New Orleans Area DIY Events and Shows
Last Updated June 17, 1:35 PM :: This list is an events calendar of [loosely] DIY activities in New Orleans. This calendar includes music shows, independent theater, activist and other types of meetings, etc. You will not find a listing for the House of Blues. The only way we can keep this list accurate and up-to-date is if you keep us informed. We can't spend every waking hour searching the internet and looking for flyers. Tell us what's going on! Submit your show to get it listed.
Friday, July 3
Hat Talk | Sohns | Grasshopper Lies Heavy
Friday, July 3.
Banks Street Bar. 10PM. FREE.
Designate Zero | Aggrofate
Friday, July 3.
Bar, The. 10PM.
Meadow Flow | High In One Eye | Morningbell
Friday, July 3.
Dragon's Den. 10PM.
Ty Segall |
Charlie and the Moonhearts | King Louie One Man Band
Friday, July 3.
Saint. 10PM.
86'd Productions Goner Records Artist Ty Segall makes his first NOLA
appearance with Charlie and the Moonhearts in tow...
both from San Francisco, CA. King Louie's One Man Band opens: Garage turkeys need apply. Did I mention its FREE!
2600 MeetingFriday, July 3. Z'otz Uptown (8210 Oak Street). 6PM. FREE.
Based around the hacker quarterly, 2600 Meetings are for those interested in exploring technology beyond its commercial purposes, and to meet and learn from others interested in the same. All levels of tech experience are welcome. You
can get more info @ la2600.com.
Saturday, July 4
Nothing Sacred | Headspill | Sixxer | Sustenance
Saturday, July 4.
Bar, The. 10PM.
Hawg Jaw |
Declaration of War | Tirefire |
Fat Stupid Ugly People
Saturday, July 4.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
86'd Productions Black Metal Essence Fest brought to you by Coca-Cola
at the HIHO with living legends
Hawg Jaw, Declaration of War (Atlanta, GA black metal, sounds like Von mixed with Beherit) and the other two
bands listed above. What could go better together
than Fireworks and Black Metal and Essence Fest!
Fuck a Bounce Night, Hipster!
Hat Talk | We The Granada
Saturday, July 4.
Insomkneeacks. 8PM.
Hat Talk = NOLA Instrumental, We the Granada = Austin Experimental, Hardcore.
The Official Bounce Night
Saturday, July 4.
Saint. 11PM. FREE.
Clickem Youth The ONLY real Old School N.O. Rap dj night. No chimney sweeps allowed! Big ass party evening / party night at The Saint. Bands/rappers tba; M.B. dj's around Midnight... Louisiana rap & bounce rap, Memphis tape rips, Beyonce & olde tymey hits from Cali to NYC. www.myspace.com/hardhatnight
Wednesday, July 8
Friday, July 10
Wednesday, July 15
Friday, July 17
The Poots | 11 Blade | The Unnaturals | The Bastard Sons of Marvin Hirsch
Friday, July 17. Buddha Belly. 10PM. FREE.
Aysia 999 Sheer Terror Records presents Creepy Fest, the 3-day CD release party for the soundtrack to Terror Optics' newest short film, "Creepy Dean." There will be a screening, and performances by four bands featured on the soundtrack, at each event.
Saturday, July 18
The Pallbearers | A Hanging | Concrete Shoes | Toxic Rott
Saturday, July 18.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Sheer Terror Records presents Creepy Fest, a 3-day CD release party for the soundtrack to Terror Optics' newest short film, "Creepy Dean," a follow-up to "Sneaky Pete." There will be a screening, and performances by four bands featured on the soundtrack, at each event.
Sunday, July 19
Die Rotzz | The Bills | Secret Assholes | Los Pantelones.
Sunday, July 19.
Banks Street Bar. FREE.
Booking Sheer Terror Records presents Creepy Fest, a 3-day CD release party for the soundtrack to Terror Optics' newest short film, "Creepy Dean", a follow-up to "Sneaky Pete". There will be a screening, and performances by four bands featured on the soundtrack, at each event.
Tuesday, July 21
Thursday, July 23
Friday, July 24
Saturday, July 25
Motion Turns It On | I, Octopus | Neckbeard
Saturday, July 25.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. $5.
Southern Soundscape Motion Turns It On from Houston return to New Orleans. If anyone remembers their performance at Instrumental Fest knows how amazing they are.
Wednesday, July 29
Pianos Become The Teeth | The Caution Children | Cassettes On Fire | We Are The Living
Wednesday, July 29. Balcony Music Club (Decatur and Esplanade). 11:30PM. $5.
Noxious Noize PIANOS BECOME THE TEETH (experimental HC from Baltimore, MD), THE CAUTION CHILDREN (shoegazer / ambient HC from Jacksonville, FL), CASSETTES ON FIRE (screamo from Melbourne, FL) & WE ARE THE LIVING (emotional HC from Baton Rouge).
Thieves Among Us | Agonizing Fear | Tonnn
Wednesday, July 29.
Insomkneeacks. 7PM. $5.
Hungry Ghost Collective Thieves Among Us is experimental post-punk from BR and sounds like Godspeed mixed with Funeral Diner. Tonnn is experimental HC from Ontario. Agonizing Fear is ex members of Warwick and Lincoln Battalion.
Thursday, July 30
Saturday, August 1
The Separation |
ThouSaturday, August 1.
Nowe Miasto. 7PM. $5.
An Idea Like No Other The Separation is brutal, "holy terror" hardcore ala Gehenna or Integrity but from Redding, California. This will probably be the only Thou show of August. Come on time. The show must be done by 10PM.
Mark Fowler's Improvisational Arts Council | Travis Blotsky's Liquid Light Show
Saturday, August 1.
Zeitgeist. 8PM.
Booking Jerry Garcia birthday tribute.
Monday, August 3
Bloody Panda |
ThouMonday, August 3. Lacey's House (144 N. 11th Street in Baton Rouge). 6PM. $5.
Andy Gibbs Bloody Panda are from NY and play psychopathic experimental doom. Like Khanate with operatic vocals.
Tuesday, August 4
What Cheer? Brigade | Why Are We Building Such a Big Ship?
Tuesday, August 4. NOLA venue TBA.
Domino Sound Record Shack presents! What Cheer? Brigade (an 18-piece brass band), Big Ship (a 20 some odd person anti-clown punk troupe), and more.
Friday, August 7
Saturday, August 8
Sick Fix | Coke Bust | Necro Hippies
Saturday, August 8. BR venue TBA. 7PM. $5.
Andy Gibbs Sick Fix is female-fronted and sounds like Infest. Coke Bust is fast hardcore like SSD, What Happens Next?, etc. Both are straightedge.
Smiley WIth A Knife |
The Littlest Viking | Hat Talk
Saturday, August 8.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. $5.
The Littlest Viking (2 piece instrumental from Cali) 1st SWAK show in over 2 months. New material will be premiered. Downstairs.
Monday, August 10
Infernal Stronghold | Tirefire | Liber Diurnus | Suspended Obscurity
Monday, August 10.
Balcony Music Club. 10PM. $5.
Noxious Noize INFERNAL STRONGHOLD (Philly black / thrash / punk), TIREFIRE (black metal warriors), LIBER DIURNUS (NOLA black metal) & SUSPENDED OBSCURITY (death metal from Hammond, LA).
Wednesday, August 12
Fear | D.I. | Agent Orange | Total Chaos | Pallbearers | Scifi zeros | Fat Stupid Ugly People | Test Subjects
Wednesday, August 12.
Howlin Wolf. 7PM. $20.
Howlin Wolf Booking Saturday, August 15
Firing Squad |
Sodomorrhea |
Raum |
54R | Lahar
Saturday, August 15.
Balcony Music Club.
Noxious Noize FIRING SQUAD (members of HELLKONTROLL & LINCOLN BATTALION playing
crusty stoner shit. Austin, TX), SODOMORRHEA (member of HELLKONTROLL’s
other band. grindcore with elements of stoner & power violence from
Austin, TX), RAUM (sludge / grind from MS/LA), 54R (MS grindcore),
LAHAR (NOLA crust).
Watercolor Paintings | Iji
Saturday, August 15. BR venue TBA. 7PM. $5.
Andy Gibbs Friday, August 21
Saturday, August 22
Spickle | Terranova
Saturday, August 22.
Hi-Ho Lounge. 10PM.
Aysia 999 It's my [Jenn A.] birthday again. Gotta party!
Friday, August 28
Knifefight | Sci-Fi Zeros | Toxic Rott | Endall
Friday, August 28.
Dragon's Den. 10PM. $4.
Noxious Noize Up. KNIFEFIGHT (punknroll / HC from Portland, OR), SCI-FI ZEROS (NOLA poppy HC / skatepunk), TOXIC ROTT (NOLA crossover / thrash) & ENDALL (NOLA metal / HC).
Saturday, August 29
Big Rock Candy Mountain | Smiley With A Knife | Caddywhompus
Saturday, August 29.
Carrollton Station. 9PM. $5.
Tuesday, September 15
The Reckless Ones | The Unnaturals
Tuesday, September 15.
Outer Banks. 9PM. FREE.
Aysia 999 The Reckless Ones are Minnesota rockabilly/psychobilly. The Unnaturals are some crazy local surf band that keeps taking all the rockabilly gigs.
Tuesday, October 6
Thursday, October 8
Wednesday, November 4