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New Year’s Eve w/ Righteous Buddha and Black Sound Parade
Righteous Buddha
Baton’s Rouge’s funkiest organ trio.
Righteous Buddha formed in 1999 when John Smart, the synth/keyboard wizard for The Expanded Trio (Baton Rouge’s own experimental jazz quintet) got into the B-3 Organ. Righteous Buddha has since released two full length CDs; Black, Blue, & Bamboo (2000 RB Music) and Get Right (2003 RB Music) with another […]
Kristin Diable
Kristin Diable
When Kristin Diable says she plays “roots music,” she is as much describing an approach as a genre.
Just over two years ago Baton Rouge, Louisiana native Kristin Diable dropped her life in the swamps to test out fresher waters in New York City. After selling most of her possessions to put down deposit on […]
Brian Coogan and Simon Lott
Brian Coogan and Simon Lott
Simon Lott’s “Galactic Collaboration”
Hometown hero, Simon Lott, invites some friends from New Orlean’s funk-jam heroes, Galactic, to jam at Chelsea’s. The line-up looks like this:
Jeff Raines - guitar (galactic)
Brian Coogan - organ (stanton moore, wolfman washington, skerik’s maelstrom trio, simon-coogan duo)
Robert Mercurio - electric bass (galactic, frequinox, dragon smoke)
Simon Lott - drums (charlie hunter trio, simon-coogan duo, renwicke, […]
Tree Logic w/ Clint Calendar
Tree Logic w/ Clint Calendar
Heather Sewell Day’s “All My Favorite Things”
A fusion of creative ideas and artists…. from the art of massage to tasty holiday treats come excite your senses and purchase those last minute unique gifts on Monday, December 18. Early birds can join us at 11am-3pm and night owls from 6pm to 9pm…at Chelseas Cafe!
Artists include…
Jill Mulkey- Art, Jewelry, Jeans
Ashley Longshore- Art, ornaments
Stacye Ford Grahm- […]
Elsah w/ The Roebucks
Elsah
Elsah, fronted by songwriter Neil Werries, borrows its name from a river town in southern Illinois. Originally from St. Louis via a recent relocation to Baton Rouge, Elsah blurs the boundaries between old-time country and guitar-driven indie rock. They have had the pleasure of playing with such talented musicians as Okkervil River, The Myrtles, and Centro-Matic […]
Centro-Matic
The Baton Rouge Advocate writes:
Centro-matic brings its indie-rock performance to Chelsea’s Café on Thursday night. Opening acts are Elsah and The Great Lake Swimmers.
Rolling Stone magazine calls Centro-matic “country twang with a pinch of emo, held together by Will Johnson’s raspy, searching voice. It’s hearty, stick-to-your-ribs fare that makes you proud to be an American.”
Centro-Matic
Soup Named Stew
Soup Named Stew
Lisa Swetman, Anna Byars, Laura Mullen and Jason Hanks Band
Lisa Swetman
Anna Byars
Laura Mullen
Jason Hanks