A weekly curated playlist by local musician Philippe Billeaudeaux featuring music by Lafayette, LA musicians with a weekly rundown of live music happening in and around the area. Tune in each week here or follow us on Spotify for your weekly dose of the sounds of Lafayette.
El Sido Zydeco and Blues Club’s legendary annual Thanksgiving Food Drive happens this Wednesday. The event, which encourages canned food donations for those in need during the holiday season, features some of the biggest names in zydeco. Musicians participating this year include Chris Ardoin, Lil Nate, Alphonse Ardoin, Leon Chavis, Koray Broussard, Curley Taylor, and more! Doors open at 6:30pm with music to follow shortly thereafter.
Dolly Parton’s Smokey Mountain Christmas Carol musical comes to town on Thursday with a performance at the Heymann Center. Scott Mulvahill’s tribute to Paul Simon’s Graceland at the Acadiana Center for the Arts is also happening on Thursday. There are plenty of shows and dances to catch over the weekend, including Zack Edwards and Flyjack at Blue Moon, Cedric Watson et Bijou Creole at Vermilionville, and Geno Delafose at Rock n’ Bowl.
This Lafayette Weekly Playlist is loaded with the top names in contemporary zydeco as well as brand-new music by Cajun trio, T’ Monde. You’ll hear “Follow the Accordion” by Lil Nate, Scott Mulvahill’s “Meet Me in Paris,” and “On parle de l’amour, on parle de la vie” by T’ Monde. All of that, plus tributes to the king of zydeco from Paul Simon, Curley Taylor, and Jon Cleary, as well as a holiday tune from Dolly Parton’s Smokey Mountain Christmas.
