As we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King's life and legacy this week, I would like to honor the racially defying artists that made South Louisiana a mecca for unique American music. Rhythm and blues and rock and roll had a big part in the civil rights movement, and our local artists had their role in…
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Mardi Gras season is upon us now that we’re in the new year. While we traditionally take down Christmas decorations on 12th night, we also put up our purple, green, and gold. Although this year’s carnival will be different due to COVID restrictions, the spirit in Lafayette is still alive. There’s…
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The Blue Monday jam session returns this week at the newly opened Grouse Room on Jefferson Street. Veterans of the Acadiana roots scene will gather for the first time in months to riff on standards and invite young players to the stage for the popular fundraising concert series. Accordion driven…
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Due to Hurricane Delta, Festivals Acadiens et Creoles rescheduled their first-ever online event. The virtual edition of the festival will now take place on October 16 through Sunday, October 18. Their lineup and schedule will remain the same as it was originally set. Cafe Vermilionville will host…
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Lafayette’s most famous poboy shop is lending its hand to local musicians in need. On Monday night, Olde Tyme Grocery will sponsor up and coming pop party band The Good Dudes for a Facebook Live event. Other live streams happening this week include intimate concerts from Cajun guitarist David…
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John Bel Edwards announced last week that all bars in Louisiana must again shut their doors. The recent spike in COVID-19 infections around the state put pressure on the governor and his administration to put in place new restrictions for public gatherings. The state has also made masks mandatory in…
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The annual summertime celebration of our area’s cultural roots will make its way online this year…
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After over ten years of co-fronting Lafayette’s Pine Leaf Boys, fiddler Courtney Granger is saying…
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Last week’s final Downtown Alive and Southern Screen Film Fest brought fall festival season to a…
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Born and raised in Houston, J. Paul Jr. grew up singing and playing drums at church which eventually…
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