R. Reese Fuller

Benoit and Medica at Crossroads

by R. Reese Fuller

The ninth season of Louisiana Crossroads kicks off Thursday night with Houma bluesman Tab Benoit and Alexandria bassist Leon Medica. Tomorrow night, the ninth season of Louisiana Crossroads kicks off with Houma bluesman Tab Benoit and Alexandria bassist Leon Medica at the Central School Theater in Lake Charles at 7 p.m. The show will simulcast on KRVS 88.7 FM and www.krvs.org. On Friday night the duo plays the Sliman Theater in New Iberia, and the closing show on Saturday night is an indoor/outdoor event billed as Blues at Begnaud in Lafayette.

Advance tickets for the Lake Charles and New Iberia shows are $10 and can be ordered at www.LouisianaCrossroads.org or by calling (337) 233-7060. Tickets for the Begnaud fundraiser are $50.