Shows to Watch for July 6, 2012
The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from July 6-July 12, 2012. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between.
ROCK
JULY 6
--THE BLAGGARDS/BEN BELL AND THE STARDUST BOYS: Chelsea's Café
--MARA/PURSUANCE/DOPE DEAL/BEYOND REDEMPTION: Spanish Moon
--YESTERDAY'S APOCALYPSE/HARVESTER/BENEATH THE ASHES: Varsity Theatre
--DEBBIE LANDRY BAND: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)
JULY 7
--NITTY GRITTY NIGHT: Chelsea's Café
--RED, ROCK AND BLUE WITH THE ATOMIC PUNKS, 5150, MOTLEY INC. AND POISON OVERDOSE: Varsity Theatre (8 p.m.)
--HIGH TOP KICKS: Spanish Moon
--JUSTIN MCCAIN: Roux House
JULY 12
--FIASCO: Cadillac Café
BLUES/RHYTHM AND BLUES
JULY 6
--TROY TURNER: Roux House
--MICHAEL FOSTER PROJECT: Chelsea's Café
--OMT: Club Mareco
JULY 7
--LARRY GARNER 60TH BIRTHDAY PARTY: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
--OMT: Djon's
JULY 8
--LIL' RAY NEAL BLUES BAND: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 5 p.m.)
JULY 10
--THE AEDI BAND FEATURING JUJU CHILD: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
VARIETY
JULY 6
--NOT 4 SALE: Park Place (Gonzales)
--GARY BELLO AND FRIENDS: Magnolia Cafe (St. Francisville, 7:30 p.m.)
--LOUISIANA MUSIC HALL OF FAME BICENTENNIAL MUSIC CARAVAN: Belle of Baton Rouge Casino atrium (5 p.m.)
--RIVER CITY HIT SQUAD: Cadillac Café
--BIG DADDY T: On the Half Shell (Prairieville, 7 p.m.)
--THE AVENUE CRUISERS: George's (George O'Neal Road, 7:30 p.m.)
--DRAMA KINGS: Cypress Lounge (Walker)
--ROCKY SAXON: Heads and Tails (7 p.m.)
JULY 7
--GEN RUMMIES: Park Place (Gonzales)
--DALE SELLARS AND BACK ROADS: Raxx (Erwinville)
--9 VOLT: Cadillac Café
--TIMEWARP: Glen's
--THE AVENUE CRUISERS: George's (George O'Neal Road, 7:30 p.m.)
--RACOON: Pete's NASCAR Lounge
--ROCKY SAXON: Heads and Tails (6 p.m.)
JULY 8
--OPEN MIC: Brew HaHa (6 p.m.)
--ROCKY SAXON: VFW Hall (3 p.m.)
JULY 10
--LINDSEY AND SUSAN: Cadillac Café
--EDDIE SMITH BAND: On the Half Shell (Prairieville, 6:30 p.m.)
--ROCKY SAXON: VFW Hall (5 p.m.)
JULY 11
--EDDIE SMITH BAND: Glen's
JULY 12
--DEE BREW: Park Place (Gonzales)
--KELLY FURR AND FRIENDS: Cadillac Café
--BIG DADDY T: Glen's
ACOUSTIC
JULY 6
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
--JUSTIN MCCOY: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)
JULY 7
--LEE BARBER/MARTIN FLANAGAN/PATRICK SYLVEST/JODI JAMES/CLAY PARKER/HEATHER FEIERABEND AND ALAN MORTON: BirdMan Coffee (St. Francisville, 7 p.m.)
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
--MIKE DAMPIER: On the Half Shell (Prairieville, 6:30 p.m.)
--MIKE MILLER: Bayou Scoundrels (Walker)
JULY 8
--TOBY TEMPLET: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)
JULY 9
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
--DEBBIE LANDRY: On the Half Shell (Prairieville, 6:30 p.m.)
JULY 10
--RYAN JENKINS: Happy's (Third Street)
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
JULY 11
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
--DIXIE ROSE ACOUSTIC CIRCLE: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
--KEVIN AND DENNIS: On the Half Shell (Prairieville, 6:30 p.m.)
JULY 12
--GARRETT MCCUTCHAN: Circa 1857 (11 a.m.)
--DAMON KING AND BO JAMISON: On the Half Shell (Prairieville, 6:30 p.m.)
--TWO IF BY LAND: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)
--DEBBIE LANDRY: Spanky's Daiquiris (Maurepas)
COUNTRY
JULY 6
--THE HAT BAND: Jones Boys Hall of Fame
JULY 7
--BUTCH HANCOCK: Red Dragon Listening Room (2401 Florida Blvd.)
--JIM AND JAMES HOGG/JEREMY DOWNEY/MARK AND MALLORY SANDERS/ANITA LEBLANC/TOMMY RABORN/CHRISTY SOLAR/JUNE BARKER/CARLTON JONES: Old South Jamboree (Walker, 7 p.m.)
--JONES BOYS WITH THE HALL OF FAME BAND: Jones Boys Hall of Fame
JULY 11
--JACK JONES AND BILLY HARRIS: Jones Boys Hall of Fame
JAZZ
JULY 11
--DON VAPPIE AND THE CREOLE JAZZ CRUSADERS WITH LEAH CHASE: St. James Episcopal Church (208 N. Fourth St., 7 p.m.)
JULY 12
--HOT SUMMER NIGHTS BAND WITH CLARENCE JOHNSON III: LSU School of Music Recital Hall (7:30 p.m.)
DANCE
JULY 6
--STARS, STRIPES AND BOOGIE NIGHTS: Hollywood Casino
--DJ PHENOMENAL/NEAUX FACE: DJ's Club Elite
--TEDDY'S OLD TIME RECORD SPIN: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
JULY 8
--DJ RUFF: Park Place (Gonzales)
JULY 9
--TEDDY'S OLD TIME RECORD SPIN: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
JULY 12
--TEDDY'S OLD TIME RECORD SPIN: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)
KARAOKE
JULY 6
--KARAOKE: Thai Kitchen
JULY 9
--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)
JULY 10
--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)
JULY 11
--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)
--KARAOKE: Red Star
JULY 12
--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)
--KARAOKE WITH DANA: Jones Boys Hall of Fame (8 p.m.)
COMEDY
JULY 11
--COMEDY NIGHT: The Famous Theatre (8 p.m.)
OUTLYING
JULY 6
--CYPRESS CITY: Paragon Casino (Marksville, 7 p.m.)
--LA. 1: Mule's Hitch (Ponchatoula)
--RACOON: Warsaw Marina (Springfield)
JULY 7
--CYPRESS CITY: Paragon Casino (Marksville, 7 p.m.)
--GARY BELLO AND FRIENDS: Mule's Hitch (Ponchatoula)
--LAFAYETTE AREA
JULY 6
--LIL WAYNE AND SAME OL' 2 STEP: Whiskey River (1365 Henderson Road)
--HAMILTON LOOMIS: Blue Moon Saloon (8 p.m.)
JULY 7
--DONNIE AND THE POOLDOOS: Nunu's (Arnaudville, 7 p.m.)
--MACHETE/REMEDY KREWE: Blue Moon Saloon (8 p.m.)
JULY 8
--DONNIE AND THE POOLDOOS: McGee's Landing (12:30 p.m.)
--JAMIE BERGERON AND THE KICKIN' CAJUNS: Whiskey River (1365 Henderson Road, 4 p.m.)
JULY 11
--CAJUN JAM: Blue Moon Saloon (8 p.m.)
NEW ORLEANS
JULY 6
--ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING CHARLIE WILSON, D'ANGELO, TREY SONGZ, KEYSHIA COLE, THE POINTER SISTERS AND MANY MORE: Mercedes-Benz Superdome
--JOHNNY SKETCH AND THE DIRTY NOTES: Tipitina's
--THE CHASE FEATURING DJ WOP: Irvin Mayfield's I Club
--DAVID REIS (5 p.m.)/WENDAL BRUNIOUS (8 p.m.)/BURLESQUE BALLROOM (Midnight): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
--TOYA/DJ YA BOY EARL: Republic
--DESANTIS DUO: The Inn On Bourbon (6 p.m.)
--ROBIN BARNES TRIO (5 p.m.)/LENA PRIMA BAND (9 p.m.): Hotel Monteleone Carousel Bar and Lounge
--PRESCRIPTION FILLED: Banks Street Bar and Grill
JULY 7
--ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING MARY J. BLIGE, KEVIN HART, LEDISI, TANK, ERIC ROBERSON, TEEDRA MOSES, THE STYLISTICS AND MANY MORE: Superdome
--DERRICK FREEMAN AND SMOKERS'S WORLD/P.Y.M.P.: Tipitina's
--THE CHASE FEATURING DJ WOP: Irvin Mayfield's I Club
--GLEN DAVID ANDREWS (8 p.m.)/BRASS-A-HOLICS (Midnight): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)
--KEVIN HART: Republic
--DESANTIS DUO: The Inn On Bourbon (6 p.m.)
--LENA PRIMA BAND: Hotel Monteleone Carousel Bar and Lounge
--CONTROLLER/INFORMANT/THE SWITCHERS/JOYSTICK/CHILLED MONKEY BRAINS: Banks Street Bar and Grill
JULY 8
--ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING ARETHA FRANKLIN, FANTASIA, KIRK FRANKLIN, MARY MARY, MELANIE FIONA, CARL THOMAS, THE STOOGES BRASS BAND AND MANY MORE: Superdome
--CAJUN FAIS DO DO WITH BRUCE DAIGREPONT: Tipitina's (5:30 p.m.)
--GERMAIN BAZZLE AND PAUL LONGSTRETH: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
--BERT WILLS: Banks Street Bar and Grill
JULY 9
--SIN: One Eyed Jacks
--GERALD FRENCH AND THE ORIGINAL TUXEDO JAZZ BAND: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
--PRESERVATION PLAYERS WITH MARK BRAUD: Preservation Hall Band (8 p.m.)
--THE NAWLINS JOHNNYS: Banks Street Bar and Grill
JULY 10
--METAL NIGHT: One Eyed Jacks
--JASON MARSALIS: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
--PRESERVATION HALL-STARS WITH SHANNON POWELL: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
--MIKEY B3: Banks Street Bar and Grill
JULY 11
--TUNE IN AND TURN ON: One Eyed Jacks
--KERMIT RUFFINS DJ SET: Irvin Mayfield's I Club (6 p.m.)
--KIPORI WOODS (5 p.m.)/NOJO JAM (8 p.m.): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)
--ST. PETER STREET ALL-STARS: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)
--GEORGE PORTER JR. AND THE RUNNIN' PARDNERS/SOUND MAN: Algiers Riverfront (5 p.m.)
JULY 12
--DESANTIS DUO: Inn on Bourbon Street
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