Tuesday, April 30
BLUE NILE -- Brotherhood of Groove, 10
CAJUN CABIN -- Mitch Cormier & the Can't Hardly Playboys, 7
CARROLLTON STATION -- La Famille Sauvage, 9
CHECK POINT CHARLIE -- Woodenhead, Damn Frontier, 9
CIRCLE BAR -- the Grandsons, 8:30; 007, 11
CRESCENT CITY BREWHOUSE -- New Orleans Streetbeat, 5
D. B. A. -- Lynn Drury & Bad Mayo, 10
DONNA'S BAR & GRILL -- Bob French & friends, 10:30
DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR -- Tom Hook, 9
EL MATADOR -- New Orleans Jazz Vipers, 10
FINE ARTS CENTER -- Down in the Bottom: James Blood Ulmer, Othar Turner & his Rising Star Fife & Drum Band, King Lloyd, Earl Palmer, plus more, 6
FOUR COLUMNS -- Lafourche Cajun Band, 7:30
FRENCH QUARTER BAR AT THE RITZ-CARLTON -- Ingrid Lucia & the Flying Neutrinos, 9
FRITZEL'S -- Jazz Breeze, 5; Soprano Meets Clarinet, 7; Sun Lane LTD, 9; Martinique Jazz Band, 11
FUNKY BUTT -- Arlee Leonard and Samirah Evans, 9 & 11 p.m.; James Alsanders Jazz Project, 10 p.m. & 12 a.m. (downstairs)
FUNKY PIRATE -- Big Al Carson & the Blues Masters, 9
HARRAH'S CASINO -- Harrah's All That Jazz Band featuring Louis Ford, 8
HI-HO LOUNGE -- Devon, Road Dawg Divas, 10
HOUSE OF BLUES -- the Apex Theory, Andrew WK, Lostprophet, 6:30; Theory of Everything featuring members of String Cheese Incident & Leftover Salmon, the Motet, 9; (Parish) the Big Wu, 1 a.m.
HOWLIN' WOLF -- Continental Drifters, 9
JAZZ PARLOR AT STORYVILLE -- Humphrey Davis & Nightlife, 7:30
JIMMY'S -- the Greyhounds, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, Netwerk Electric, 1:30 a.m.
KERRY IRISH PUB -- Denise Marie, 9
KRAZY KORNER -- Kurt Chambers Band, 8:15
LE BON TEMPS ROULE -- Sol Fiya
LE CHAT NOIR -- Leigh "Little Queenie" Harris, 9 (with Larry Sieberth) & 11
LE MERIDIEN HOTEL -- Paul Longstreth's Duo, 9
LOUISIANA MUSIC FACTORY -- Papa Mali, 11 a.m.; Mofro, noon; James Andrews & Trombone Shorty, 1; Henry Gray, 2; Jody Williams, 3; Lazy Lester, 4; Joe Krown Organ Combo, 5; Clarence Gatemouth Brown, 6; Coco Robicheaux, 7
MAPLE LEAF BAR -- ReBirth Brass Band, 10:30
MERMAID LOUNGE -- Dirty Dozen Brass Band with DJ Logic, 10
MICHAUL'S ON ST. CHARLES -- Michaul's Mamou Brew, 6:30
MID CITY LANES ROCK 'N' BOWL -- Rock'n'Bowl Talent & Gong Show with Marva Wright, 8:30
MULATE'S -- File, 7
NEUTRAL GROUND COFFEEHOUSE -- Turner, Hermann, & Gros, 7; Lisa O'Neill, 8; Jim Badura, 9; Manabu Sakei Trio, 10
OLD OPERA HOUSE -- Bayou Boys, 8:15
OLD POINT BAR -- Anders Osborne Band, 10:30
PALM COURT JAZZ CAFE -- New Orleans Jazz Revue with Juanita Brooks, Topsy Chapman & Big Al Carson, 8
PATOUT'S CAJUN BISTRO -- Jimmy Thibodeaux, 7:30
PETE FOUNTAIN'S JAZZ CLUB -- Pete Fountain, 9
PRESERVATION HALL -- Gregg Stafford & the Preservation Hall Jazz Band
RED BIKE -- Riccardo Crespo & Sol Brazil, 6
RIVERBOAT CAJUN QUEEN -- Garage a Trois
SHIM SHAM CLUB -- Firewater, Big Lazy, the Holy Ghost, Mad Happy, 9
SNUG HARBOR -- Charles Neville, 9 & 11
STEAK PIT -- Brad Helms, 8
SWEET LORRAINE'S -- Coup d'Fire with Natureman, 9
SWEET'S AGAIN -- Brenda Mac, 7:30
TIPITINA'S -- Monkey Ranch with Leo Nocentelli, Topaz, 10
TOWER RECORDS -- Jeff Naideau, noon; Kermit Ruffins, 1; Dr. Michael White, 2; Henry Butler, 3; Spencer Bohren, 4; Hot Club of New Orleans, 5; Jamie Wight & his New Orleans Band, 6
TROPICAL ISLE BOURBON -- Al Miller & Late As Usual, 9
TROPICAL ISLE TOLUOUSE -- John Gros, 10
VIRGIN MEGASTORE -- Theresa Andersson, 1; Ingrid Lucia, 2; Have Soul Will Travel, 3; New Orleans Juice, 4
WINDSOR COURT -- Arnett Hayes, 6; Larry Sieberth, 9
ZEITGEIST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER -- Charlie Miller, 7; Ear Floss Ensemble, 8:30; Nick Sanzenbach's Blood N' Grits All-Key-Stra, 10
Wednesday, May 1
ANDREW JAEGER'S HOUSE OF SEAFOOD -- Ellen Smith with Ray Shall, 7
BADA BINGS -- Sweet Pea's Revenge
BANKS STREET BAR & GRILL -- I Tell You What, 10
BLUE NILE -- Myshkin's Ruby Warblers CD-release party, 10
CAJUN CABIN -- Mitch Cormier & the Can't Hardly Playboys, 7
CARROLLTON STATION -- Walter "Wolfman" Washington and the Roadmasters, 10
CHECK POINT CHARLIE -- Stinking Lizaveta, Happy Talk Band, Dinteen, 9
CIRCLE BAR -- Alex McMurray, 10:30
D. B. A. -- New Orleans Klezmer All Stars, 10
DONNA'S BAR & GRILL -- Bob French & friends, 10:30
DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR -- Leigh "Little Queenie" Harris, 9:30
EL MATADOR -- Topaz, 9; Soul Rebels Brass Band, 10:30
ESPRESSO YOURSELF -- Aural Elixir, 7
FINE ARTS CENTER -- Geronimo Rock & Roll: Lazy Lester, Li'l Buck Sinegal, Warren Storm, plus more, 6
FRENCH QUARTER BAR AT THE RITZ-CARLTON -- Ingrid Lucia, 9
FRITZEL'S -- Martinique Jazz Band, 7; Soprano Meets Clarinet, 9; the French Connection, 11
FUNKY BUTT -- Lakefront Digital Night featuring Jesse Lewis Union, Albert-Ankrum Project, SP&M (Ed Petersen, Brian Seeger and Jason Marsalis), 10 p.m. & 12 a.m.
FUNKY PIRATE -- Big Al Carson & the Blues Masters, 9
HARRAH'S CASINO -- Harrah's All That Jazz Band featuring Louis Ford, 8
HI-HO LOUNGE -- Rockin' Jake with John Sinclair, 10
HOUSE OF BLUES -- Lucinda Williams, Anne McCue, 8; (Parish) ReBirth Brass Band, the John Butler Trio, New Orleans Juice, 007, 9
HOWLIN' WOLF -- Jerry Joseph & friends, Barbara Cue, 9
JAZZ PARLOR AT STORYVILLE -- David Reiss, 5; Humphrey Davis & Nightlife, 7:30; Storyville Jazz & Blues Jam featuring Roderick Paulin, 11
KERRY IRISH PUB -- Lynn Drury CD-release party, 9
KRAZY KORNER -- Blues Krewe, 8:15
LAFAYETTE SQUARE -- Marcia Ball, 5
LE BON TEMPS ROULE -- Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers, 10
LE CHAT NOIR -- Betty Shirley, Stephanie Sieberth & Rebecca Barry, 9 & 11
LE MERIDIEN HOTEL -- Joe Schlesinger, 9
LOUISIANA MUSIC FACTORY -- John Fohl, 11 a.m.; Theresa Andersson, noon; Papa Grows Funk, 1; Rockin' Jake, 2; Tony Joe White, 3; Los Hombres Calientes, 4; Henry Butler, 5; Michael White, 6; New Birth Brass Band, 7; Sue Mingus with mem- bers of the Mingus Big Band, 8
MAMA'S BLUES -- Women on Wednesdays: Allstar Women's Jam with Denise Marie, Nancy Buchan, Cori Walters & more, 9 & 11
MAPLE LEAF BAR -- Will Bernard & Motherbug, Om Trio, 10
MARTINE'S LOUNGE -- Songwriters' Night with Lenny McDaniel, 8
MERMAID LOUNGE -- Corey Harris, 9; Dirty Dozen Brass Band with DJ Logic, 12 a.m.
MICHAUL'S ON ST. CHARLES -- Allen Fontenot & the Country Cajuns, 6:30
MID CITY LANES ROCK 'N' BOWL -- the Iguanas, 10; (Cafe) Poncho Chavis & Boozoo's Magic Sounds featuring Sonny Landreth, 9; Sonny Landreth, 11
MULATE'S -- Lee Benoit, 7
OLD POINT BAR -- Johnny Vidacovich CD-release party with Tony Dagradi, Matt Perrine, Shane Theriot, Mike Pellera, 10
ORPHEUM THEATER -- Dark Star Orchestra
RED ROOM -- Fredy Omar con su Banda
SHIM SHAM CLUB -- Super Furry Animals, 9
SNUG HARBOR -- Pianist Envy with Marcia Ball, Tom McDermott, & Joe Krown, 9 & 11
SWEET'S AGAIN -- Brenda Mac, 7:30
TIPITINA'S -- Garage a Trois, Mofro, 10
TOWER RECORDS -- John Fohl, noon; Ingrid Lucia, 1; John Lisi, 2; Brotherhood of Groove, 3; New Orleans Juice, 4; Rockin' Jake, 5; the Revealers, 6
TROPICAL ISLE BOURBON -- Party Time featuring Brennan Manale, 9
TROPICAL ISLE TOULOUSE -- Joe Bennett, 10
TWI-RO-PA MILLS -- Cabaret Diosa, 11
UNO SANDBAR -- Charles Neville, 7:30
VIRGIN MEGASTORE -- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, 1; Sonny Landreth, 2; Corey Harris, 3; Dirty Dozen Brass Band, 4; Irene Sage, 5:30; Blind Boys of Alabama, 6:30
WINDSOR COURT -- Jason Marsalis, 6; Fred Sanders, 9
ZEITGEIST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER -- Roshibobo, 7; Rob Cambre, Donald Miller, Vanessa Skantze, 8:30; Harriet Tubman, 10
Thursday, May 2
ANDREW JAEGER'S HOUSE OF SEAFOOD -- Ellen Smith with Ray Shall, 7
BADA BINGS -- open mike night with the Burgers
BANKS STREET BAR & GRILL -- Dr. Bone & the Hepcats, 10
BLUE NILE -- Slewfoot Blues Band, 6; Liquidrone, 11; Umphrey's McGee, 2:15 a.m.
BOMBAY CLUB -- Willie Metcalf, 7; Esquizito, 10
BOOMTOWN CASINO -- the Strangers
CAFE BRASIL -- Cabaret Diosa, the Greyhounds, 11
CAJUN CABIN -- Mitch Cormier & the Can't Hardly Playboys, 7
CARROLLTON STATION -- Tab Benoit & Anders Osborne Blues Show, 10
CHECK POINT CHARLIE -- Stinking Lizaveta, Spickle, Hostile Apostle, 9
CIRCLE BAR -- Black Mountain, 10:30
CRESCENT CITY BREWHOUSE -- New Orleans Streetbeat, 5
D. B. A. -- 007, 10
DONNA'S BAR & GRILL -- George French Band fea- turing Germaine Bazzle & Davell Crawford, 10:30
DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR -- Rebecca Barry, 9:30
EL MATADOR -- David Dunbar, 8; Ingrid Lucia, BBQ Bob & the Spareribs, 10
ESPRESSO YOURSELF -- Glenn Bouvier, 7
FINE ARTS CENTER -- The Monkey Speaks His Mind: Dave Bartholomew, Herb Hardesty, Eddie Bo, Rockie Charles, plus more, 6
FRENCH QUARTER BAR AT THE RITZ-CARLTON -- Jeremy Davenport, 9
FRITZEL'S -- Soprano Meets Clarinet, 9; the French Connection, 11
FUNKY BUTT -- Astral Project with special guest Mark DiFlorio, 10 p.m. & 12 a.m.; Giant People, 2 a.m.
FUNKY PIRATE -- Big Al Carson & the Blues Masters, 9
HARRAH'S CASINO -- Harrah's All That Jazz Band featuring Louis Ford, 8
HI-HO LOUNGE -- Netwerk Electric, Living Daylights,10.
HOUSE OF BLUES -- Better Than Ezra, Fred LeBlanc, 8; Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, 2 a.m.; (Parish) Kermit Ruffins vs. Irvin Mayfield, 9; Charlie Hunter Quartet, Mofro, 2 a.m.
HOWLIN' WOLF -- Mike Clark with Les Claypool, Brian Haas, & Casey Benjamin, 10
JAZZ PARLOR AT STORYVILLE -- David Reiss, 5; NewBirth Brass Band, 7:30; Storyville Jazz & Blues Jam featuring Roderick Paulin, 11
KERRY IRISH PUB -- Ryan Donohue, 9
KRAZY KORNER -- Blues Krewe, 8:15
LE BON TEMPS ROULE -- Theresa Andersson, 10
LE CHAT NOIR -- Wanda Rouzan & Thais Clark, 9 & 11
LE MERIDIEN HOTEL -- Ron Jones Duo, 9
MAHALIA JACKSON THEATER -- Donald Harrison, Jr. CD-release party with Idris Muhammad, Larry Coryell, Christian Scott, Big Chief Brian Nelson, Big Chief Smiley Ricks & more (a benefit for the Louis Armstrong Summer Jazz Camp), 8
MAMA'S BLUES -- Jumpin' Johnny Sansone, Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes, 10 p.m. & 12 a.m.
MAPLE LEAF BAR -- Paul Sanchez, 10; Robert Walter's 20th Congress, 2 a.m.
MARTINE'S LOUNGE -- Leigh "Little Queenie" Harris, 9
MERMAID LOUNGE -- Chris Whitley, the Geraniums, 9; Dirty Dozen Brass Band, 12 a.m.
MICHAUL'S ON ST. CHARLES -- Michaul's Mamou Brew, 6:30
MID CITY LANES ROCK 'N' BOWL -- Geno Delafose, 9:30; (Cafe) John Cleary, 10
MILE HIGH CLUB -- Johnny J with Lips & Trips, 8:30
MULATE'S -- La Touche, 7
OLD POINT BAR -- Johnny Vidacovich, Chris Wood, and June Yamagishi, 9; Black Frames with Skerik, Mike Dillon, Brad Houser & Earl Harvin, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, 10:30
ORPHEUM THEATER -- moe., Jazz Mandolin Project
RED ROOM -- Al Belletto Big Band featuring Leif Pedersen
RITZ-CARLTON -- Karin Williams, 6
RIVERBOAT CAJUN QUEEN -- Deep Banana Blackout
SAENGER THEATER -- Galactic, Jack Johnson
SNUG HARBOR -- Henry Butler All Stars, 9 & 11
SWEET'S AGAIN -- Brenda Mac, 7:30
TIPITINA'S FRENCH QUARTER-- Particle, Melvin Sparks, Global Funk Council, 10
TOWER RECORDS -- Random Thought, noon; John Rankin, 1; Kim Prevost, 2; Tom McDermott, 3; Morning 40 Federation, 4; Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen, 5
TROPICAL ISLE BOURBON -- Debi & the Deacons, 9
TROPICAL ISLE TOULOUSE -- John Gros, 10
VAUGHAN'S -- Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers, 10
WINDSOR COURT -- Paul Longstreth, 6; Lisa Maria Pagano, 9
ZEITGEIST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER -- Jak Rabit Feast, 7; Soora Gamela with Audrey Elizabeth, 8:30; Chad Anderson, Chris Parker, Jonathon Wires Trio, 10
Friday, May 3
A.R.K. -- Morning 40 Federation CD-release party, 11
ANDREW JAEGER'S HOUSE OF SEAFOOD -- Ellen Smith with Ray Shall, 7
BLUE NILE -- Brides of Jesus, 11; Papa Grows Funk, 1 a.m.
BOMBAY CLUB -- Willie Metcalf, 7; Chris Klein & the Boulevards, 10
BOOMTOWN CASINO -- Salsa Night with Vivaz, 9
CAJUN CABIN -- Mitch Cormier & the Can't Hardly Playboys, 7
CARROLLTON STATION -- Paul Sanchez Band, 10
CHARLEY G'S -- Samirah Evans, 7
CHECK POINT CHARLIE -- Suplecs, Dixie Witch, 9; Sol Fiya, 3 a.m.
CIRCLE BAR -- Classie Ballou, 10:30
COLUMNS HOTEL -- Riccardo Crespo & Sol Brasil, 6
CRESCENT CITY BREWHOUSE -- New Orleans Streetbeat, 1 & 7
D. B. A. -- Permagrin, 10
DIXIE TAVERNE -- Otophobia, Fall of Power
DONNA'S BAR & GRILL -- Treme Brass Band, 10:30; Mama Digdowns Brass Band, 12 a.m.
DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR -- Dr. Bone & the Hepcats, 10
EL MATADOR -- the Special Men, 8; Rock City Morgue & the Detonations, 11
FRENCH QUARTER BAR AT THE RITZ-CARLTON -- Jeremy Davenport, 9
FRITZEL'S -- Soprano Meets Clarinet, 6; the French Connection, 8; Jacques Gauthe & the Fritzel's Jazz Band, 10:30
FUNKY BUTT -- Astral Project, 10 p.m. & 12 a.m.; Living Daylights, 2 a.m.
FUNKY PIRATE -- E.J. & the Electrifying Blues Band, 3:30; Big Al Carson, 8:30
HARRAH'S CASINO -- Harrah's All That Jazz Band featuring Louis Ford, 6; Harrah's All That Jazz Band featuring Topsy Chapman, 10
HI-HO LOUNGE -- the Myrtles, Secret Teeth, 10
HOUSE OF BLUES -- Gilberto Santa Rosa, Fredy Omar con su Banda, 8; Soulive, 2 a.m.; (Parish) Blind Boys of Alabama, Oliver Mtukudzi & the Black Spirits, 9; Jazz Mandolin Project, 2 a.m.
HOWLIN' WOLF -- Moore & More, Charlie Hunter Quartet, 10; Project Logic & friends, 2 a.m.
JAZZ PARLOR AT STORYVILLE -- David Reiss, 5; Wanda Rouzan & A Taste of New Orleans, 7:30; Storyville Jazz & Blues Jam featuring Roderick Paulin, 11
KERRY IRISH PUB -- Barry Cowsill, 5; Paul Hayes, 9
KRAZY KORNER -- Blues Krewe, 8:15
LE BON TEMPS ROULE -- DJ Davis, 7; J'Monique D, 10
LE CHAT NOIR -- Marva Wright & Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen, 9 & 11
LE MERIDIEN HOTEL -- Ron Jones & friends, 9
MAMA'S BLUES -- Big Sam's Funky Nation, 10; Leo Nocentelli, 12 p.m. & 2 a.m.
MAPLE LEAF BAR -- Joe Krown, Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen, 10; Vinyl, 2 a.m.
MERMAID LOUNGE -- SophistiCats & SophistiKittens, Paul Cebar & the Milwaukeans, 9; Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey 1 a.m.
MICHAUL'S ON ST. CHARLES -- Allen Fontenot & the Country Cajuns, 6:30
MID CITY LANES ROCK 'N' BOWL -- John Mooney, Tab Benoit, Rockin' Dopsie Jr., Terrance Simien, 9:30
MULATE'S -- La Touche, 7
OFFICE DEPOT -- Amedee Fredrick, 11 a.m.
OLD POINT BAR -- Brotherhood of Groove, the Motet, 10:30
ORPHEUM THEATER -- Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, Soulive
PRALINE CONNECTION GOSPEL & BLUES HALL -- Lloyd Price "Mr. Personality" & the A-Team Big Band, Reggie Hall & the Twilighters featuring Lady Lois & Albert "Dogman" Smith, 9
RED ROOM -- Quatro Cuerdas of Venezuela
RITZ-CARLTON -- Karin Williams, 6
RIVERBOAT CAJUN QUEEN -- Yonder Mountain String Band
SAENGER THEATER -- Medeski, Martin, & Wood, Cornershop
SNUG HARBOR -- Ellis Marsalis, 9 & 11
SOUTHSHORE TAVERN -- Doug Parfait & the Music Maniacs, 11
STATE PALACE THEATER -- Gov't Mule, Les Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade
STEAK KNIFE -- Riccardo Crespo, 9
TIPITINA'S -- the Radiators, ReBirth Brass Band, 9; Disco Biscuits, 2 a.m.
TIPITINA'S FRENCH QUARTER-- Funk Fest with Robert Walter's 20th Congress, Mofro, Papa Mali, 10
TOWER RECORDS -- Amanda Shaw, 3; LaFleur et Basile, 4; John Mooney, 7
TROPICAL ISLE BOURBON -- Debi & the Deacons, 9
TROPICAL ISLE TOULOUSE -- John Gros, 10
TWI-RO-PA MILLS -- Los Hombres Calientes, Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers, Henry Butler Group, 10
WINDSOR COURT -- Kim Prevost, 9
ZEITGEIST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER -- Raymond Williams Quintet, 8; Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe, 9:30
Saturday, May 4
ANDREW JAEGER'S HOUSE OF SEAFOOD -- Ellen Smith with Ray Shall, 7
BANKS STREET BAR & GRILL -- Root Doctors, 10
BLUE NILE -- Frenchmen Street Block Party with: Boomshanka, ReBirth, Deep Soul Project, 10
BOMBAY CLUB -- Willie Metcalf, 7; Johnny Angel & the Swinging Demons with Julia LaShae, 10
BOOMTOWN CASINO -- Cypress
CAJUN CABIN -- Mitch Cormier & the Can't Hardly Playboys, 7
CARROLLTON STATION -- Anders Osborne with special guests Michael Juan Nunez and Roddy Romero, 10
CHECK POINT CHARLIE -- Invisible Cowboy, Truman Holland Experience, 9
CIRCLE BAR -- Classie Ballou, 10:30
CRESCENT CITY BREWHOUSE -- New Orleans Streetbeat, 1
D. B. A. -- Larry Baeder, 10
DIXIE TAVERNE -- Three Finger Demon
DONNA'S BAR & GRILL -- Wendell Brunious, 10:30; Big Chief Bo Dolluis & the Wild Magnolias, 12 a.m.
DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR -- Jerry Jumonville & Jump City, 10
EL MATADOR -- Alianza Flamenca, 8; Alex Chilton, Alex Mc Murray, 11
FRENCH MARKET -- Tommy Yetta's New Orleans Jazz Band, 1
FRENCH QUARTER BAR AT THE RITZ-CARLTON -- Jeremy Davenport, 9
FRITZEL'S -- Soprano Meets Clarinet, 6; the French Connection, 8; Jacques Gauthe & the Fritzel's Jazz Band, 10:30
FUNKY BUTT -- Will Bernard, 10 p.m.; Charlie Hunter, 12 a.m.; the Motet, 3 a.m. (upstairs)
FUNKY PIRATE -- E.J. & the Electrifying Blues Band, 2 & 10; Big Al Carson, 6
HARRAH'S CASINO -- Harrah's All That Jazz Band featuring Louis Ford, 6; Harrah's All That Jazz Band featuring Topsy Chapman, 10
HI-HO LOUNGE -- Afroskull, 10
HOUSE OF BLUES -- the Radiators, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, 9; Yonder Mountain String Band, 2 a.m.; (Parish) Los Hombres Calientes, 9; Soulive, 2 a.m.
HOWLIN' WOLF -- Ratdog, 9; Deep Banana Blackout, 2 a.m.
JAZZ PARLOR AT STORYVILLE -- Marva Wright & the BMWs, 7:30; Storyville Jazz & Blues Jam fea- turing Roderick Paulin, 11
KERRY IRISH PUB -- Balsa Wood Flyers, 5; Paul Hayes, 9
KRAZY KORNER -- Night Shift, 4; Blues Krewe, 8:15
LE BON TEMPS ROULE -- Henry Butler, 10
LE CHAT NOIR -- Patrice Fisher, Betsy Braud and others, 9 & 11
LE MERIDIEN HOTEL -- Ron Jones & friends, 9
MAMA'S BLUES -- Tab Benoit, 10; Sonny Landreth, 12 a.m.
MAPLE LEAF BAR -- Walter "Wolfman" Washington, 10; Merle Saunders, 2 a.m.
MARTINE'S LOUNGE -- Little Freddie King, 9
MERMAID LOUNGE -- Dirty Dozen Brass Band with DJ Logic, 1 a.m.
MICHAUL'S ON ST. CHARLES -- Mitch Landry, 7
MID CITY LANES ROCK 'N' BOWL -- the Iguanas, Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, 9:30
MULATE'S -- Jay Cormier, 7
MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM -- Phil Lesh & friends, Gov't Mule, 9
OLD POINT BAR -- Mofro with Robert Walter, 10:30
ORPHEUM THEATER -- Cowboy Mouth
PRALINE CONNECTION GOSPEL & BLUES HALL -- Charlie B's Midnight Jazz: Yellowjackets, Astral Project, 12 a.m.
RED ROOM -- Batiste Brothers with Leo Nocentelli, Donald Harrison, & Congo Nation
RITZ-CARLTON -- Karin Williams, 6
RIVERBOAT CAJUN QUEEN -- Leftover Salmon
ROCKS OFF -- Black Mountain, Buckshot, the Scripts, 4
SAENGER THEATER -- Galactic, the Blind Boys of Alabama
SHIM SHAM CLUB -- Ingrid Lucia & the Flying Neutrinos, 9
SNUG HARBOR -- Terence Blanchard, 9 & 11
SOUTHSHORE TAVERN -- Sugarhouse, 10:30
STATE PALACE THEATER -- Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Robert Randolph & the Family Band
STEAK KNIFE -- Kim Prevost & Bill Solley, 8
SWEET'S AGAIN -- Eddie Powers, 10
TIPITINA'S -- Better Than Ezra, Anders Osborne, 9; North Mississippi All Stars, 2 a.m.
TOWER RECORDS -- Armand St. Martin, 5; Egg Yolk Jubilee, 6
TROPICAL ISLE BOURBON -- Debi & the Deacons, 9
TROPICAL ISLE TOULOUSE -- Late as Usual, 10
TWI-RO-PA MILLS -- the Dudes featuring Tommy Malone, John Magnie & Steve Amedee (formerly of the Subdudes), John Mooney & Bluesiana, ReBirth Brass Band, 10
VAQUERO'S -- Vivaz, 9
WINDSOR COURT -- Lisa Maria Pagano, 9
ZEITGEIST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER -- Improvisational Arts Council, 8; Dickie Landry, 9:30
Sunday, May 5
ANDREW JAEGER'S HOUSE OF SEAFOOD -- Jeff Naideau, 7
BANKS STREET BAR & GRILL -- Shotgun House, 10
BLUE NILE -- Little Hercules, 11; the Real Deal Legends of the Funk featuring Leo Nocentelli & the Batiste Brothers, 12 a.m.
BOMBAY CLUB -- Stu Crawford, 7; Troi Bechet fea- turing Willie Metcalf, 10
CAJUN CABIN -- Allen Fontenot, 7
CARROLLTON STATION -- Woodenhead CD-release party, 9:30; Continental Driters and friends, 11
CHECK POINT CHARLIE -- Mike Darby Band, Slim Nelson Trio, 9
CIRCLE BAR -- Robert Belfour, 10:30
D. B. A. -- Coco Robicheaux & the Fesster, 10
DONNA'S BAR & GRILL -- Shannon Powell Quartet featuring Topsy Chapman & Davell Crawford, 9:30
DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR -- John Rankin, 9
EL MATADOR -- Cabaret Diosa, 10; Cabaret Diosa, 10
FRITZEL'S -- the French Connection, 6; Jamie Wight & the Fritzel's Jazz Band, 9:30
FUNKY BUTT -- Irvin Mayfield, 10 p.m. & 12 a.m.; Have Soul Will Travel, 2 a.m.
FUNKY PIRATE -- E.J. & the Electrifying Blues Band, 5
GRACE EPISCOPAL CHURCH -- Jazz Mass, 10
HI-HO LOUNGE -- Papa Mali, 10:30
HOUSE OF BLUES -- O.A.R., 8; Soulive, 2 a.m.
HOWLIN' WOLF -- Fuzz & friends with John Gros, Zigaboo Modeliste & special guests (a benefit for the American Cancer Society, Krewe of Zigaboo, 2 a.m.
JAZZ PARLOR AT STORYVILLE -- Latin Jazz with Kiki Bonilla, 3; Coolbone, 7:30; Storyville Jazz & Blues Jam featuring Roderick Paulin, 11
KERRY IRISH PUB -- Dave Sharp, 9
KRAZY KORNER -- Love Sexy Five, 8:15
LE BON TEMPS ROULE -- Soul Rebels Brass Band, 10
LE CHAT NOIR -- Leah Chase & Chase Kamata, 9 & 11
MAMA'S BLUES -- Corey Harris & Henry Butler, 10 p.m. & 12 a.m.
MAPLE LEAF BAR -- Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews, John Mooney, 10; ReBirth Brass Band, 2 a.m.
MERMAID LOUNGE -- Swamp Pop Sunday: Lil' Band o' Gold, Uptown Plowboys, 9; Dirty Dozen Brass Band with DJ Logic, 10
MULATE'S -- La Touche, 7
OLD POINT BAR -- Johnny Vidacovich, Charlie Hunter & Luther Dickinson, 10:30
ORPHEUM THEATER -- funky Meters
SHIM SHAM CLUB -- Shim Sham Revue featuring the Southern Jezebells & Ingrid Lucia, 8 & 10
SNUG HARBOR -- Nicholas Payton, 9 & 11
TIPITINA'S -- Les Claypool's Frog Brigade with spe- cial guests, Robert Walter's 20th Congress, New Orleans Klezmer All Stars, 10
TROPICAL ISLE BOURBON -- Debi & the Deacons, 9
TROPICAL ISLE TOULOUSE -- Joe Bennett, 6; Late as Usual, 10
VAQUERO'S -- Cinco de Mayo Fiesta with Fredy Omar con su Banda, 6
WINDSOR COURT -- Maboya Nicholson, 6
ZEITGEIST MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARTS CENTER -- the Naked Orchestra, 8
Monday, May 6
ANDREW JAEGER'S HOUSE OF SEAFOOD -- Ellen Smith with Ray Shall, 7
BLUE NILE -- Members of Deep Banana Blackout & Los Hombres Calientes, 10
CAJUN CABIN -- Recycled Cajuns, 7
CHECK POINT CHARLIE -- Kitchen Syncopators, 9
CIRCLE BAR -- Hot Club of New Orleans, 10:30
D. B. A. -- Rob Wagner Trio, 10
DIXIE TAVERNE -- Mofo Monday
DONNA'S BAR & GRILL -- Bob French & friends, 10:30
DOS JEFES UPTOWN CIGAR BAR -- Ken Swartz, 7; John Fohl, 9
EL MATADOR -- Chic Goring, 8; Supagroup, 10:30
FRITZEL'S -- Jazz Fest Jam, 9
FUNKY BUTT -- Anders Osborne, Big Chief Monk Boudreaux & the Golden Eagles, 10 p.m. & 12 a.m.
FUNKY PIRATE -- Big Al Carson & the Blues Masters, 9
JAZZ PARLOR AT STORYVILLE -- Banu Gibson, 5; NewBirth Brass Band, 7:30; Storyville Jazz & Blues Jam featuring Chucky C. & Clearly Blue, 11
KERRY IRISH PUB -- Kim Carson, 9
KRAZY KORNER -- Love Sexy Five, 8:15
LE BON TEMPS ROULE -- Joe Krown Piano Night
LE MERIDIEN HOTEL -- Riccardo Crespo & Sol Brasil, 9
LOUISIANA MUSIC FACTORY -- John Mooney, 11 a.m.; Corey Harris, noon; John Rankin, 1; the Iguanas, 2; Bluerunners, 3; Juice, 4; John Lisi, 5; Kermit Ruffins, 6; John Sinclair & the Blues Scholars, 7
MICHAUL'S ON ST. CHARLES -- Pierre Descant, 6:30
MULATE'S -- La Touche, 7
OLD POINT BAR -- Johnny Vidacovich, Stanton Moore, James Singleton, Skerik, 10:30
SNUG HARBOR -- Charmaine Neville, 9 & 11
TOWER RECORDS -- Bluerunners, noon; New Orleans Nightcrawlers, 1; Joe Krown Organ Combo, 2; Papa Grows Funk, 3; Theresa Andersson, 4; Astral Project, 5; Jeff Chaz, 6; Anders Osborne, 7
TROPICAL ISLE BOURBON -- Charlie "Jake the Snake" Cuccia, 9
TROPICAL ISLE TOULOUSE -- Joe Bennett, 6; Late as Usual, 10
WINDSOR COURT -- Brianna Guerin, 6; Paul Longstreth, 9
comedyAMPERSAND (&) 1100 Tulane Ave., 587-3737 -- Sun: B.E.T. COMICVIEW's Hurricane Andrew plus more, 8:30 & 10:45HARD ROCK CAFE 418 N. Peters St., 529-SHOW -- Thu: Without Annette, improvisational comedy, 9
KENNY'S KEY WEST 3012 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, 523-SHOW -- Wed: Without Annette, improvisational comedy, 9
SWEET LORRAINE'S 1931 St. Claude Ave., 945-9654 -- Wed: Ms. Dupre of the Tom Joyner Morning Show, 8; Fri: Comedy happy hour hosted by Carrey B., 6TRUE BREW CAFE 200 Julia St., 524-8441 -- Tue: Comedy District, open mic comedy with featured comedian; emcees T Ray and Aldo, 8; Sat: BROWN! Improvisational comedy, 11
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735 NIGHTCLUB AND BAR 735 Bourbon St., 581-6740 -- Tue: Cinema and Draught House, 8; Wed: '80s and new wave in the main room, De-Lux in the loft with DJ Lance, 9; Thu: "That's the Breaks," breakbeat in the main room with the best breakbeat DJs in the area, hip hop and more with DJ Lance in the loft, 9; Fri:Giant, 9; house, radio remixes and trance in the main room with special guest DJs, alternative and hip hop in the loft with DJ Lance; Sat: Cabaret, with Michelle Baker and her girls, 9; DJ Raymond Mattix in the main room, alternative and hip hop in the loft with DJ Lance; Sun: Cinema and Draught House, 8
AMPERSAND (&) 1100 Tulane Ave., 587-3737 -- Wed: "Electric Relaxation" hip-hop and reggae; Thu: "Up Close and Personal" open poetry reading night; Fri: "Euforia" international dance, European, Latin, hip-hop; Sat: "Starf**ker" -- resident DJ Sean Carnahan; Sun: "Blackout Sunday" R&B night
AUDUBON CLUB 1225 St. Charles Ave., 566-1717 -- Wed: DJ/dance/karaoke
BADA-BINGS 3515 Hessmer Ave., Metairie, 454-1120 -- Tue: karaoke; Fri: Bike Nite
BEACH HOUSE 2401 N. Woodlawn, 885-1407 -- Nightly all-ages karaoke; adults-only karaoke after 9
CALLAHAN'S 3213 Kingman St., Metairie, 888-9898 -- Tue: line dancing, 7; Wed: hustle dance classes, 7, DJ Linda Comeaux, 9; Thu: West Coast swing dance lessons, 7, DJ Mark Sanders, 8; Fri: West Coast swing dance lessons, 7, Short Circuit, 10; Sat: comedy, 8:30; Sun: cha-cha dance lessons, 5, DJ Linda Comeaux, 8; Mon: Two-step dance lessons, 7; Tue-Mon: Short Circuit, 10
CLUB SILHOUETTE 3505 N. Hullen St., Metairie, 885-1771 -- Mon: ballroom lesson, 7, jazz lesson, 8:45; Tue: salsa lesson, 8; Wed: hustle lesson, 7 (beginner), 7:30 (intermediate); Thu: ballroom lesson, 7, Spool and the Gang, 8-11; Fri: country and more lessons, 7, ballroom lesson, 7:30, Jerry Embree Band, 8:30; Sat: ballet, 11 a.m., Argentine tango dance, 9; Sun: West Coast swing lesson, 6 (beginner), 7 (intermediate), dance, 8-11
CAT'S MEOW 701 Bourbon St., 523-2788 -- Nightly karaoke sing-along with more than 1,000 hits
THE DUNGEON BAR 738 Toulouse St., 523-5530 -- Nightly popular dance music
HOUSE OF BLUES 225 Decatur St., 52BLUE -- Thu: SOUL TO SOUL hip-hop dance party, 12 a.m.; Fri: RYTMO Latin dance party, 12 a.m.; Sat: OLD SCHOOL funky jam dance party, 10
KENNY'S KEY WEST 3012 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie 456-9500 -- Thu: Latin dance party, 11; Fri: ladies' night with progressive trance and house music; Sat: ladies' night with progressive trance and house music
LE CHAT NOIR 715 St. Charles Ave., 581-6333 -- Tue: tango dancing, 7:30
THE NEW WAREHOUSE 7838 Earhart Blvd., 949-3115 -- Fri: Nabii Nadada & Black Menke, 10; Sat: Latin Night, 9
OZ 800 Bourbon St., 593-9491 -- Nightly high-energy dance music
PARADE 801 Bourbon St., 529-2107 -- Nightly high-energy dance music
PARLAY'S 870 Harrison Ave., 482-4700 -- Thu-Sun: high-energy dance music
THE RED ROOM 2040 St. Charles Ave., 528-9759 -- Fri: hip-hop dance party, 12 a.m.; Sat: DJ Vic world dance music, 12 a.m.
SHIM SHAM CLUB 615 Toulouse St., 565-5400 -- Wed: Alternative dance in Theater, Anarchy Rules (punk) in Juke Joint, Fadded Flannel (grunge) Upstairs, 10; Thu: '80s dance in Theater, '80s rock in Juke Joint, Fred Radio XM44 Upstairs, 9; Sat: rock 'n' roll dance in Theater, '60s soul and mod in Juke Joint, Hedwig & the Angry Inch Upstairs, 11
SWEET'S AGAIN BAR & GRILL 3721 Hessmer Ave., Metairie 455-8681 -- Tue and Sun: Frank, Dino & Sammy karaoke; Wed and Thu: Brenda Mac, 7:30
TYLER'S 3841 Orleans Ave., 482-7202 -- Wed and Sat: karaoke, 10
VINYL 3012 N. Arnoult Road, Metairie, 456-9500 -- Contemporary dance music a la MTV, VH1 and The Box
WESTAR CAFE 605 Lapalco Blvd., Gretna, 433-0633 -- Mon: Honky Tonk Stompers Line Dancing, 6; Tue: Karaoke with Roy Brondum sings Elvis, 8; Wed: Two-Step & West Coast Swing dance lessons with Michelle Boudreaux (music by Cruising Classic Oldies), 7; Sat: country dance with Kermit Venable, 2; Kid's Karaoke with Sapphire, 6
