Preservation Hall
The room that decided traditional New Orleans jazz was worth saving, and saved it.
Tipitina's
The Uptown shrine to Professor Longhair and the rest of the city's funk and R&B canon.
Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro
The Frenchmen Street jazz room for people who came to listen, not to collect background music.
The Spotted Cat Music Club
A small Frenchmen room that still understands proximity as part of the music.
d.b.a.
The Frenchmen Street bar that keeps the beer list honest and the music calendar working.
Maple Leaf Bar
The Oak Street institution where Uptown music gets sweaty, late, and real.
Chickie Wah Wah
A Canal Street listening room where songwriters, roots players, and locals get the respect of a quiet crowd.
Kermit's Tremé Mother-in-Law Lounge
A Tremé shrine to Ernie K-Doe, Kermit Ruffins, and the city's habit of turning memory into a party.
Toulouse Theatre
A renovated French Quarter room for touring acts, comedy, and the nights that need a proper ticket.
The Broadside
A Mid-City indoor-outdoor venue built for the city's more elastic idea of a show.
Saenger Theatre
The restored Canal Street atmospheric theater for Broadway tours, concerts, and large-scale spectacle.
Orpheum Theater
A Beaux-Arts downtown theater where orchestras, ballet, concerts, and comedy share the room.
