San Jose’s New Orleans joint, Poor House Bistro, is filling up this Sunday with food and live music straight from the Big Easy, at their annual Lil’ Easy event, a backyard party fundraiser for the Stroke Awareness Foundation. Poor House will be showcasing six Bay Area blues bands alongside a silent auction and a special menu featuring charbroiled oysters. The acclaimed boogie-woogie pianist Wendy DeWitt and harmonica wizard Gary Smith are both slated to perform, bringing the rich musical heritage of New Orleans with them.

Lil’ Easy Backyard Party
Sun, 11am, $60
Poor House Bistro, San Jose

It’s last call for the summer of 2018 and Poor House Bistro will be hosting summer’s bitter-enders on the last Sunday before autumn with six top-drawer blues and funk bands on two stages. Headliners include Six String Explosion—featuring AC Myles, Tim Barnes, Angel Reyes, and Miles “My Dad’s in Journey” Schon—as well as the legendary Meters drummer Zigaboo Modeliste and his group The New Aahkesstra. Also on the bill: the Ben Rice Trio, Fillmore Slim Band, Marina Crouse Band and harmonica master John Nemeth and his band. So long, summer. See you next year.

Lil’ Easy Backyard Party
Sun, Noon, $60
Poor House Bistro, San Jose