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Gruff-voiced Baton Rouge rapper Kevin Gates<\/strong> is at the Fillmore. Tickets start at $61.<\/p>\nThe men of BRW<\/strong> sing Motown classics at Rock ‘N’ Bowl; tickets are $17.<\/p>\nSinger-songwriter Paul Faith<\/strong> arrived in New Orleans 14 years ago. Drawing on \u201890s grunge and classic folk rock, he released his first album, \u201cThe Smell When It Rains,\u201d in early 2024. A year later, he released \u201cOh Well\u201d with his band, the Barstool Prophets. His latest endeavor is an album of new protest songs written by New Orleans-based musicians, including Dusky Waters, Burris, Ever More Nest and Basch Jernigan. Faith and 15 other artists will celebrate the release of the protest album at Chickie Wah Wah on July Fourth, starting at 7 p.m. Pre-sale tickets are $20. Proceeds benefit Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy, which provides free legal services to people in immigration detention and their families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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New Orleans-based singer-songwriter Kelly \u201cLove\u201d Jones<\/strong> draws on Americana music and reggae to craft her songs. She\u2019ll perform a free happy hour show at 4:30 p.m. at Snug Harbor. Later on Saturday at Snug Harbor, master New Orleans drummer Herlin Riley<\/strong>, who spent many years with Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, powers his quartet for two sets, at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $45 plus fees.<\/p>\nSUNDAY<\/h3>\n
Donald Harrison Jr.<\/strong> grew up in New Orleans surrounded by the Black Masking Indian tradition, but his approach to the saxophone is decidedly modern. He and his band present a \u201cSoul and Smooth Jazz Lovers\u201d show at the New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market on Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard at 8 p.m. Sunday. Tickets start at $34.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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From 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., the Broadside\u2019s indoor Pavilion hosts a celebration of Brazilian choro and samba music. Admission is free; Brazilian food and specialty drinks will be available for purchase. All ages are admitted.<\/p>\n
Pianist Phil Melancon<\/strong> has held down long residences at the Columns Hotel and the Pontchartrain Hotel\u2019s Bayou Bar, in addition to producing cabaret shows and writing jingles. He\u2019ll play a free happy hour show at Snug Harbor at 4:30 p.m. Later on Sunday, Snug Harbor presents a pair of solo shows by New Orleans pianist Kyle Roussel<\/strong> at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.; tickets are $30.<\/p>\nGospel funk band Higher Ground<\/strong> hits the Maple Leaf Bar at 8 p.m.; tickets are $18.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Every Monday in July, reggae\/ska band Firebrain<\/strong> plays a \u201cFree Mellow Mood Mondays\u201d show at the Broadside\u2019s indoor Pavilion from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Firebrain is led by longtime south Louisiana music manager Rueben Williams<\/strong> and features members of 4 for Nothing, The Uppressors, the Jamaican Me Breakfast Club, the Creole String Beans, and Cha Wa. Admission is free.<\/p>\nLooking for a taste of real New Orleans before leaving town after Essence Fest? Catch singer Charmaine Neville<\/strong> and her band for their weekly Monday night residency at Snug Harbor, with shows at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $30.<\/p>\nOr see Meters bassist George Porter Jr.<\/strong> and his trio, augmented by guitarist Chris Adkins<\/strong>, at the Maple Leaf Bar. Tickets are $18.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Modern New Orleans jazz pianist and composer Michael Pellera<\/strong> is backed by an all-star band consisting of Grayson Brockamp<\/strong> on bass, Tony Dagradi<\/strong> on saxophone and Johnny Vidacovich<\/strong> on drums at Snug Harbor at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $30.<\/p>\nWEDNESDAY<\/h3>\n
Pianist Tom McDermott<\/strong> and clarinetist Tim Laughlin<\/strong> team up for this week\u2019s installment of the \u201cSummer Music Series\u201d in the lounge of the New Orleans Jazz & Blues Market in Central City. Tickets are $17.<\/p>\nSullivan Dabney and the Muzik Jazz Band<\/strong> play a free happy hour show at Snug Harbor at 5 p.m. Later on Wednesday, Snug Harbor hosts the Uptown Jazz Orchestra<\/strong>, led by trombonist Wes Anderson IV<\/strong>, at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $45.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.nola.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The main music event this weekend is the Essence Festival of Culture in the Caesars Superdome. But there is much more music to be heard around town. THURSDAY The night before the Essence Fest kicks off in the Superdome, Tipitina\u2019s and SiriusXM\u2019s Heart & Soul channel host a \u201cNight in N\u2019awlins\u201d featuring five contemporary R&B […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2485850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2485849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Looking-for-live-music-in-New-Orleans-beyond-the-2026.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485849","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2485849"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485849\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2485851,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2485849\/revisions\/2485851"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2485850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2485849"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2485849"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2485849"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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