Shows to Watch for June 1, 2012
July 03, 2012
The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from June 1-June 7, 2012. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between.
ROCK
JUNE 1
--DEBBIE LANDRY BAND: Onezia Upscale Lounge
--DIRTY PLAY: The Station Bar
--WINBOURNE: Roux House
--AXES OF EVIL: Spanish Moon
--RYAN HARRIS: Chelsea's Café
JUNE 2
--BEER FOR BREAKFAST: The Station Bar
--ELVIN KILLERBEE: Fat Cats
JUNE 4
--CHAPPO: Spanish Moon
JUNE 7
--BENJY DAVIS: Roux House
BLUES/RHYTHM AND BLUES
JUNE 1
--MICHAEL FOSTER PROJECT/THE SOUL JUKEBOX/ERNEST JACKSON/DJ MARQUIS: Varsity Theatre
--JOSH GARRETT: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
JUNE 2
--DIDDLY SQUAT: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
JUNE 3
--LIL' RAY NEAL BLUES BAND: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 5 p.m.)
VARIETY
JUNE 1
--FIASCO: Cadillac Café
--MOJEAUX: Park Place (Gonzales)
--ANDREW DUHON: Renaissance Hotel (5 p.m.)
--RIVER CITY BAND: Magnolia Café (St. Francisville, 7 p.m.)
--ISLAND FEVER: Live After Five (North Boulevard Town Square)
--BRAD SAPIA AND BAYOU SOUL: Rick-n-Robin's
--BIG DADDY T: On the Half Shell (7 p.m.)
--SILVERHOOK: Double D Daiquiris (Denham Springs)
--GARY BELLO AND FRIENDS: VFW Hall (South Choctaw Drive, 7 p.m.)
JUNE 2
--NOT 4 SALE: Park Place (Gonzales)
--BOTTOMS UP: Cadillac Café
--KENNY FIFE: Rick-n-Robin's
--THE AVENUE CRUISERS: Glen's
--LA. 1: Backstreet Lounge
--GARY BELLO AND FRIENDS: Pete's NASCAR Lounge
--COLORBLIND: Extra Innings (Central)
JUNE 3
--OPEN MIC: Brew HaHa (6 p.m.)
JUNE 5
--EDDIE SMITH BAND: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)
JUNE 7
--DEBBIE LANDRY, EDDIE SMITH AND BUTCH LANE: Glen's Bar (7 p.m.)
--RUSTY YATES: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)
ACOUSTIC
JUNE 1
--JIM BULLION: Southpaws Daiquiris (5 p.m.)
--JUSTIN MCCOY: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)
--TODD WESTBROOK: Monjunis (6:30 p.m.)
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
JUNE 2
--DEBBIE LANDRY, JODI JAMES AND FRIENDS: French Quarter Daiquiris (Essen Lane)
--TODD WESTBROOK: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
JUNE 3
--KIRK HOLDER: Beausoleil Restaurant (noon)
--MIKE HOGAN: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)
JUNE 4
--DEBBIE LANDRY: On the Half Shell (Prairieville, 6:30 p.m.)
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
JUNE 5
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
JUNE 6
--DEBBIE LANDRY, EDDIE SMITH AND BUTCH LANE: Glen's Bar
--DIXIE ROSE ACOUSTIC CIRCLE: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 7 p.m.)
--KEVIN AND DENNIS: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
JUNE 7
--JOSH GARRETT AND NELSON ADELARD: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
--DEBBIE LANDRY: New Orleans Daiquiris (Gonzales)
--HEATH AND JOEL: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)
--KIRK HOLDER: Heaux Jeaux's
COUNTRY
JUNE 1
--GAL HOLIDAY /FLATBED HONEYMOON: Red Dragon Listening Room (2401 Florida Blvd.)
--RIVER CITY BAND: Magnolia Cafe (St. Francisville)
--JONES BOYS WITH THE HALL OF FAME: Jones Boys Hall of Fame
--C.J. SOLAR BAND: Boudreaux & Thibodeaux
JUNE 2
--ANDY DAY PERRY TRIBUTE TO CONWAY TWITTY/CARLTON JONES/JEREMY DOWNEY/CHRISTY SOLAR: Old South Jamboree (Walker, 7 p.m.)
--ELI SEALS BAND: Jones Boys Hall of Fame
JUNE 6
--MICKEY, JACK, MARK AND BILLY: Jones Boys Hall of Fame (7:30 p.m.)
JAZZ
JUNE 5
--DOROTHY LEBLANC: Piccadilly (3164 Government St., 4:30 p.m.)
JUNE 6
--DOROTHY LEBLANC: Piccadilly (3164 Government St., 4:30 p.m.)
DANCE
JUNE 1
--COUGARS AND CUBS BALL: Hollywood Casino
JUNE 2
--ROCK OF AGES: Hollywood Casino
--DJ J.T.: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)
JUNE 3
--DJ RUFF: Park Place (Gonzales)
JUNE 4
--TEDDY'S OLD TIME RECORD SPIN: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
JUNE 5
--TEDDY'S OLD TIME RECORD SPIN: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
JUNE 6
--JITTERBUG LESSONS: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)
JUNE 7
--TEDDY'S OLD TIME RECORD SPIN: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
KARAOKE
JUNE 1
--KARAOKE: Thai Kitchen
--KARAOKE: Fred's on the River (Port Vincent)
JUNE 4
--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)
JUNE 5
--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)
JUNE 6
--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)
JUNE 7
--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)
--KARAOKE: Rick-n-Robin's
--SWING LESSONS: Rick-n-Robin's
--KARAOKE: Jones Boys Hall of Fame (8 p.m.)
OUTLYING
JUNE 2
--ROCKY DENNEY BAND: Crazy Dave's (Livingston)
--DALE SELLARS AND BACK ROADS: Bada's (Port Barre)
--TROY LANDRY: Paragon Casino (Marksville)
--RACOON: Mules Hitch (Ponchatoula)
LAFAYETTE AREA
JUNE 1
--ODYSSEY/BLUE MERLOT: Grant Street Dancehall
--ROYAL TEETH: Downtown Alive
--ROYAL TEETH: The Station (Broussard)
--NORTH SIDE ERIC AND THE SOUTH SIDE PLAYBOYS/PINE LEAF BOYS: Blue Moon Saloon (8 p.m.)
--GENO DELAFOSE AND FRENCH ROCKIN' BOOGIE: Whiskey River (1365 Henderson Road)
JUNE 2
--HAARP: The Wild Salmon
--KELLY KEELING TRIBUTE TO THE BEATLES: Cité Des Arts (8 p.m.)
--BLUESBERRY FESTIVAL WITH A.J. PRIMEUX, HENRY GRAY AND THE CATS AND CEDRIC BURNSIDE: Blue Moon Saloon
--KEVIN ANTHONY AND AL BERAND: McGee's Landing (Henderson)
JUNE 3
--RODDIE ROMERO AND THE HUB CITY ALL-STARS: Whiskey River (1365 Henderson Road, 4 p.m.)
--KEVIN ANTHONY AND AL BERAND: Blue Dog Café
NEW ORLEANS
JUNE 1
--BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX AND THE GOLDEN EAGLES: Blue Nile
--VICTORY BIG BAND: National World War II Museum
--BILLY IUSO AND RESTLESS NATIVES: Irvin Mayfield's I Club
--BONES/BEAMS/PICNIC: One Eyed Jacks
--JOE KROWN (5 p.m.)/LEON "KID CHOCOLATE" BROWN (8 p.m.)/BURLESQUE BALLROOM (Midnight): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
--PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ MASTERS WITH WILL SMITH: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
--ERIC LINDELL AND FRIENDS/KRISTIN DIABLE: Tipitina's
--AUTOTOMII: Banks Street Bar and Grill
JUNE 2
--ROYAL TEETH: House of Blues
--LOS HOMBRES CALIENTES/JAVIER GUTIERREZ AND VIVAZ: Irvin Mayfield's I Club (8 p.m.)
--GRANT WATTS AND THE OLD FAMILY/THE UNNATURALS/THE CHINESE DRYWALL BAND: One Eyed Jacks
--IN THE COUNTRY/MARIO ABNEY/THE LIMIT/CHIP WILSON: Louisiana Music Factory (2 p.m.)
--WENDELL BRUNIOUS (8 p.m.)/DEJA VU BRASS BAND (Midnight): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
--PRESERVATION HALL SWING KINGS WITH CLIVE WILSON: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
--THE REMEDY KREWE: Banks Street Bar and Grill
--MIA BORDERS: Blue Nile
--VICTORY BIG BAND: National World War II Museum
JUNE 3
--FLEUR DE TEASE: One Eyed Jacks
--VICTORY BIG BAND: National World War II Museum
--GERMAIN BAZZLE AND PAUL LONGSTRETH: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
--ST. PETER STREET ALL-STARS: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
--GOSPEL BRUNCH WITH THE WIMBERLY FAMILY: House of Blues
--MY DARKEST DAYS/ROBERT FORTUNE BAND/PRYTANIA: House of Blues
--NEW ORLEANS LEGACY BAND WITH TOMMY SANCTON: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
--CAJUN FAIS DO DO WITH BRUCE DAIGREPONT: Tipitina's (5:30 p.m.)
--THE BEDLAMVILLE TRIFLERS/KINGS OF HELL/RON HOTSTREAM: Banks Street Bar and Grill
--TBC BRASS BAND: Blue Nile
JUNE 4
--GEORGE FRENCH BAND: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
--PRESERVATION PLAYERS WITH MARK BRAUD: Preservation Hall Band (8 p.m.)
--EXPIRE/COLD WORLD/BACKTRACK/DEAD END PATH: The Cypress (Metairie)
--SIN: One Eyed Jacks
--THE NAWLINS JOHNNYS: Banks Street Bar and Grill
JUNE 5
--ORGONE: One Eyed Jacks
--ANDREW BAHAM: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
--PRESERVATION HALL-STARS WITH SHANNON POWELL: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
--RUBBLE BUCKET: Tipitina's
--EXIT 32: Banks Street Bar and Grill
JUNE 6
--KERMIT RUFFINS DJ SET: Irvin Mayfield's I Club (6 p.m.)
--CHAPPO: Howlin' Wolf Den
--KIPORI WOODS (5 p.m.)/NOJO JAM (8 p.m.): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
--WILD MAGNOLIAS/LAGNIAPPE CALYPSO: Algiers Riverfront (6 p.m.)
--PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND WITH MARK BRAUD: Preservation Hall Band (8 p.m.)
--JOSEPH ARTHUR: One Eyed Jacks
--MAJOR BACON: Banks Street Bar and Grill
JUNE 7
--POCKET TYME: Irvin Mayfield's I Club (8 p.m.)
--ROMAN SKAKUN (5 p.m.)/JAMES RIVERS (8 p.m.): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
--SURVIVORS BRASS BAND: Preservation Hall Band (8 p.m.)
--XIU XIU/YAMANTAKA/SONIC TITAN/FATHER MURPHY: One Eyed Jacks (7 p.m.)
--G-EASY: Republic
--THE LAST NEW BEGINNING: Banks Street Bar and Grill
--JOE PUG: Circle Bar
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