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and crannies. On week ends,
dapper young jazz star Jeremy
Davenport and his band play
to sophisticated crowds. The
Bombay Club in the Prince
Conti Hotel is another oasis
of retro sophisti cation, with
plush decor, perfect martinis,
and light jazz.
Republic, a cabaret-style
music lounge that harkens
back to the 1940s, should
appeal to those who favor
hip and beautiful crowds. The
venue offers everything from
Live music at The Famous Door, Bourbon Street indie-rock concerts to fashion
shows and branded theme
of local jazz clubs, the Snug booking breaking new bands parties with celebrity sightings.
Harbor Jazz Bistro. and hosting original events The city’s major music venues
Bars in Bourbon Street are such as the annual will allow you to buy tickets
mostly frequented by tourists, Thanksgiving Turkey at the door or order them by
and the music played here Bowl. The Circle Bar on phone or online. At clubs,
tends to be mainstream Top 40 Lee Circle is a tiny there’s usually a cover
rock covers. There are a couple space that rocks, charge on weekends and
of genuine pearls on Bourbon – while Le Bon Temps for name acts. Most
The Famous Door has live Roule, located clubs with live music
music daily, while at Fritzel’s, Uptown on Magazine have a one- or two-drink
you can hear the best of local Street, is a favorite spot minimum policy.
jazz talents – but generally to catch live local bands.
speaking, to find the real New There are several pool Bars
Orleans, you need to look a tables, an extensive Street
little farther. on-tap beer selection, and musician It is possible to drink
The Balcony Music Club, a menu of better-than- around the clock in
on Esplanade Avenue, hosts average bar food. New Orleans, which is reported
everything from brass bands Dance clubs are not a big to have more bars per capita
to jazz singers. Although not New Orleans thing, but various than any other American city,
a club, the Louisiana Music DJs perform at the venues on all catering to the local passion
Factory record store (see the St. Claude and St. Bernard for a good beer or a nice
p186), on Frenchmen, has corridors, so see local listings cocktail. As an added bonus,
an impressive lineup of free for the most up-to-date many bars offer free Wi-Fi
concerts. The shop is a great information. access to their patrons.
place for close encounters with For refined nightclubs that There are several famous
blues, jazz, zydeco, and Cajun recall the elegance of earlier bars in the French Quarter
musicians who have daytime eras, there is The Davenport that deserve a visit. Pat
“in-stores” – live performances Lounge, in the Ritz-Carlton O’Brien’s is a classic bar with
and auto graphing sessions – Hotel. The room itself is lovely, its own trademark drink, the
to promote new albums with numerous romantic nooks lethal rum-and-fruit Hurricane
and concerts.
On Toulouse Street, One-
Eyed Jack’s is the latest
incarnation of a longtime
Quarter joint. The club is a
bubbly mixture of alternative
rock and hip-hop and Sunday
night burlesque shows. A Las
Vegas-style show can be
enjoyed at the Chris Owens
Club. The iconic Owens has
been performing in the Quarter
for at least three decades. For
clubs offering top less dancers,
head to Bourbon Street. In the
Warehouse District, the Howlin’
Wolf club is renowned for Fritzel’s, Bourbon Street’s traditional European jazz club

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