Shows to Watch for Nov. 30, 2012

The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from Nov. 30-Dec. 6, 2012. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between.

ROCK

NOV. 30

• AKIL THE MC/SYLLABLE SEVEN/DJ MINUS ONE/KLADINI FIGURES/TINY ARCH: Spanish Moon
• ARCHNEMESIS/ PERRY GAFFNEY JR.: Varsity Theatre
• OCTAVIOUS/GHOST IN THE GALLOWS: Chelsea's Café
• GREGG WRIGHT: Onezia Lounge (Gonzales)

DEC. 1

• GREGG WRIGHT BAND: Red Dragon Listening Room (8 p.m.)
• BIG HISTORY: Spanish Moon

DEC. 2

• STYK AND THEM: Hound Dogs (1 p.m.)

BLUES/RHYTHM AND BLUES

NOV. 30

• CHARLES WILSON: Belle of Baton Rouge Casino atrium (8 p.m.)
• PETER NOVELLI: Phil Brady's
• MS. J.J. JOHNSON: Poor Boy Lloyd's (7 p.m.)
• GRADY CHAMPION: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
• SUNDANZE AND FRIENDS: Daiquiri Café

DEC. 1

• TEDDY'S CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH GRADY CHAMPION: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)

DEC. 2

• LIL' RAY NEAL: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 6 p.m.)

VARIETY

NOV. 30

• FLASHBACK: Cadillac Café
• TYPIKAL REASONS: Park Place (Gonzales)
• HEATH RANSONETTE (5 P.M.)/TODD AND CORY (9 P.M.): Southpaws Daiquiris (La. 73)
• TIMEWARP: Glen's
• LA. 1: VFW Hall (South Choctaw Drive, 7 p.m.)
• SILVERHOOK: Double D Daiquiris (Denham Springs)
• CARBON COPY: Superior Grill (6:30 p.m.)
• GARY BELLO AND FRIENDS: Club Coozan
• THE BRETON SOUND: L'Auberge Casino Edge bar
• RODNEY AND FRIENDS: Christmas in the Pines (Independence, 8 p.m.)

DEC. 1

• HARVEY WALLBANGERS: Cadillac Café
• JACK HIGH: Southpaws Daiquiris (La. 73)
• CAM PYLE: Southpaws Daiquiris (La. 42)
• RUN JANE RUN: George's (George O'Neal Road, 7:30 p.m.)
• JAMES LINDEN HOGG: Kids Fest (Baton Rouge River Center)
• RACOON: Twisted Daiquiri (Central)
• DEBBIE LANDRY BAND: Onezia Lounge (Gonzales)
• FELICIANA: Magnolia Café (St. Francisville)
• DALE SELLARS AND BACK ROADS: Bada's Bar (Port Barre)

DEC. 2

• OPEN MIC: Brew HaHa (6 p.m.)
• TOBY TEMPLET: Southpaws Daiquiris (La. 73)
• JAMES LINDEN HOGG: LSU Rural Life Museum Christmas Days
• THE BRETON SOUND: L'Auberge Casino Edge bar

DEC. 3

• AARON NEVILLE: Manship Theatre (7:30 p.m.)

DEC. 4

• AARON NEVILLE: Manship Theatre (7:30 p.m.)
• OPEN MIC WITH LYNN ANSELMO: Heaux Jeaux's
• EDDIE SMITH BAND: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)

DEC. 5

• HEATH RONSONNET: Heaux Jeaux's

DEC. 6

• JAKE SMITH: L'Auberge Casino Edge bar

NOV. 29

• BRYCE AND NEAL: Park Place (Gonzales)
• TRICKY DICKIES: Cadillac Café
• THE BRETON SOUND: L'Auberge Edge bar (8:30 p.m.)

ACOUSTIC

NOV. 30

• MIKE MILLER: Southpaws Daiquiris (La. 42)
• TWO IF BY LAND: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)
• ROCKY SAXON: Heads and Tails (6 p.m.)

DEC. 1

• KIRK HOLDER: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)

DEC. 2

• KIRK HOLDER: Beausoleil Restaurant (noon)
• THE FUGITIVE POETS: LSU Rural Life Museum
• ROCKY SAXON: VFW Hall (South Choctaw Drive, 2 p.m.)

DEC. 3

• DEBBIE LANDRY: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)

DEC. 4

• ROCKY SAXON: VFW Hall (South Choctaw Drive, 5 p.m.)

DEC. 5

• KEVIN AND DENNIS: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)
• DIXIE ROSE ACOUSTIC CIRCLE: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 7 p.m.)

DEC. 6

• KIRK HOLDER: Churchill's
• RHETT GUILLOT: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)
• SCOTT FESKE AND TODD O'NEILL: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)
• BUBBA PLAUCHE: Onezia Lounge (Gonzales)

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

NOV. 30

• KOZMIC KOWBOYZ: Jones Boys' Hall of Fame (Denham Springs)

DEC. 1

• OLD TIME COUNTRY CHRISTMAS WITH CARLTON JONES, JEREMY DOWNEY, CHRISTY SOLAR, ANITA LEBLANC AND THE OLD SOUTH SINGERS: Old South Jamboree (Walker, 7 p.m.)
• JONES BOYS' HALL OF FAME BAND: Jones Boys' Hall of Fame (Denham Springs)

DEC. 2

• MICKEY AND JACK: Jones Boys' Hall of Fame (Denham Springs, 5 p.m.)

DEC. 5

• MICKEY, JACK, MARK AND BILLY: Jones Boys' Hall of Fame (Denham Springs, 8 p.m.)

CAJUN/ZYDECO

NOV. 30

• WAYNE TOUPS: Texas Club
• CHRISTIAN

NOV. 30

• TOBYMAC: Baton Rouge River Center Arena

JAZZ

DEC. 2

• BUDDY BOUDREAUX'S XL-ACOUSTIC JAZZ COMBO: Copeland's Restaurant (11 a.m.)

DEC. 5

• JOHN HEBERT: Hartley/Vey Studio Series (7:30 p.m.)
• NICK ABRAHAM: Renaissance Hotel (5:30 p.m.)

DEC. 6

• MICHAEL AND SHAUN WARD/JOHN GRAY/HOWARD HALL/DJ PK1: The Famous Theatre

DANCE

NOV. 23

• DANCE LESSONS: Jones Boys' Hall of Fame (Denham Springs, 6:30 p.m.)

DEC. 3

• TEDDY'S OLD TIME BLUES 'N' SOUL RECORD SPIN: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)

DEC. 4

• TEDDY'S OLD TIME BLUES 'N' SOUL RECORD SPIN: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)

DEC. 5

• JITTERBUG LESSONS: Onezia Lounge (Gonzales, 7:30 p.m.)

DEC. 6

• TEDDY'S OLD TIME BLUES 'N' SOUL RECORD SPIN: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
• FREE LINE DANCE LESSONS: Jones Boys' Hall of Fame (Denham Springs, 6:30 p.m.)

KARAOKE

NOV. 30

• KARAOKE: Thai Kitchen

DEC. 1

• KARAOKE: Backstreet Lounge

DEC. 5

• KARAOKE: Spanish Moon

OUTLYING

NOV. 30

• MEMPHIS ALL-STARS: Paragon Casino (Marksville)
• RON ANTOON: Paragon Casino atrium bar (Marksville, 7 p.m.)

DEC. 1

• LA. 1: Crazy Dave's (Livingston)
• MEMPHIS ALL-STARS: Paragon Casino (Marksville)
• THE FABULOUS BAGASSE BOYZ: Christmas in the Pines (Apostolic Campground, 55303 Cooksey Lane, Independence)
• RON ANTOON: Paragon Casino atrium bar (Marksville, 7 p.m.)

DEC. 5

• RON ANTOON: Paragon Casino atrium bar (Marksville, 6 p.m.)

DEC. 6

• RON ANTOON: Paragon Casino atrium bar (Marksville, 6 p.m.)

LAFAYETTE AREA

NOV. 30

• PAUL THORN BAND: Vermilionville Performance Center (7 p.m.)
• DARDEN SMITH: Acadiana Center for the Arts (7:30 p.m.)
• RUBEN MORENO ZYDECO RE-EVOLUTION: Blue Moon Saloon (8 p.m.)

DEC. 1

• GANEY ARSEMENT AND THE LAKESIDE GAMBLERS: Liberty Theater (Eunice, 6 p.m.)

DEC. 2

• LIL WAYNE AND SAM OL' 2 STEP: Whiskey River (1365 Henderson Levee Road, 4 p.m.)
• TOM VANDENAVOND/THE HARMED BROTHERS: Blue Moon Saloon (8 p.m.)

DEC. 4

• SMILE EMPTY SOUL: Grant Street Dance Hall

DEC. 5

• CAJUN JAM: Blue Moon Saloon (8 p.m.)

DEC. 6

• THE INVINCIBLE CZARS/DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW: Blue Moon Saloon (8 p.m.)
• EUNICE CHOIR AND CONCERT BAND: Liberty Center (200 W. Park Ave., 7 p.m.)

NEW ORLEANS AREA

NOV. 30

• DIRT, DUST & TREES FEATURING ERNEST GAINES, SOLEDAD O'BRIEN AND IRVIN MAYFIELD AND THE NEW ORLEANS JAZZ ORCHESTRA: The Joy Theater (1200 Canal St., 7:30 p.m.)
• LIONEL FERBOS AND THE PALM COURT JAZZ BAND: Palm Court Jazz Café (7 p.m.)
• THE TOP CATS: Rock 'n' Bowl
• JOHNNY SKETCH AND THE DIRTY NOTES: Maple Leaf Bar
• STOOGES BRASS BAND: Blue Nile
• MICHAEL FRANKS: House of Blues (8 p.m.)
• PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ MASTERS WITH LEROY JONES: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
• VOX AND THE HOUND/SPORTS AND LEISURE: The Parish at House of Blues
• LOS POBOY CITOS/THE LOCAL SKANK: Tipitina's
• MESCHIYA LAKE AND THE LITTLE BIG HORNS (6 P.M.)/CHAPTER SOUL WITH KIRK JOSEPH AND CALVIN JOHNSON (10 P.M.): d.b.a.
• CLOCKWORK ELVIS/ATOMIC DADDY-O/LOUISIANA HELLBENDERS: One Eyed Jacks
• ROBIN BARNES (5 P.M.)/PRIMA JAZZ QUARTET (9 P.M.)/LENA PRIMA BAND (10 P.M.): The Carousel Bar (Hotel Monteleone)
• JOE KROWN (5 P.M.)/LEON "KID CHOCOLATE' BROWN (8 P.M.)/BURLESQUE BALLROOM (MIDNIGHT): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
• LITTLE FREDDIE KING: Irvin Mayfield's I Club (614 Canal St., enter through Common Street)
• CHRIS WATTS/DHARMA DOLL/TONY ITALIANO/CRESCENT GUNS/RUBY RENDRAG/SUKI: Banks Street Bar and Grill

DEC. 1

• GLEN DAVID ANDREWS/JONATHON "BOOGIE" LONG: Rock 'n' Bowl
• LUCIEN BARBARIN AND THE SUNDAY NIGHT SWINGSTERS: Palm Court Jazz Café (7 p.m.)
• DERRICK FREEMAN/SWAMPGREASE: Blue Nile
• AKIL THE MC: Dragon's Den
• RUSTY YATES: Louisiana Music Factory (3 p.m.)
• GOSPEL BRUNCH: House of Blues (10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.)
• ADONIS ROSE (8 P.M.)/FREE AGENTS BRASS BAND (MIDNIGHT): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
• DR. GIRLFRIENDS DANCE GALLERY: One Eyed Jacks
• THE REVEALERS: Banks Street Bar and Grill
• SYLLABLE SEVEN: The Green Room (Covington)
• HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND: Tipitina's

DEC. 2

• BENNY GRUNCH AND THE BUNCH: Maison (508 Frenchmen St., 3 p.m.)
• TYLER'S REVISITED WITH GERMAINE BAZZLE AND PAUL LONGSTRETH: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
• OF MONTREAL/FRENCH HORN REBELLION: Howlin' Wolf
• SOUTH JONES/NOLA COUNTRY/RON HOTSTREAM: Banks Street Bar and Grill (3 p.m.)
• CHRISTMAS DANCE WITH THE 3 STRING BAND: St. Luke's Family Center (910 Cross Gates Blvd., Slidell, 8 p.m.)

DEC. 3

• GERALD FRENCH AND THE ORIGINAL TUXEDO BAND: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
• JON CLEARY: Chickie Wah Wah
• THE ART OF FUNK: Banks Street Bar and Grill
• SMILE EMPTY SOUL: Hanger 13

DEC. 4

• JASON MARSALIS: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
• PAUL LONGSTRETH: The Carousel Bar (Hotel Monteleone, 5 p.m.)
• MICAH MCKEE AND FRIENDS/CARLOS FRIENDS: Banks Street Bar and Grill (8 p.m.)

DEC. 5

• KIPORI WOODS (5 P.M.)/NOJO JAM FEATURING THE MUSIC OF ANTONIO CARLOS JOBIM (8 P.M.): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
• PALM COURT JAZZ BAND: Palm Court Jazz Café (7 p.m.)
• MATT LEMMLER (4:30 P.M.)/STEPHANIE JORDAN JAZZ QUARTET (8 P.M.): The Carousel Bar (Hotel Monteleone)
• CURREN$Y'S JET LOUNGE: The Parish at House of Blues (8:30 p.m.)
• MAJOR BACON: Banks Street Bar and Grill
• SWING NIGHT WITH JERRY EMBREE: Rock 'n' Bowl (8:30 p.m.)

DEC. 6

• AEROSMITH/CHEAP TRICK: New Orleans Arena
• LEROY JONES AND KATJA TOIVOLA/CRESCENT CITY JOYMAKER: Palm Count Jazz Café (7 p.m.)
• ROMAN SKAKUN (5 P.M.)/THE JAMES RIVERS MOVEMENT (8 P.M.): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
• DAVID TORKANOWSKY (4:30 P.M.)/GEORGE FRENCH TRIO FEATURING ELLEN SMITH (8 P.M.): The Carousel Bar (Hotel Monteleone)
• SURRENDER THE FALL: Southport Hall
• KATHRYN ROSE: Banks Street Bar and Grill
• ZYDECO NIGHT WITH LEON CHAVIS: Rock 'n' Bowl (8:30 p.m.)

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