![]() But beneath the glow of the red light, there is a favorite juke joint beloved amongst locals and visitors. To the untrained eye, Bullet’s may seem like your average sports bar. Local’s Tip: Be sure to down that coffee before settling in on one of the many big-comfy-couch style sofas-I 100 percent fell asleep on one many years back and woke up to the artist on stage singing about me sleeping at her gig. Be sure to buy a cup of your favorite coffee to support the artists and the Neutral Ground mission. Sunday nights are reserved for their weekly Open Mic. ![]() Tucked away into a small storefront property off Daneel Street, local and traveling songwriters, vocalists, and small bands begin performing every night at 7 p.m. Neutral Ground is a not-for-profit organization that is staffed entirely by volunteers and music-lovers. This nighttime-only coffeehouse may be the best kept secret in Uptown. I cannot tell you the amount of times I have stepped outside to what sounds like being dive-bombed when in reality my ears were ringing. Local’s Tip: Ear plugs, ear plugs, ear plugs. Plus, someone at one time or another built wooden seats into the exterior of the club so that there are designated spots for all of you who just want to sit outside with a drink and relax. The front room hosts the bar and pool tables for the easily distracted while the back room is where you’ll find the music, be it funk, brass, jazz, or rock ‘n’ roll. A little less punk rock than the likes of Saturn Bar with a whole lot more brass band, everyone in your group will be thoroughly entertained after stepping foot into this establishment. Les Bon Temps Roule-always shortened to Les Bon Temps by locals-is a pillar in the way of small but raucous venues. Local’s Tip: Don’t drink your beer too fast as those single-stall bathroom lines have been known to get dicey. From punk rock and metal to cabaret, to Saints watch parties and Monday nights with King James and The Special Men, this bar has literally everything you could want from your corner music venue. Renowned for their Mod Dance nights (the 19th anniversary of which is coming up on November 9), Saturn Bar is the dive bar that taught all the other dive bars how to tie their shoes when they were coming up. in the Bywater and you are wondering what happened to the last three hours of your life and possibly your ear drums, then it’s safe to assume that you’ve been at Saturn Bar. Local’s Tip: Bring cash and an empty stomach-and be sure to say hi to Julius at the door when you come in. Trumpet Mafia, Maurice Brown, Jesse McBride’s The Next Generation, Christian Scott, and many, many other influential jazz cats have stepped foot into Prime not only to play, but to sit down, eat, drink, and recuperate from whatever is waiting for them outside the doors. Ever since stepping foot in the building-a house-turned-venue with purple walls, umbrellas hanging from the ceiling, and Chef Germaine Gaines cooking up a storm in the second-floor kitchen-for the first time in 2015, I have never doubted that whoever is performing there is playing the best jazz in the city (and potentially the world). Julius Kimbrough’s Prime Example is at the top of this list for a reason. Next Generation at Prime Example (Photo: Katie Sikora) Prime Example Let’s explore the road less traveled through music venues of New Orleans. Our porches are our gathering places, our bars are our communes, and our music halls are our places of worship. The spirit of New Orleans reflects the energy of nearly 400,000 people marching to the beat of their own drums. The people who live in this city are here because they love it. ![]() Artists who are from here or have ended up here know that through and through. This is a city full of hilarious misfits and eccentric characters. But before we begin, you should know that there is no one path to anything good in New Orleans. So, you’ve come to New Orleans looking for the authentic local experience, the real deal when it comes to music.
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