Reply #10: Let's start with music. [View All]

You can go here http://www.offbeat.com/listings.html to search the music listings by day. I checked out this Saturday (June 19) for you and have a few reccomendations.

There are three great shows Saturday Night.

Eddie Bo, he is an old school New Orleans pianist that will blow you away with a high energy show.

Snooks Eaglin plays at Rock n Bowl. Snooks is a guitar player who has played with every great R&B, Blues and Rcock n Roll player ever to come out of New Orleans plus some. He is encyclopedic in his knowledge of songs. Rock n Bowl is a really cool place too. It is an old bowling alley/bar/music club with a cheesey disco ball. People bowl while the music plays.

Also, there is Big Sam's Funky Nation at the Maple Leaf. If you want some pulse pounding New Orleans funk, this is it. The Maple Leaf is a famous hole in the wall music club that has been featured in several movies. It is the classic juke joint.

Whatever you do, get out of the French Quarter and see some music. The music clubs in the quarter are generally tourist haunts that do not feature the best New Orleans has to offer.