Shows to Watch for May 18, 2012

The Shows to Watch calendar is a listing of events taking place in Baton Rouge and surrounding areas from May 18-May 24, 2012. It covers rock, reggae, jazz, country and everything in between.

ROCK

MAY 18

--ERIC LINDELL: Cadillac Café

--THE ROCKETBOYS/ENGLAND IN 1819: North Gate Tavern

--FIASCO: The Station Bar

--BEER FOR BREAKFAST: Cadillac Café

--GRUNGE FACTORY: Roux House

--AS CITIES BURN: Spanish Moon

--PANDORA: Big Heads Tavern

MAY 20

--JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT: Manship Theatre

MAY 24

--BETTER THAN EZRA: Varsity Theatre

BLUES/RHYTHM AND BLUES

MAY 18

--J.J. JOHNSON: Poor Boy Lloyd's (7 p.m.)

MAY 19

--BIG AL AND THE HEAVYWEIGHTS: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 8 p.m.)

MAY 20

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

VARIETY

MAY 18

--ROB BASE: Hollywood Casino

--ONE MORE TIME: Live After Five (North Boulevard Town Square)

--THE RHYTHM REVUE WITH TAIRONE JOSEPH AND RICK ROCKET: Phil Brady's

--CARBON COPY: Superior Grill (6:30 p.m.)

--ERNEST SCOTT AND THE FUNK CHILDREN: Rick-n-Robin's

--GARY BELLO AND FRIENDS: American Legion Hall (151 S. Wooddale Blvd., 8 p.m.)

--TIMEWARP: Glen's

--DALE SELLARS AND BACK ROADS: T&T Lounge (Zachary)

--CAJUN AND WESTERN SWING PARTY: Red Star

--FLASHBACK: Park Place (Gonzales)

--BIG DADDY T: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)

--ESCO MCCULLUM: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)

--THE AVENUE CRUISERS: VFW Hall (South Choctaw Drive, 7 p.m.)

--CHRIS LEBLANC BAND: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)

--RUN JANE RUN: George's (George O'Neal Road, 7:30 p.m.)

MAY 19

--LOUISIANA: Cadillac Café

--NITTY GRITTY NIGHT WITH DENTON HATCHER: Chelsea's Café

--BAYOU BUCKET BAND: Fred's on the River (Port Vincent)

--DALE SELLARS AND BACK ROADS: Levee Landing (Port Barre)

--THE HARDEMAN TRADITION: Plaquemine Lock State Historic Site (6 p.m.)

--LO2: Rick-n-Robin's

--STYX: Fire Museum (427 Laurel St., 7 p.m.)

--TABOO: Park Place (Gonzales)

--THE AVENUE CRUISERS: The Bluffs (St. Francisville, 7 p.m.)

--T BOY AND JUST US: Glen's

MAY 20

--LA. 1: Fred's on the River (Port Vincent, 7 p.m.)

--DEE BREW/AM-FM/MOJEAUX: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)

--OPEN MIC: Brew HaHa (6 p.m.)

MAY 22

--PAT-E AND RYAN: Cadillac Café

--EDDIE SMITH BAND: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)

MAY 23

--DEBBIE LANDRY, EDDIE SMITH AND BUTCH LANE: Glen's

MAY 24

--CAREY AND MARK: La Carreta (Denham Springs)

--SWEET ROOT: Cadillac Café

--BRYCE AND NEAL: Park Place (Gonzales)

--ESCO MCCULLUM: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)

--BIG DADDY T: Glen's

COUNTRY

MAY 18

--CLIFTON BROWN AND THE RUSTY BUCKET BAND: Jones Boys' Hall of Fame

--JEREMY DOWNEY/CARLTON JONES/LARRY AND MAXINE WHITFIELD/ROBERT REYNOLDS/AMY PUNKAY/MEGAN FREEMAN: Community Bible Church (8354 Jefferson Highway, 7 p.m.)

MAY 19

--JONES BOYS AND THE HALL OF FAME BAND: Jones Boys' Hall of Fame

--DAVID ST. ROMAIN: Roux House

MAY 22

--COACH TONY AND COACH RUSTY: Jones Boys' Hall of Fame

MAY 23

--MICKEY, JACK AND MARK: Jones Boys' Hall of Fame

ACOUSTIC

MAY 18

--KIRK HOLDER: Monjunis (6:30 p.m.)

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

--DEBBIE LANDRY: Roux Wine and Spirits (Prairieville, 7 p.m.)

MAY 19

--RHETT ANTHONY: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)

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

--JUSTIN MCCOY: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)

--RHETT GLINDMEYER: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)

--RANDY JACKSON: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)

MAY 20

--RHETT ANTHONY: Southpaws Daiquiris (La. 73)

--KIRK HOLDER: Beausoleil Restaurant (noon)

MAY 21

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

--DEBBIE LANDRY: On the Half Shell (Prairieville, 6:30 p.m.)

MAY 22

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

MAY 23

--KEVIN AND DENNIS: On the Half Shell (6:30 p.m.)

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

--DIXIE ROSE ACOUSTIC CIRCLE: Teddy's Juke Joint (Zachary, 7 p.m.)

MAY 24

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

--KIRK HOLDER: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales, 8 p.m.)

--BLAKE HARLOW: Spanky's Daiquiris (Prairieville)

--DEBBIE LANDRY: New Orleans Original Daiquiris (Gonzales)

DANCE

MAY 18

--DJ MARKY G: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)

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

MAY 19

--SALSA: Varsity Theatre

MAY 20

--DJ RUFF: Park Place (Gonzales)

MAY 21

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

MAY 22

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

MAY 23

--JITTERBUG LESSONS: Onezia Upscale Lounge (Gonzales)

MAY 24

--WEST COAST SWING LESSONS: Rick-n-Robin's

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

KARAOKE

MAY 18

--KARAOKE: Thai Kitchen

--KARAOKE: Fred's on the River (Port Vincent)

MAY 21

--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)

MAY 22

--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)

MAY 23

--KARAOKE: Red Star

--KARAOKE: Cadillac Café

--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)

MAY 24

--KARAOKE: Park Place (Gonzales)

--KARAOKE: Jones Boys' Hall of Fame

OUTLYING

MAY 18

--JIMBO MATHUS: Paragon Casino (Marksville)

MAY 19

--JIMBO MATHUS: Paragon Casino (Marksville)

--HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF/JOE AND JULIE MANUEL/POT LUCK STRING BAND/GAYNIELLE NEVILLE AND THE NEW ORLEANS LADIES: Abita Springs Town Hall (7 p.m.)

--484 SOUTH BAND: The Warsaw (Springfield)

MAY 20

--ABITA SPRINGS OPRY FEST WITH AMADEE "CREOLE MAN" FREDERICK, SAM DOORES AND THE TUMBLEWEEDS, THE BLUES KINGS, HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF AND BIG DADDY O: Abita Springs Trail Head (noon-5:30 p.m.)

LAFAYETTE AREA

MAY 18

--DR. MICHAEL WHITE: Acadiana Center for the Arts (8 p.m.)

--LIL' BUCK SENEGAL: Blue Moon Saloon (8 p.m.)

--HAARP: The Station (Broussard)

--LIL' WAYNE AND SAME OL' 2 STEP: Whiskey River (1365 Henderson Road)

MAY 19

--THREE DOG NIGHT: Cajundome Convention Center (7:30 p.m.)

--SKYLINERS BIG BAND: Petroleum Club (111 Heymann Blvd., 7:30 p.m.)

--CEDRIC WATSON AND BIJOU AND CREOLE: Blue Moon Saloon (8 p.m.)

--HARRY AND LISA TRAHAN/GERALD THIBODEAUX AND CAJUN ACCENT: Liberty Theater (Eunice, 6 p.m.)

--DEBBIE LANDRY: Clementine (New Iberia)

MAY 20

--GRAHAM PARKER: Vermilionville Performance Center (7:30 p.m.)

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

MAY 24

--PSYCHO DEVILLES/THE BEDLAMVILLE TRIFFLERS WITH AL FERRER: Blue Moon Saloon

--KHRIS ROYAL AND DARK MATTER: Jefferson Street Pub

NEW ORLEANS

MAY 18

--MIA BORDERS: Bayou Boogaloo (6:15 p.m.)

--SHE'S STILL DEAD/RED SHIELD/RUINIVERSE: One Eyed Jacks

--TOM WORRELL (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 LEROY JONES: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)

--THE MASQUERADE/THE PHUTUREPRIMITIVE: House of Blues

--BIG DADDY O/WAYLON THIBODEAUX/RUBY MOON/BART RAMSEY/LINGSEY MENDEZ/RABADASH ALL-STARS: Tipitina's

--GAYNIELLE NEVILLE AND THE NEW ORLEANS LADIES/OMARI NEVILLE AND THE REJECTED YOUTH NATION: Foot of Columbia Street (Covington, 6 p.m.)

--THE BILLS/NICK NAME/THE VALMONTS: Banks Street Bar and Grill

--SHANNON POWELL TRIO: Antoine's Hermes Bar

--ZENA MOSES AND RUE FIYA: Blue Nile

MAY 19

--WANDA JACKSON/HURRAY FOR THE RIFF RAFF: Tipitina's

--ROCK 'N' ROLL SUICIDE: One Eyed Jacks

--THE LUMINEERS: Circle Bar

--ADONIS ROSE QUARTET (8 p.m.)/DEJA VU BRASS BAND (Midnight): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)

--CHRISTIAN SERPAS AND GHOST TOWN: Slidell Bicentennial Celebration (Heritage Park, Slidell, 6:15 p.m.)

--NEW ORLEANS SERENADERS: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)

--RECKLESS KELLY/GABRIEL KELLEY: The Parish at House of Blues

--CROSS/TALK/POCKET MONSTER/STRETCH: Banks Street Bar and Grill

--LEROY JONES QUARTET: Antoine's Hermes Bar

--JOHNNY SKETCH AND THE DIRTY NOTES: Blue Nile

MAY 20

--BLACK DICE/NICKY DA B/ROTTEN MILK: One Eyed Jacks

--YANN TIERSEN: House of Blues (8 p.m.)

--GERMAIN BAZZLE AND PLAY LONGSTRETH: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)

--LOUISIANA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA PRESENTS THE MUSIC OF LED ZEPPELIN WITH RANDY JACKSON: Mahalia Jackson Theater

--NEW ORLEANS LEGACY BAND: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)

--GOSPEL BRUNCH WITH THE MIGHTY SUPREMES: House of Blues

--POPPA'S HOUSE PARTY: House of Blues (midnight)

--CAJUN FAIS DO-DO WITH BRUCE DAIGREPONT: Tipitina's

--RON HOTSTREAM: Banks Street Bar and Grill

--SASHA MASAKOWSKI AND CLIFF HINES QUINTET: Mid City Bayou Boogaloo

MAY 21

--RUSKO: Sugar Mill

--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

MAY 22

--CALVIN JOHNSON: Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel, 8 p.m.)

--PRESERVATION HALL-STARS WITH SHANNON POWELL: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)

--JULES AND JULIETTE: Banks Street Bar and Grill

MAY 23

--FATHER JOHN MISTY/HAR MAR SUPERSTAR/MOON HOOCH: One Eyed Jacks

--THE DARKNESS/BLACK BOX REVELATION: House of Blues

--PENGUIN PRISON/CLASS ACTRESS: Maison

--KIPORI WOODS (5 p.m.)/nojo jam (8 p.m.): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)

--GOSPEL MUSIC: Allways Lounge

--PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND: Preservation Hall (8 p.m.)

--MAJOR BACON: Banks Street Bar and Grill

MAY 24

--GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS/COLD SPECKS: One Eyed Jacks (7 p.m.)

--ROMAN SKAKUN (5 p.m.)/JAMES RIVERS (8 p.m.): Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse (Royal Sonesta Hotel)

--SMITTYDEE'S BRASS BAND: Preservation Hall Band (8 p.m.)

--REGGIE WATTS: Tipitina's

--MICKEY B3: Banks Street Bar and Grill

--STOOGES BRASS BAND: Hi-Ho Lounge

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