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New Orleans Area DIY Events and Shows
Last Updated January 21, 11:18 AM :: 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.
Thursday, January 23
Reddix-Young | Double Knockout Thursday, January 23. Freetown Boom Boom Room (300 McKinley Street, Lafayette). 8PM. $10. The Reddix-Young duo draws from the likes of blues greats, folk heroes and punk royalty. linktr.ee/reddixyoung. Flyer: https://facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=122157711392309140
Pink Teddy Bear Thursday, January 23. No Dice (2339 St. Claude Avenue). 9PM.
Friday, January 24
Happy Talk Band | Clint Maedgen & The Bandapandas Friday, January 24. BJ's (4301 Burgundy Street). 9PM.
Atmosphere | Sage Francis | Mr. Dibbs Friday, January 24. Chelsea’s Live (1010 Nocholson Drive, Baton Rouge). 8PM. $39.50 (advance). Notable (just look at the ticket price) backpack hip hoppers embark on Imagine The Fun tour.
Gatsu | Chesticle | Inner Anguish | Kaleidoscope Crux Friday, January 24. Midcity Ballroom. 8PM. $10. Southeastern Pelican State heavy rock / metal summit. Gatsu is NOLA “Swamp Wizard Blues.” If you don’t understand, consult their newish “I Must Scream” music vid. Chesticle is Baton Rouge “progressive weedcore band.” Uh-huh. Inner Anguish is Lafayette minimalist sludge / doom metal; their debut show was last March. Kaleidoscope Crux is Lafayette sludgy indie rock / stonergaze “wall of noise trio” w/ arena rock signifiers, à la Deftones, Hum, Failure; see their “N.O. More Sunrises” music vid. Needless to say: Rockers only! Flyer w/ links: instagram.com/p/DD0ICNwTeez
Olivia Valentine | Malevitus | The Bottoms Friday, January 24. Siberia. 9PM. $10. NOLA indie rock showcase. Flyer: https://dice-media.imgix.net/attachments/2024-11-28/aa33ccc1-fc74-47ba-8ae2-94313674941d.jpg
Saturday, January 25
Wino Willy Saturday, January 25. Domino Sound Record Shack (2557 Bayou Road). 3PM. FREE. Booking An exciting rhythm roulette-style session where attendees will dig through the store’s vinyl collection to select records, and Wino Willy will sample them on the spot to craft fresh, one-of-a-kind beats.
Solace | Wizard Dick | So Awful | Burial Gift Saturday, January 25. Siberia. 8:30PM. $10.
Aggro-Fate | Through What Was Saturday, January 25. Southport Hall. 8PM. $5.
Void | Life on Mars Saturday, January 25. The Loose Caboose (301 McKinley St., Lafayette). 9:30PM. $10. The flyer says the Lafayette thrash metal headliners also have “surprise guests”: https://facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1241514251315411
Ethanol Merman | The Pause | Planet of The Little Green Men Tuesday, January 28. Saturn Bar. 9PM. $5. "Punk, psych, and ska from local faves!"
Thursday, January 30
Matt the Electrician | Patrick Cooper Thursday, January 30. Red Dragon Listening Room (2401 Florida Street, Baton Rouge). 7PM. $25 - $35. Matt the Electrician is Austin singer / songwriter / baseball aficionado Matt Sever, who releases about two albums per annum. He has collaborated w/ recent Toulouse Theatre headliner Haley Heynderickx. https://facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1122549686548479
Friday, January 31
Whisper Party! | Pepperbelly Friday, January 31. Carrollton Station. 9PM.
Ordinary Elephant | Dirk Powell Friday, January 31. Chickie Wah Wah. 9PM. $30. Award-winning songwriters Ordinary Elephant teams up with GRAMMY-winning legend Dirk Powell for an folk / roots night of songs.
Autumn Dominguez Friday, January 31. Les Bon Toups Roule. 11PM. $10. Born in Arizona, she plays sax in NOLA's Trumpet Mafia. "Dominguez’s latest project is a new concept: her own cross-genre fusion of jazz and indie pop."
Plomo | Bam Bam | Twin Sugar | Selma Oxor Friday, January 31. Saturn Bar. 10PM. $10-12. Plomo album release. "Electro synth industrial pop / dream wave en Español hotties from New Orleans." Disfruta el silencio.
Chris Combs Trio | Basher Friday, January 31. The Broadside (600 N. Broad Ave.). 8PM. $15. “Chris Combs is a guitarist, composer, & producer from Tulsa whose work with Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, COMBSY, & many more has achieved international acclaim for blending jazz, hiphop, & experimental elements with a love for improvisation. [NOLA’s] Basher plays highly improvisational dance music with the energy of a punk band & a free jazz spirit.”
Dream Theater Wednesday, February 12. Hard Rock Live (777 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS). 8PM. $60+.
Thursday, February 13
Dead Register | Insomniac | Moss Thursday, February 13. Siberia. 9PM.
Friday, February 14
Beach Angel Friday, February 14. Les Bon Toups Roule. 11PM. $10. "Beach Angel is a 90s-style indie-rock band."
Nunslaughter | Demiser | Desolus Friday, February 14. Siberia. 9PM.
Saturday, February 15
Tits Out | The Unnaturals | Nick Name & The Valmonts Saturday, February 15. Checkpoint Charlie's. 8PM. FREE. Sheer Terror After Krewe Du Vieux Parade. TITS OUT (Wendy O./Plasmatics tribute from Austin, TX). The Unnaturals performing an 80's Kiss set. Nick Name & The Valmonts performing a Sonics set. No Cover. Kitchen will be open. Starts after parade passes Esplanade Ave.
Thursday, February 20
Oolong | Jockey | Shipwrecked | Knife in a Gunfight Thursday, February 20. Midcity Ballroom. 8PM. $10. Late ‘90s-style emo / yelpy indie rock. oolongbois.bandcamp.com. 2 local openers. Flyer w/ links: instagram.com/p/DEdtn7mxY9n
Friday, February 21
Tim Heidecker and The Very Good Band | Secret Surprise Guest Friday, February 21. Tipitina's. 9PM. $40.
Sunday, February 23
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
Tuesday, February 25
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.”
Wednesday, February 26
The Convenience | Spllit | TACK | DJ Jake Orrall Wednesday, February 26. Saturn Bar. 9PM. $10-15 NOTAFLOF.
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
Tuesday, March 11
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
Saturday, March 15
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
Sunday, March 16
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.
Tuesday, March 18
Bird and Byron | Kenny Sharp Tuesday, March 18. No Dice (2339 St. Claude Avenue). 9PM.
Friday, March 21
Coroner | Deceased | Herakleion Friday, March 21. Siberia. 9PM.
Monday, March 24
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
Tuesday, March 25
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
Hovvdy | Video Age Friday, April 11. Siberia. 9PM.
Sunday, April 20
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)
Friday, April 25
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.
Monday, April 28
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
Thursday, May 1
Low Cut Connie | Roselit Bone Thursday, May 1. Siberia. 9PM.
Thursday, May 8
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
Friday, May 16
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
Wednesday, May 28
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."
Tuesday, July 29
“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.