Nola live music letter

Happy New Year folks! I hope you were able to celebrate the holiday in the best way for you. I was up in New York seeing Phish at Madison Square Garden, if you’d like to read my review of that show, you can check it out here.

As for local live music, The Fareed Haque + Guests shows at The Maple Leaf and Willie Nelson on Sunday at House of Blues are most intriguing and next week the Red Hot Chili Peppers return to NOLA just eight months after headlining Jazz Fest 2016.

Hope your 2017 gets off to a running start, check out the WWOZ Livewire for a more comprehensive local listing of live shows in town. Now here is the line-up for new and live music.

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THIS WEEK FOR MUSIC

John Paul White at Gasa Gasa (1/6/17)

Fareed Haque with Tony Monaco, Stanton Moore and Roosevelt Collier at The Maple Leaf Bar (1/6/17)

Bal Masque benefit at Orpheum Theater featuring Dr. John and the Nite Trippers, Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Cha Wa and More (1/7/17)

Anais St. John at Joy Theater (1/7/17)

The Nth Power at Blue Nile (1/7/17)

Fareed Haque with Tony Monaco, Stanton Moore, Jeff Coffin and Victor Wooten at The Maple Leaf Bar (1/7/17)

** Willie Nelson & Family at House of Blues (1/8/17) **

Midriff at Gasa Gasa (1/8/17)

Joe Krown Trio at The Maple Leaf Bar (1/8/17)

NEXT WEEK

George Porter Jr. with Mike Lemmler and Terrence Houston at The Maple LE

Red Hot Chili Peppers at Smoothie King Center (1/10/17)

Kate Voegele with Tyler Hilton at House of Blues (1/10/17)

The Radiators at Tipitina’s Uptown (1/12, 1/13 & 1/14/17)

Honey Island Swamp Band at The Maple Leaf Bar (1/13 and 1/14/17)

Ne-Hi at Gasa Gasa (1/12/17)

Pharoahe Monch at The Howlin’ Wolf (1/14/17)

The Devil Makes Three at House of Blues (1/15/17)

Lettuce at Republic New Orleans with Jaw Gems (1/17/17)

Bob Malone at Ogden Museum of Southern Art (1/19/17)

The Soul Rebels at Le Bon Temps Roule (1/19/17)

Matthew Logan Vazquez at Gasa Gasa (1/20/17)

J Boog with Jo Mersa Marley at Tipitina’s Uptown (1/21/17)

Lydia Loveless at Gasa Gasa (1/21/17)

J Boog with Jo Mersa Marley at Tipitina’s (1/21/17)

Atmosphere with Brother Ali, deM atlaS, Plain Ole Bill and Last Word at Republic New Orleans (1/24/17)

Mike Doughty and Wheatus at Gasa Gasa (1/24/17)

Dave Jordan at The Maple Leaf Bar (1/27/17)

Anti-Flag with Ballyhoo!, Pkew Pkew Pkew and Reel Big Fish at the Joy Theater (1/28/17) Consider the Source at Gasa Gasa (1/28/17)

James Martin at The Maple Leaf Bar (1/28/17)