ashton b2b virtue_signal
Monday, March 3. Poor Boys. 10PM. $20-25.
LIQUID LUNDI. High-octane electro and techno on Lundi Gras for 303 day. Let acid reign! Tickets: https://ra.co/events/2095282

The Links | Kaleidoscope Crux | Fish Band! | Strongest Man In The World
Monday, March 3. The Loose Caboose (201 McKinley Street, Lafayette). 8PM. $10.
Lundi Gras indie rock fiesta. Flyer calls FB! "NOLA shoegaze" & says this is SMITW's debut show: instagram.com/share/_kCCrTokj

Suplecs
Tuesday, March 4. Checkpoint Charlie's. 5PM. FREE.

Mayrunner | Dairy Free | SilverCapBaby
Tuesday, March 4. The Loose Caboose (201 McKinley Street, Lafayette). 7PM. $10.
Mardi Gras indie rock spectacle. SilverCapBaby is Lafayette "Hardcore Pop Punk." IGs: we_are_mayrunner, dairyfreeband, silver.cap.baby_la. Flyer: instagram.com/share/_qvX0h8yh

Bursting | Big Garden | Swarm Komp
Thursday, March 6. Saturn Bar. 8PM. $10.
Members of Yautja, Stress Positions, Thou, Mehenet, Berlin Taxi, High, Slowhole, etc.

Tobe Nwigwe
Friday, March 7. Civic Theatre. 8PM. $39.50 - $139.50. Booking
https://www.ticketmaster.com/tobe-nwigwe-home-is-where-the-new-orleans-louisiana-03-07-2025/event/1B00615604B7A83C

Benjamin Booker
Friday, March 7. Siberia. 9PM.

Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra performs Indiana Jones and Raiders of The Lost Ark
Saturday, March 8. Mahalia Jackson Theater (1419 Basin Street). 7:30PM. $35 - $125.
https://lpomusic.com/events/indiana-jones-live-in-concert-mar8-2025-jackson

Cashier | Bedridden | Oldstar
Monday, March 10. Fred Hampton Free Store (5523 St. Claude Avenue). 9PM. $10. Booking
Kiln Fest Day 1.

Naruto: The Symphonic Experience
Tuesday, March 11. Mahalia Jackson Theater (1419 Basin Street). 7PM. $29 - $150.
"NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience is a live concert that brings the beloved anime to life. This two-hour event features a film montage of iconic scenes from over 220 episodes, synchronized to a live orchestra performing Toshio Masuda's original score. Fans will relive Naruto Uzumaki's journey to become Hokage, facing rivalries, challenges, and growth along the way. This event is truly exclusive: The film and musical montage created for NARUTO: The Symphonic Experience can only be seen at these shows. With Masuda's dynamic soundtrack, blending rock, pop, and traditional Japanese instruments like the Shakuhachi and Shamisen." narutoinconcert.com

Chris's Kitchen | Sunrise:Sunset | So Awful
Friday, March 14. Holy Diver (1200 St. Bernard Avenue). 9PM.
Chris's Kitchen is former Shell Shock bassist Chris Fonseca and friends doing a set of Shell Shock songs (For those not in the know, Shell Shock existed from 1980 to 1988 and was arguably the first hardcore band in New Orleans. Alumni went on to form Crowbar/Eyehategod/etc.). Sunrise:Sunset plays Am Rep style noise rock and So Awful is ex-members of A Hanging and Spickle playing thrash/hardcore (mostly old A Hanging songs). Holy Diver is formerly Sidney's Saloon..1200 St. Bernard Ave. New Orleans.

Atom Cat
Friday, March 14. Les Bon Toups Roule. 11PM. $10.
"Atom Cat is a gritty psychedelic rock trio based out of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. On one hand, our style dutifully pays homage to some of histories greatest power trios, while allowing us to embrace our favorite parts of classic and new age rock music ~ Cream, Jimmy [sic] Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Primus, Arctic Monkeys, White Stripes, King Gizzard, Green Day, etc."

Guts Club | Torture Garden | Tortuous | The World is a Vampire
Friday, March 14. No Dice (2339 St. Claude Avenue). 8PM. $10.
Guts Club album release show.

Freak Slug | Huron John
Saturday, March 15. Siberia. 9PM.

The Unknown | Severed Faith | Ether9 | Catch These Hands
Saturday, March 15. Wolf Den (at the Howlin Wolf). 8PM. $10.
A dadgum heap of underground Georgia metal bands for you rockers willing to take a gamble. “Georgia Invasion” flyer & (if you click the “Info” tab) band bios at https://www.ticketweb.com/event/the-unknown-severed-faith-ether9-the-den-at-howlin-wolf-tickets/13580354

Robyn Hitchcock
Sunday, March 16. Chickie Wah Wah. 8PM. $38 (advance).
Yes, the quirky Syd Barrett acolyte who fronted the Soft Boys & penned their 1980 college rock / jangle punk anthem "I Wanna Destroy You.” According to a YouTube comment, it was used in a Subway commercial.

Crashing Wayward | The Almas | First Street Hooligans | Double Knockout
Sunday, March 16. The Feed & Seed. 6PM. $10.
The two top-billed rock bands, from NV & WI respectively, bring forth their Social Divide Tour. Two local bands open. https://facebook.com/events/2381688218882050

Bird and Byron | Kenny Sharp
Tuesday, March 18. No Dice (2339 St. Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Too Soon Jokes | Rare Seed | Low Hanging Fruit
Wednesday, March 19. Wolf Den (at the Howlin Wolf). 8PM. $10 (advance).

Lily Unless | The If Onlys
Friday, March 21. Les Bon Toups Roule. 11PM. $10.

Coroner | Deceased | Herakleion
Friday, March 21. Siberia. 9PM.

Kraftwerk
Monday, March 24. The Orpheum. 8PM.
They have only 1 original member. But dehumanization / reliance on robots is sort of the point of the band, & longtime fan Tony Hawk is aight with it: https://www.stereogum.com/2289737/tony-hawk-announces-kraftwerks-2025-north-american-tour/news

MSSV | Bozo Red | Gratitude Jar
Tuesday, March 25. Midcity Ballroom. 8PM. $15 (advance), $20 (door).
MSSV is Mike Watt, Mike Baggetta, Stephen Hodges. “…aka Main Steam Stop Valve, the recent project from this trio of underground heros [sic].” For you youths, MW is the influential bassist from funk-punx Minutemen and fIREHOSE, & briefly Ciccone Youth. Click flyer for links to the local opening bands: instagram.com/p/DDhrtFLxp3F

Pom Pom Squad
Wednesday, March 26. Siberia. 9PM.

Weeping Hour | Life on Mars | Threnody | Obsidian Soul | Human Instinct
Thursday, March 27. The Feed & Seed. 7PM. $10.
Flyer: https://facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1161086612691658

Saxsquatch
Thursday, March 27. Siberia. 9PM.

Exhorder | Pale Devil Sun | Kamikaze Zombie | Herakleion | Flesh Parade
Friday, March 28. Southport Hall. 7:45PM. $22 (advance), $25 (door).

Puricon 2
Saturday, March 29. Midcity Ballroom. 5PM. $15 for GA, $25 for VIP.
Puricon 2: a DIY anime convention featuring music performances, vendors and maid dancers!Mini-convention put together and hosted by Purikura Panic!! Performers and vendors TBA. If you're interested in vending please fill out this form https://forms.gle/NbJCQHQBmrbMDs2y9 Advance tickets available via https://bontempstix.com/events/329-puricon-2-an-anime-mini-con-3-29-2025

Ziwe's America
Friday, April 4. Civic Theatre. 7PM. $32 - $65. Booking
Buy tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/ziwes-america-new-orleans-louisiana-04-04-2025/event/1B006182D64C4B28

Cryogeyser
Monday, April 7. Siberia. 9PM.

Slothrust | Weakened Friends
Friday, April 11. Gasa Gasa. 9PM. $20.
Eclectic L.A. trio Slothrust "pick at the locks of guitar rock, moving it forward with an expansive and unconventional lean." They morph from stoner rock to R&B to slowcore, sometimes in the same song. But does their name mean Sloth Rust or Slo Thrust? RIYL: Silkworm, Helium, Hole, '90s Sub Pop. WF = Portland, ME / Boston yelpy post-grunge power trio à la Sleater-Kinney, Throwing Muses, White Lung, with big hooks & star potential. Tour poster: https://facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1132196928280790

Hovvdy | Video Age
Friday, April 11. Siberia. 9PM.

Cheekface | Pacing
Saturday, April 12. Chickie Wah Wah. 8PM. $18 (advance), $22 (door).
Cheekface, "America's Local Band," are kooky indie pop à la They Might Be Giants, Cake, early Pavement, King Missile, with cool post-punk-y basslines. Listen to "I Am Continuing to Do My Thing" & "There Were Changes in the Hardcore Scene." linktr.ee/cheekface. Pacing (Katie McTigue) makes frail, awkwardly-humorous bedroom folk, on Asian Man Records. She has covered John Mayer's "Your Body Is A Wonderland" (which he allegedly wrote about his own body). Presented by Big Spring Entertainment. Flyer: https://i.ticketweb.com/i/00/12/69/33/93_Original.jpg

The Naked Truth
Sunday, April 20. . 6:30PM. $35 - $125+. Booking
John Waters - The Naked Truth - An Easter Celebration. Important Event Info: Some show content may not be appropriate for minors. Buy tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/john-waters-the-naked-truth-an-new-orleans-louisiana-04-20-2025/event/1B00623BE02D8CE5

Napalm Death | Melvins | Weedeater | Dark Sky Burial
Sunday, April 20. Chelsea’s Live (1010 Nicholson Dr., Baton Rouge). 8PM. $25 (advance).
You suffer! …But why? (https://songmeanings.com/songs/view/5575)

Acid Bath | Eyehategod
Friday, April 25. The Fillmore (6 Canal Street). 9PM.
Yes, the original band lineup is back, sans late bassist Audie Pitre. All 1800+ tickets sold out the day this show went on sale (1/17), so another date was added.

Samantha Fish & Tab Benoit
Saturday, April 26. Civic Theatre. 8PM. $45 - $95+. Booking
Buy tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/samantha-fish-tab-benoit-new-orleans-louisiana-04-26-2025/event/1B006189F28F5AA6

Fontaines D.C.
Monday, April 28. Civic Theatre. 8PM. Booking
https://www.ticketmaster.com/fontaines-dc-usa-tour-2025-new-orleans-louisiana-04-28-2025/event/1B00615CADC820A5

Shakey Graves
Tuesday, April 29. Civic Theatre. 7PM. $37.50. Booking
Shakey Graves: And The War Came - 10th Anniversary Tour. Buy tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/shakey-graves-and-the-war-came-new-orleans-louisiana-04-29-2025/event/1B00618BDF2188AF

The Radiators
Wednesday, April 30. Civic Theatre. 9PM. $60 - $73. Booking
Buy tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/the-radiators-new-orleans-louisiana-04-30-2025/event/1B00622D30EB5B7B

Daniel Donato's Cosmic NOLA
Thursday, May 1. Civic Theatre. 9PM. $32 - $120. Booking
Buy tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/daniel-donatos-cosmic-nola-new-orleans-louisiana-05-01-2025/event/1B006183B45F2F93

Low Cut Connie | Roselit Bone
Thursday, May 1. Siberia. 9PM.

Cimafunk | La Tribu
Friday, May 2. Civic Theatre. 8PM. $55 - $200. Booking
Hep Cat Entertainment presents the 3rd Annual CimaFest featuring Cimafunk and La Tribu + Very Special Guests. Buy tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/cimafest-nola-new-orleans-louisiana-05-02-2025/event/1B00619025AB6506

Anders Osborne's Birthday Bash
Saturday, May 3. Civic Theatre. 8PM. $45 - $225. Booking
12th Annual Nolafunk Series During Jazz Fest & the Civic Present Anders Osborne's Birthday Bash With Special Guests Dave Malone, Jackie Greene, Jennifer Hartswick, & Hans Williams Plus Dragon Smoke: Ivan Neville, Eric Lindell, Stanton Moore & Rob Mercurio Buy tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/anders-osbornes-birthday-bash-new-orleans-louisiana-05-03-2025/event/1B006189E2EB5445

Turnover | Balance and Composure | Horse Jumper of Love
Thursday, May 8. The Fillmore (6 Canal Street). 7PM.
The concert of the year for enthusiasts of artsy, atmospheric emotion. Virginia Beach soft punx Turnover play their iconic existential LP Peripheral Vision in its entirety for its 10th anniv. (Their singer & drummer are brothers born in a top-secret bunker in Jefferson Parish.) Perhaps the muted / perplexed / irate responses to their last few lite-pop albums, incl. a remix album, spurred them into getting back to basics. Their live band evidently now features rhythm guitarist Shane Moran of hiatusing Title Fight. BAC = Doylestown, PA shoegazey post-emo / mope rock, with some haunting Alice In Chains-esque vocal harmonizing, on the comeback trail w/ a rather stunning new LP. HJOL = Boston sensitive slowcore / ethereal stoner rock à la Duster, Hum, Codeine. Flyer: instagram.com/p/DEz2w0mtsEn

The Damned | The Adverts
Friday, May 16. Civic Theatre. 7PM. $45 - $100. Booking
The Damned with their original 80s lineup and support from TV Smith's The Adverts. https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1B00616FDADE7019

The Reverend Horton Heat | Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas
Wednesday, May 28. Tipitina's. 8:30PM.
New drummer, same psychobilly shtick: "Loaded guns, space heaters, and big skies. Welcome to the lethal littered landscape of Jim Heath’s imagination."

“Weird Al” Yankovic | Puddles Pity Party
Tuesday, July 29. Saenger Theatre (1111 Canal Street). 8PM. $59 - $129; VIP meet & greet upgrade $239 extra.
The curiously-maned comedy rocker “brings his legendary full-production multimedia comedy rock show back to the concert stage with the BIGGER & WEIRDER 2025 Tour, playing his iconic hits as well as some never-performed-live-before fan favorites.” This will likely sell out ~half a year in advance, so true punx should act fast.

New Orleans Area DIY Events and Shows