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Lost Bayou Ramblers
Lost Bayou Ramblers
Over the past 300 years, a cultural amalgam has been percolating in south Louisiana. The resulting cultural distillate gave rise to both Bayou Country’s world famous cuisine and a musical concentrate that conveys the passions, tribulations, and elations of the Cajun people. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the Lost Bayou Ramblers […]
Outformation
Outformation
With the national release of the Tennessee Before Daylight album under their belt and years of consistent national touring and collective song writing, Outformation entered the recording studio in early 2007 to record their second album, Traveler’s Rest.
For Outformation, recording Traveler’s Rest was a collective song writing process among band members and other musical influences. […]
Mike Foster Project
The Michael Foster Project has been a long standing group in the Baton Rouge area. The group, led by bassist Michael Foster, has featured some of the most talented musicians in and around the Baton Rouge area. Starting at Southern University in the late 80’s, Foster envisioned a group that would showcase the talent of […]
Mark Olson (of The Jayhawks)
Mark Olson was a founding member of The Jayhawks, the most acclaimed band to emerge out of the alt-country scene. He left the Jayhawks in 1996, after the release of the band’s biggest-selling album, Tomorrow The Green Grass, but continued to record music with his new band, The Creekdippers, at his new home in the […]
Colonel Bruce Hampton and the Quark Alliance w/ The Fiddleworms
Over the years Col. Bruce Hampton (ret.) has traveled the world and beyond fronting such legendary musical acts as The Hampton Grease Band, The Late Bronze Age, The Aquarium Rescue Unit, and The Fiji Mariners.
Now Col. Bruce has teamed with the talents of singer/songwriter/guitarist Jeff Caldwell, bassist Kris Dale, and drummer Mark Letalien to […]
Papa Grows Funk
Papa Grows Funk
Idle Monday nights led to a full-time gig for John “Papa” Gros.
In 2000, the keyboardist worked steadily as a member of George Porter Jr.’s band, co-leader of the rock band MuleBone and as a solo act on Bourbon Street. To fill his open Monday nights he launched an informal New Orleans funk project, […]
Mike Foster Project
The Michael Foster Project has been a long standing group in the Baton Rouge area. The group, led by bassist Michael Foster, has featured some of the most talented musicians in and around the Baton Rouge area. Starting at Southern University in the late 80’s, Foster envisioned a group that would showcase the talent of […]
Live @ Chelsea’s! w/ Simon Lott
The East Baton Rouge Parish Library and Cox Communications present live jazz. (6pm-8pm)
Artist: Simon Lott
Bill Callahan w/ Jonathan Meiburg
Bill Callahan (MySpace)
Jonathan Meiburg of Shearwater (MySpace)
The Last Waltz Ensemble: Celebrating the Music of Bob Dylan and The Band
Celebrating the music of Bob Dylan and The Band:
The Last Waltz Ensemble
The Last Waltz Ensemble (MySpace)
2008 is the 30th anniversary of the Martin Scorsese film, The Last Waltz, which commemorates the history and music of The Band. THE LAST WALTZ ENSEMBLE, from Atlanta Georgia, is a fitting celebration of the vibe, energy and music of […]