Shows to Watch for July 20, 2012

The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from July 20-July 26, 2012. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between.

SWAMP POP

July 20

• SWAMP POP MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH JOHNNY FIRMIN AND THE SOUTHERN CLASSIC BAND, REUNION FEATURING RONNIE MELANCON, TREATER WITH CHARLES MANN, AND DAVID ST. ROMAIN: Lamar Dixon Expo Center (Gonzales, 6 p.m.-midnight)

July 21

• SWAMP POP MUSIC FESTIVAL WITH CLIFF NICKENS, KENNY CORNETT AND KILLIN’ TIME, TOMMY G. AND STORMY WEATHER, KENNY FIFE AND THE BACK TRACK BAND, JUNIOR LACROSSE AND SUMTIN’ SNEAKY, WARREN STORM WITH WILLIE TEE AND CYPRESS FEATURING TOMMY MCLAIN, AND T.K. HUELIN WITH G.G. SHIN: Lamar Dixon Expo Center (Gonzales, noon-11 p.m.)

ROCK

July 20

• SABOTAGE, A BEASTIE BOYS TRIBUTE: Spanish Moon
• CONTRAFLOW: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)
• CAPTAIN GREEN/JONATHON “BOOGIE” LONG: Chelsea’s Café

July 21

• DENTON HATCHER: Chelsea’s Café
• MOBLEY/THE RIGS: Spanish Moon
• 9 VOLT: Roux House
• STYK AND TINA: Fred’s on the River (Port Vincent)

July 26

• CORY CHISEL AND THE WANDERING SONS/MURDER BY DEATH: Spanish Moon
• PAT-E AND RYAN JENKINS: Park Place (Gonzales)

BLUES/RHYTHM AND BLUES

July 20

• LATE EVENING BAND: Djon’s
• OSCAR “HARPO” DAVIS: Teddy’s Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)

July 21

• OMT: Djon’s
• SUPER CHICKEN: Teddy’s Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)

July 22

• LIL’ RAY NEAL BLUES BAND: Teddy’s Juke Joint (Zachary, 5 p.m.)

July 24

• AEDI BAND FEATURING JUJU CHILD: Teddy’s Juke Joint (Zachary, 5 p.m.)

July 25

• MACY GRAY: Manship Theatre

VARIETY

July 20

• FLOYD BROWN: Jones Boys Hall of Fame
• CHEE WEEZ: Belle of Baton Rouge Casino atrium (5 p.m.)
• DALE SELLARS AND BACK ROADS: T&T Lounge (Zachary)
• KILLIN’ TIME: American Legion Hall (151 S. Wooddale Blvd.)
• LORI WHITNEY: Churchill’s
• TRUE SPIN: Park Place (Gonzales)
• THE ANTEEKS: Cadillac Café
• ROADHOUSE: City Café
• BIG DADDY T: On the Half Shell (7 p.m.)
• THE AVENUE CRUISERS: George’s (George O’Neal Road, 7:30 p.m.)
• GUMBEAUX ROUGE: VFW (South Choctaw Drive, 7 p.m.)
• CHASE TYLER BAND: Happy’s (Coursey Boulevard)
• THE INCROWD: Glen’s

July 21

• BRANDON ROUTH: Churchill’s
• TABOO: Park Place (Gonzales)
• TRUE SPIN: Cadillac Café
• ERNEST SCOTT AND THE FUNK CHILDREN: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)
• DARRYL SPENCER AND JARED: Chuck’s Lounge (Addis)
• LA. 1: Backstreet Lounge
• THE AVENUE CRUISERS: George’s (George O’Neal Road, 7:30 p.m.)
• EDDIE SMITH BAND: Glen’s

July 22

• OPEN MIC: Brew HaHa (6 p.m.)
• DRAMA KINGS: Warsaw Marina (Springfield)

July 24

• PAT-E AND RYAN: Cadillac Café
• EDDIE SMITH BAND: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)

July 25

• RUSTY YATES: Churchill’s
• EDDIE SMITH BAND: Glen’s

July 26

• KIRK HOLDER: Churchill’s
• SOULHAVEN: Park Place (Gonzales)
• SWEET ROOT: Cadillac Café
• BIG DADDY T: Glen’s

ACOUSTIC

July 20

• LYNN ANSELMO’S ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC: Jeaux Jeaux Wine Bar (7 p.m.)
• GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
• TOBY TEMPLET: Spanky’s Daiquiris (Prairieville)

July 21

• KRISTIN DIABLE/JODI JAMES/CLAY PARKER/LIAM CATCHINGS/JACOB ZACHARY/SEAN BRUCE: 1284 Artspace Perkins (5 p.m.)
• GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
• DEBBIE LANDRY TRIO: French Quarter Daiquiris
• TWO IF BY LAND: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)

July 22

• KIRK HOLDER: Beausoleil Restaurant (noon)

July 23

• GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
• DEBBIE LANDRY: On the Half Shell (Prairieville, 6:30 p.m.)

July 24

• GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)

July 25

• GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
• KEVIN AND DENNIS: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)
• DIXIE ROSE AND THE ACOUSTIC CIRCLE: Teddy’s Juke Joint (Zachary, 7 p.m.)

July 26

• GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
• CHRIS LEBLANC AND LUTHER KENT: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)
• KIRK HOLDER: Churchill’s
• MIKE HOGAN: Spanky’s Daiquiris (Prairieville)
• BRYCE CAIN: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)
• MIKE MILLER: Heaux Jeaux’s

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

July 21

• DANNY HARRELL AND THE NASHVILLE EDITION: Old South Jamboree (Walker, 6:30 p.m.)
• JONES BOYS WITH TOMMIE FRENCH AND THE HALL OF FAME BAND: Jones Boys Hall of Fame

July 24

• HALL OF FAME BAND: Jones Boys Hall of Fame (8 p.m.)

July 25

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

CAJUN

July 21

• JESSE BROWN AND CHOUPIQUE: UCT Hall (11175 Florida Blvd., 8 p.m., dance lessons 7 p.m.)

JAZZ

July 25

• STEVE MASAKOWSKI AND MIKE ESNEAULT: St. James Episcopal Church (208 N. Fourth St., 7 p.m.)

DANCE

July 21

• DJ GROOVE KIDD: The Famous Theatre

July 22

• DJ RUFF: Park Place (Gonzales)

July 23

• TEDDY’S OLD TIME RECORD SPIN: Teddy’s Juke Joint (Zachary)

July 25

• JITTERBUG LESSONS: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)

July 26

• TEDDY’S OLD TIME RECORD SPIN: Teddy’s Juke Joint (Zachary)

KARAOKE

July 20

• KARAOKE: Thai Kitchen
• KARAOKE: Chuck’s Lounge (Addis)

July 23

• KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)

July 24

• KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)

July 25

• KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)
• KARAOKE: Red Star
• KARAOKE: Cadillac Café

July 26

• KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)
• KARAOKE: Chuck’s Lounge (Addis)
• KARAOKE WITH DANA: Jones Boys Hall of Fame (8 p.m.)

OUTLYING

July 20

• GARY BELLO AND FRIENDS: Mule’s Hitch (Ponchatoula)
• FAT BOY SOUTH: Paragon Casino Pelican Stage (Marksville)
• ROD ANTOON: Paragon Casino atrium bar (Marksville, 7 p.m.)

July 21

• GARY BELLO AND FRIENDS: Springfield Dance Club (Springfield, 7 p.m.)
• SILVERHOOK: Bear Creek Saloon (Montpelier)
• VINCE GILL: Paragon Casino (Marksville)
• FAT BOY SOUTH: Paragon Casino Pelican Stage (Marksville)
• ROD ANTOON: Paragon Casino atrium bar (Marksville, 7 p.m.)
• RACOON: Mule’s Hitch (Ponchatoula)

July 25

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

July 26

• ROD ANTOON: Paragon Casino atrium bar (Marksville, 6 p.m.)
• DEBBIE LANDRY: Sarita’s Mexican Cantina (Hammond, 5:30 p.m.)

LAFAYETTE AREA

July 20

• RARELUTH: Blue Moon Saloon (8 p.m.)
• COREY LEDET ZYDECO BAND: Whiskey River (1365 Henderson Road, Henderson)

July 21

• JEFFERY BROUSSARD AND THE CREOLE COWBOYS: Blue Moon Saloon
• DONNY BROUSSARD/HUBERT MAITRE: Liberty Theater (6 p.m.)

July 22

• HORACE TRAHAN AND THE OSSUN EXPRESS: Whiskey River (1365 Henderson Road, 4 p.m.)

NEW ORLEANS

July 20

• MCSWEET TEA/MICROSANDS: One Eyed Jacks
• GEORGE FRENCH TRIO (5 P.M.)/LENA PRIMA BAND (9 P.M.): Hotel Monteleone Carousel Bar and Lounge:
• PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ MASTERS WITH LEROY JONES: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
• JOE KROWN (5 P.M.)/LEON “KID CHOCOLATE” BROWN (8 P.M.)/BURLESQUE BALLROOM (MIDNIGHT): Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
• MESCHIYA LAKE AND THE LITTLE BIG HORNS: Irvin Mayfield’s I Club
• DESANTIS DUO: The Inn On Bourbon (6 p.m.)
• HONEY ISLAND SWAMP BAND/DAVE JORDAN BAND: Tipitina’s
• HABBAH KB BAND/SADIE AND THE BLUE-EYED DEVILS/THE NECESSARY GENTLEMEN: Banks Street Bar and Grill
• MIA BORDERS: Blue Nile

July 21

• BASTILE DAY CELEBRATION WITH THE CREOLE MAN, ACADIEN CAJUN BAND AND TYLER KINCHEN AND THE RIGHT PIECES: Downtown Covington (6 p.m.)
• TORCHE/SOLID GIANT: One Eyed Jacks
• LENA PRIMA BAND: Hotel Monteleone Carousel Bar and Lounge
• PRESERVATION HALL SWING KINGS: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
• ADONIS ROSE QUARTET (8 P.M.)/ DEJA VU BRASS BAND (MIDNIGHT): Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
• LOS HOMBRES CALIENTES/JAVIER GUTIERREZ AND VIVAZ: Irvin Mayfield’s I Club
• DESANTIS DUO: The Inn On Bourbon (6 p.m.)
• THE LOCAL SKANK: Tipitina’s
• CLYDE ALBERT BLUES BAND/J. MONQUE’D BLUES EXTRAVAGANZA: Banks Street Bar and Grill
• JOHNNY SKETCH AND THE DIRTY NOTES: Blue Nile

July 22

• ST. PETER STREET ALL-STARS WITH LARS EDEGRAN: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
• TYLER’S REVISITED WITH GERMAIN BAZZLE AND PAUL LONGSTRETH: Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
• THE TOADIES/HELMET/UME: Tipitina’s
• THE BLUE CRABS: Banks Street Bar and Grill

July 23

• SIN: One Eyed Jacks
• PRESERVATION PLAYERS WITH MAYNARD CHATTERS: Preservation Hall Band (8 p.m.)
• GERALD FRENCH AND THE ORIGINAL TUXEDO JAZZ BAND: Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
• THE NAWLINS JOHNNYS: Banks Street Bar and Grill

July 24

• PRESERVATION HALL-STARS WITH SHANNON POWELL: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
• METAL NIGHT TUESDAYS: One Eyed Jacks
• STEVE MASAKOWSKI: Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
• CRISTABEL AND THE JONS: Banks Street Bar and Grill

July 25

• TUNE IN AND TURN ON: One Eyed Jacks
• AMANDA SHAW AND THE CUTE GUYS/ST. CECILIA’S ASYLUM CHORUS: Algiers riverfront (5 p.m.)
• THE NEW ORLEANS DELUXE ORCHESTRA: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
• KIPORI WOODS (5 P.M.)/NOJO JAM (8 P.M.): Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
• KERMIT RUFFINS DJ SET: Irvin Mayfield’s I Club (6 p.m.)
• BUNNY GANG: The Parish at House of Blues
• KENNT TRICHE/MAJOR BACON: Banks Street Bar and Grill
  July 26
• THE MYNABIRDS/DEEP TIME: Circle Bar
• GEORGE FRENCH TRIO WITH ELLEN SMITH: Monteleone Carousel Bar and Lounge (8 p.m.)
• TORNADO BRASS BAND: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
• ROMAN SKAKUN (5 P.M.)/JAMES RIVERS MOVEMENT (8 P.M.): Irvin Mayfield’s Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
• BILL SUMMERS PRESENTS NEW URBAN MUSIC MOVEMENT: Irvin Mayfield’s I Club
• DESANTIS DUO: The Inn On Bourbon (6 p.m.)
• DAVE STRYKER QUARTET: Snug Harbor (8 p.m. and 10 p.m.)

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