Our picks for the week ahead include the Crescent City Blues and Barbecue Festival, This is NOLA, OK Go, Generationals, Crobot, Joe Ely and Susan Cowsill singing "American Beauty."
My Spilt Milk picks the week's highlights, including Passion Pit, Jason Isbell, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Vibrators, big name performances at UNO Lakefront Arena, and plenty of festivals.
It's a good week for roots music in New Orleans this week with the Blues and BBQ Fest, Steve Earle, The Lumineers, John Hiatt and Patti Griffin.