If you’re in town on other nights… let’s hang out! Here’s where we’ll probably be:
note: Sometimes, I find the music in some clubs a bit too loud, but with a pair of foam ear plugs, it's perfect! I recommend throwing a pair in your pocket/purse/what-have-you.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
The Treme Brass Band gets the entire Candlelight Lounge (925 North Robertson Street) grooving around 10 pm on Wednesdays. This is one of the last clubs in the Treme. It may now cost $5 to get in, but it is well worth it.
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Our friend and neighbor Alex McMurray will be playing in one incarnation or another at d.b.a. at 7, followed by the very funky and well dressed Walter “ Wolfman” Washington at 10. This also has a $5 cover.
THURSDAY NIGHT
(The birthday of friend and luthier extraordinaire, Matt Rubendall!)
If you’re in town and prone to dancing (or just prone to enjoying great music) join us at the Hi Ho Lounge (2239 Saint Claude Avenue) to hear the Stooges Brass Band. This is one of my favorite brass bands. They start playing around 10 pm. I showed up at 10:30 last week and the joint was jumping. By 11 it was smoking, inside and out –where there was BBQ cooking! It’s ladies night, which means a mere $2 for ladies to get in; guys are a few dollars more. If you want a small taste of their sound, listen to this mp4.
SUNDAY NIGHT
If you are still in town, you do not want to miss Jeremy Lyons and the Deltabilly Boys play at d.b.a (618 Frenchman Street). Not only are they great, but you will get to see a very cute deltabilly boy (the groom!) on the upright bass-- one of his most entertaining incarnations. $5 cover.
