Lafayette Weekly

Lafayette is a destination worth visiting any time of year, with the weeks being jam-packed with festivals and events. Every week there are multiple Cajun jam sessions, French tables, farmer's markets, art exhibits, and other cultural events to immerse yourself in Lafayette, LA’s one-of-a-kind heritage. Check out the events below if you're looking for things to do this week in Lafayette, LA.

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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.

The Freetown Boom Boom Room will host three major hard rock touring acts this week. First up on Tuesday, Michale Graves, former lead singer of the legendary horror-punk group the Misfits during the 1990s, will perform an unplugged set alongside LA Phantoms plus Grave Digger Union. On Wednesday, hometown boy Dennis Sanders returns with his group, the industrial psych-rock outfit Spirit in the Room, before heading to New Orleans for additional performances in Louisiana. Sanders and his band recently shared toured with metal mainstays Down and Helmet and have built a loyal following in Los Angeles and beyond. Finally, on Thursday, progressive-metal power trio Stinking Lizaveta will bring their intricate compositional chaos to the stage on the McKinley Street Strip.

Further south in Vermilion Parish, the ninth annual Cow Island Live takes place this weekend, featuring an eclectic lineup of country and folk rock acts, including Drew Landry, Alison Lewis, Mike Dean, and Cow Island native and The Voice finalist Dustin Dale Gaspard. To close out the weekend, Horace Trahan will perform at Vermilionville's Bal du Dimanche (Sunday dance) in the afternoon, while Rusty Metoyer will continue the zydeco at Rock 'n' Bowl, beginning at 5 p.m.

From punk and progressive metal to modern folk, country, and, of course, plenty of Cajun and zydeco, this Lafayette Weekly Playlist has a little something for everyone. Artists performing at Cow Island Live kick off the mix with tracks from Jared Crenshaw, Alison Lewis, and Drew Landry before things shift into heavier territory with Stinking Lizaveta, Spirit in the Room, and Michale Graves. Also featured are accordion-driven songs by Horace Trahan and the Ossun Express, the Has Beans, Poisson Rouge, and Rusty Metoyer & Zydeco Krush.

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