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Jazz clubPrinters Alley$$$$

Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar

Bands from lunch until late, Cajun food and 2-for-1 wells until 6 at a Printers Alley blues bar. Come before 7 to skip the cover.

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What to get

  • Gumbo
  • Po' boys
  • Alligator bites
  • Big Easy Hurricane

When to go

A Stacy Mitchhart Band night (e.g. Thursday 8 pm-midnight), which the Scene calls a popular fixture; Monday 8 pm is the open jam if you play.

Insider tip

Come before about 7 pm to skip the cover and catch 2-for-1 wells until 6 pm; music starts at lunch Wed-Sun. The upstairs balcony overlooks the stage.

Heads up

No elevator (only the ground floor is accessible); reservations don't cover the door charge.

Happy hour

  • Mon, Tue 4 PM–6 PM2-for-1 well drinks source
  • Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 11:30 AM–6 PM2-for-1 well drinks source

Live music

  • Wed, Thu, Sun noon–3:30 PMDaytime band source
  • Mon–Thu 4 PM–7:30 PMHappy-hour band source
  • Mon 8 PM–midnightOpen Jam with The Corey Mac Show (players sign up 7:30-8 pm) source
  • Tue, Thu 8 PM–midnightNight band (e.g. Stacy Mitchhart Band on Thursdays) source
  • Fri & Sat 3 PM–6 PMAfternoon band source
  • Fri & Sat 6:30 PM–9:30 PMEvening band (Loose Lips Fridays) source
  • Fri & Sat 10 PM–2 AMLate band source

At the venue

Tickets
cover at door (Wed-Thu $5, Fri-Sat $10 from about 7-7:30 pm; none listed Sun-Tue); optional paid seat reservations
Ages
21+
Seating
mixed
How to get in
No tickets: pay the cover at the door; to guarantee seats, reserve specific tables on the bar's site at least 24 hours ahead (not Mon/Tue; reservations don't include the cover and are held 15 minutes).

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Checked Oct. 1, 2026. Ratings are a snapshot from Google and Yelp; ranks are ours (how we rank). Something out of date? Tell us.

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