Lafayette Weekly

Blue Monday celebrates 10 years on January 12 at Ruins in River Ranch. The all-star jam session with a mission will feature some of Acadiana's most soulful players, including Roddie Romero, Keith Blair, Sarah Russo, Lane Mack, and more. As usual, Love of People will be servin' up their famous Blue Plates, which are included in the cover charge that benefits area musicians' healthcare needs. Doors open at 5:00pm with music starting at 6:00pm.

Another night of all-star talent happens at the Hideaway on Lee Thursday night. Cedric Watson joins up with his old bandmates, Wilson Savoy and Jon Bertrand of the Pine Leaf Boys, for a night of stripped-down Cajun and Creole music. The three multi-instrumentalists make up the Pine Leaf  Boys Trio, and they will get things cranked up at 7:00pm on the Hideaway stage.

Want to hear some familiar music from yesteryear? On Friday, Ask for Ashley plays 80s and 90s hits at Rock n Bowl, while the Last Mangos perform their mix of classic rock in an acoustic duo setting at Adopted Dog Brewery. Chris Ardoin's Turn Me Up party happens this Saturday at the legendary downtown venue Grant Street Dancehall. Doors for the Mardi Gras Jump Off open at 9:00pm, then the local hitmaker and his band, NuStep Zydeco, will take the stage shortly after. The weekend wraps up with Lil Nate’s Boots and Dukes on the Lanes at Rock n Bowl, a themed dance to commemorate Martin Luther King Day weekend.

This soulful Lafayette Weekly Playlist features the performers at the 10th anniversary of Blue Monday and more. You'll hear Roddie Romero and John Hiatt team up for a bilingual blues waltz, Ray Boudreaux’s “Even If I Tried,” and the vintage Pine Leaf Boys on “Creole Mardi Gras.” Tracks by Sarah Russo, Grant Dermody of Trouble Down Teche, and Chris Ardoin are included, plus brand new music by Julian Primeaux, Lil Nathan and the Zydeco Big Timers, and Phantom Sun.