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The Montvales | Thomas Dollbaum | Andrew Jobin & The Thick Smoke
Friday, March 28. Banks Street Bar. 9PM. $10.
The headliners call themselves "Music for introverted farmers." TD is sparse NOLA singer / songwriter-ing. Flyer: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHY3e2sv2mn

Sarah Quintana | Tin Men | Sofia Mock
Friday, March 28. BJ's (4301 Burgundy Street). 9PM.
Sarah Quintana's album or single release show. Her bio: https://www.wwoz.org/acts/sarah-quintana

BackReal | Gimmick | Concrete Confetti
Friday, March 28. Carrollton Station. 8PM.

Kirkos | Two Tone Merigold | Planet of the Little Green Men
Friday, March 28. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

My Neptune | Night Medicine | Dusty Santamaria | Hex Windham
Friday, March 28. Okay Bar (1700 Port Street). 9PM SHARP. $10.

The Crybabies | Jeffery Broussard & The Nighttime Syndicate
Friday, March 28. Siberia. 9PM.

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

Feral Daughters | Blanket of M | Jim Reed
Saturday, March 29. Bear's (1401 Fairfield Avenue, Shreveport). 9PM. $10.
Local sludgy metallic grungesters w/ Orange amps headline. https://facebook.com/events/1358293858751680

Twin Sugar
Saturday, March 29. Good Measure at The Barnett (600 Carondelet Street). 9PM.
NOLA "psychedeliksoulpunk" rascals. IG: twinsugarishere. This venue is the former Three Keys in the former Ace Hotel.

The Light Set (and friends)
Saturday, March 29. Marigny Opera House. 7:30PM. $15-25 .
"The Light Set, a New Orleans-based chamber folk ensemble led by songwriter Lauren Oglesby, has enchanted audiences for years with their vocal harmonies and keen, insightful storytelling. I Only See The Moon is their first release since 2018’s acclaimed EP Diving. In this two song EP, The Light Set weaves a poignant harmonic and emotional world that is no less potent for being brief. In this performance, The Light Set will be joined by friends from other partner New Orleans-based ensembles, celebrating our vibrant New Orleans musical community." Flyer: https://marignyoperahouse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/the-light-set-2025-banner.jpg

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

T.U.F.T. | T.A.C.K. | Gusher | Hard Fun
Saturday, March 29. Santos Bar.
How come B.A.G. isn't on this show? I feel cheated.

Shake 'Em Up Jazz Band | Sabine McCalla | Sally Baby's Silver Dollars | Saddlebag Serenaders | Five Quarter String Band | No Limit Brass Band
Sunday, March 30. Abita Springs Trailhead (22049 Main Street, Abita Springs). 11AM. FREE.
Abita Springs Busker Festival: trailheadmuseum.org/busker-festival. "Please note that although we call this a busker festival, there is no opportunity for busking during the event." Awkward...

Skegss | Twen
Sunday, March 30. Chickie Wah Wah. 8PM. $24.
Skegss are an amalgam of tepid stoner / slacker campus pop clichés. The reason to go is Nashville's quirky, artsy indie pop/rockers Twen. "Feeling In Love (From The Waist Down)" is still probably the best leftfield song of 2k22. But based on their social media pics, they have some replacement members since then. Flyer: https://i.ticketweb.com/i/00/12/43/32/84_Original.jpg

Rounds of Townes
Sunday, March 30. Midcity Ballroom. 6PM-10PM. $10.
A singer-songwriter tribute to Townes Van Zandt. Presented by Drunken Bluejay Productions. To live is to fly, low and high.

Jumbo Dominoes with the Domino Sound DJs
Sunday, March 30. Vaughans. 8PM. FREE.
All records. All nice music. Option to dance is yours. DJ's Lo Tide, Lady Li, C'Est Funk, Precious Cargo, and Prince Pauper with four hours of beautiful spinning records

Secret Louisiana: An Unusual Guide
Tuesday, April 1. East Bank Regional Library (4747 W. Napoleon Avenue, Metairie). 7PM. FREE.
Chris Champagne discusses his book Secret Louisiana: An Unusual Guide. He's a comedian / satirist and author of The Yat Dictionary. "Here are some of his discoveries [in Louisiana] that are sure to keep readers intrigued: The smallest church in the world. The one-time capital of Texas. A humorous 'battle' of World War II. Millions of years-old fossils on the side of a highway. The site of the finest wedding ever held in the South. The world’s largest bald cypress tree. The world’s largest chimpanzee sanctuary. The smallest plane ever used as Air Force One. A full dinosaur hidden in the heart of Baton Rouge."

Sasha Salk | Auggie V | Dusty Santamaria
Thursday, April 3. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Matron | Steef | Spllit
Thursday, April 3. Saturn Bar. 8PM. $10.
Matron’s final show ever and record release for ‘Sunken State’ a new record put out by Strange Daisy Records. Steef and Spllit open.

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

Earth | Stebmo
Friday, April 4. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Old Punks Gone Acoustic, Vol. 1
Friday, April 4. NOLA 'Nacular Studio & Gallery (1172 Magazine Street at Erato). 7PM. FREE. Turducken Productions
Free show on the eve of the Red Rockers reunion at Tipitina’s! Come gather with some old friends from the old scene! -- music starts at 730pm - don't be late! -- Paul Sanchez, Shawn Gwin, Hex Windham will perform “in the round,” swapping songs and stories throughout the evening.

Douglas Joyman | Zita
Friday, April 4. Siberia. 9PM.

Hidden Truths and Enlightened Pirates: The David Graeber Book Club
Saturday, April 5. Jefferson Parish Library, Rosedale Branch. 12:30PM-2PM. FREE.
This is a four-month book club dedicated to works by the late anthropologist and activist David Gaeber. Book to be discussed: The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World...Essays 4036 Jefferson Hwy. in Jefferson, LA 70121

Hustle with DJ Soul Sister
Saturday, April 5. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Young Widows | Cherubs | Porcelain
Monday, April 7. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Cryogeyser | Starling
Monday, April 7. Siberia. 9PM.

Helen Gillet, Jamie Baum & Monika Herzig trio
Monday, April 7. The Zeitgeist. 8PM.
Helen Gillet (Cello, Vocals), Jamie Baum (Flautist from NY), Monika Herzig (Pianist from Bloomington, IN).

Sleep Habits | Virga | Darling Farm | Giovanni Ventello
Tuesday, April 8. Siberia. 9PM.

BLOUS3 | Quinine | New Fools | Fish Band!
Wednesday, April 9. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Red Beard Wall and Sons of Gulliver | High Black River | Pyrate
Thursday, April 10. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Mire Child | Bride | evrynightdaily
Thursday, April 10. Okay Bar (1700 Port Street). 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

Gall | Tortuous | Shesmadefromsuede
Friday, April 11. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

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

Rwake | Mars | Fauns
Saturday, April 12. Siberia. 9PM.

Abi Ooze | Melted Crayon | Tonya | Fake Last Name
Saturday, April 12. St. Roch Taverne. 9PM. $10. Booking
Abi Ooze (STL), Melted Crayon (Hattiesburg), Tonya (Nola-first show!), Fake Last Name (Nola-first show!).

Helen Gillet
Sunday, April 13. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Dreamstereo | Zegovia | Wesley Dox | sunscape.
Monday, April 14. Midcity Ballroom. 8PM. $10 (advance), $15 (door).
Dreamstereo are post-punk meets new wave from Victoria, TX. Zegovia are free-spirited Houston indie jam rockers. Flyer: https://s3.amazonaws.com/geotix-production-uploads/uploads/59b0cbd1-609c-46d2-a55c-bb8774f5425a.jpg

Teen Mortgage | Babe Haven
Monday, April 14. Siberia. 9PM.

Loolowningen | Slowhole | Spllit
Saturday, April 19. Mudlark Theatre. 6:30PM. $10.
Early show! Ends by 10PM. Welcoming Loolowningen, avant-punk from Tokyo, Japan. Slowhole and Spllit open.

Yes Ma'am | Meredith Moon | Miriam Hacksaw
Saturday, April 19. Siberia. 9PM.

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)

Wormrot | No/Mas | Congealed Putrescence
Tuesday, April 22. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Ken Mujo | Tree Palace | Hal Lambert & Mitchell Morley
Wednesday, April 23. Midcity Ballroom. 8:30PM. $10.
"Explosive Noise Rock from Harrisonburg, VA. Local Experimental Wizards." Dayglo flyer: https://s3.amazonaws.com/geotix-production-uploads/uploads/323d3f6e-0fc8-4ace-bded-9ed47922618d.jpeg

La Luz | Color Green
Wednesday, April 23. Siberia. 9PM.

Troubled Minds | Tidus | Bliss?
Thursday, April 24. Midcity Ballroom. 8:30PM. $10.
Troubled Minds' Full Circle tour. EP release show for area post-hardcore rockers Tidus.

Yo La Tengo
Friday, April 25. Chelsea's Live (1010 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge). 8PM. $30 (advance).
The erstwhile Velvet Underground acolytes (who were even tapped to play the V.U. in a movie) make evidently their 1st Baton Rouge appearance. You may hear some indie radio perennials ("Autumn Sweater," "Center Of Gravity," "Sugarcube," "From A Motel 6," "Cherry Chapstick") & the usual obscure covers. It's "An Evening With...," so expect no opening act. Ira played guitar behind his back during one noisy song at their '97 Howlin' Wolf (now Republic) show, but I forgot which one.

Parrotfish
Friday, April 25. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

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.

Iak | Kaleidoscope Crux | Charlie Novak
Friday, April 25. The Loose Caboose (201 McKinley Street, Lafayette). 8PM. $10.
Flyer: https://facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1308992881234214

Nth Power
Friday, April 25. The Rabbit Hole (1228 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard). 7PM. $25 (advance), $30 (door).
Nth Power (w/ guest Helen Gillet) presents Nth Utero, a tribute to Nirvana. "This all-pro trio delivers a transcendent blend of soul, funk, rock and R&B with multi-part vocal harmonies and lyrics that attest to the power of love. Featuring guitarist and vocalist Nick Cassarino, drummer and vocalist Nikki Glaspie and bassist Nate Edgar, the band has been flooring audiences with incendiary live performances since they first assembled in New Orleans during Jazzfest in 2012." Moderate rock from 7-10 PM. Tickets to see the real Nirvana at Lakefront Arena on 12/3/93 were $19.25, though with inflation that'd admittedly be ~$42 today. We can nonetheless agree that tribute concert prices have gotten out of hand. Flyer: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHWCSxNJqBl

Silver Synthetic | Chris Acker & the Growing Boys | The Tangle
Saturday, April 26. BJs Lounge. 9PM.
A first time 6-piece lineup of Silver Synthetic will be coming straight from their set at Jazz Fest to this slightly belated record release celebration for their new album-- Rosalie. Local John Prine-y songster Chris Acker and mysterious supergroup The Tangle will get the stage warm.

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

Shmoo | New Holland | IMY3
Sunday, April 27. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

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

Skerik's Sauce Fest
Tuesday, April 29. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

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

Windows | The Bloomies | Beach Angel | Tired Eyes
Wednesday, April 30. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

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.

Helen Gillet
Thursday, May 1. Tigermen Den (3113 Royal Street). 8PM.

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

Low Cut Connie | Roselit Bone
Friday, May 2. Siberia. 9PM.
Night two.

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

Que Beleza
Saturday, May 3. Siberia. 10PM.

Pynk Beard
Saturday, May 3. Siberia. 8PM.

Bearly Dead
Sunday, May 4. No Dice (2239 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Cannibal Kids | Sari Jordan
Sunday, May 4. Siberia. 9PM.
Bermuda Search Party.

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

Hidden Truths and Enlightened Pirates: The David Graeber Book Club
Saturday, May 10. Jefferson Parish Library, Rosedale Branch. 12:30PM-2PM. FREE.
This is a four-month book club dedicated to works by the late anthropologist and activist David Gaeber. Book to be discussed: The Democracy Project: A History, A Crisis, A Movement 4036 Jefferson Hwy. in Jefferson, LA 70121

XTC’s Terry Chambers and Friends
Wednesday, May 14. Midcity Ballroom. 9PM. $22.50 (advance), $27.50 (door).
"Emerging out of the post-punk and new-wave explosion of the late 70s, XTC experienced global success touring with the likes of The Police and Talking Heads. The band put their hometown of Swindon UK on the map. They achieved huge success in North America and Japan. Sadly, their legions of loyal fans would be left in limbo when in 1982 XTC stopped touring, becoming a studio-based entity [due to their singer's stage fright]." Check out TC's drumming on XTC's manic ska-rap-funk song "Spinning Top." It's not the usual geek-pop the band was known for.

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 Revered Horton Heat | Dwayne Dopsie and The Zydeco Hellraisers
Tuesday, May 27. Midcity Ballroom. 9PM. $30 (advance), $40 (door).

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."

Hidden Truths and Enlightened Pirates: The David Graeber Book Club
Saturday, June 7. Jefferson Parish Library, Rosedale Branch (4036 Jefferson Highway). 12:30PM-2PM. FREE.
This is a four-month book club dedicated to works by the late anthropologist and activist David Gaeber. Book to be discussed: The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy

Hidden Truths and Enlightened Pirates: The David Graeber Book Club
Saturday, July 5. Jefferson Parish Library, Rosedale Branch (4036 Jefferson Highway). 12:30PM-2PM. FREE.
This is a four-month book club dedicated to works by the late anthropologist and activist David Gaeber. Book to be discussed: Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia

Leopardo | New Fools | Spllit
Wednesday, July 9. Saturn Bar. 9PM. $12. Booking
Leopardo all the way from Biel, Switzerland to bring you lysergic rock n roll!! You do not want to miss this beauty. Supported by New Orlean's own (1) New Fools: full of righteous morotik indie grooves, and (2) Spllit: mutant punks who have a penchant for pop art experimentalia.

“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.

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