Section A&E

The Current launches tonight

Join the Hilliard Museum and Festival International de Louisiane tonight as they celebrate the festival season with Tattooed Walls, and join IND Media to celebrate the official launch of our latest publication, The Current.

Project Front Yard hosts inaugural GR8 Acadiana Cleanup

Project Front Yard is holding its inaugural GR8 Acadiana Cleanup that will focus on projects that improve the built environment, enhance our social fabric, provide environmental education, encourage volunteerism and promote business engagement with events throughout the week.

DTA! spring opener cancelled, rescheduled

This evening's Downtown Alive! season premiere concert with Roddie Romero & the Hub City All Stars has been cancelled tonight due to rain and the threat of inclement weather.

Help 232-HELP at Trivia Night

Join 232-HELP for its Trivia Night fundraiser on Thursday, March 9, at the Heymann Center with special guest emcee Sen. Fred Mills.

Irish fête back for seconds

The Celtic Bayou Festival, now in its second year, is also about family, fun, music, dancing and food — just like any local festival — and it is set for Friday and Saturday (March 10-11) at Parc Putnam in Downtown Lafayette.

LGH hosts In Skilled Hands art auction

Join Lafayette General for its In Skilled Hands fundraising event to support its continuing mission to restore, maintain and improve health on Thursday at the AcA.

Bach Lunch returns March 10

The free concert series features a rich mix of mostly local acts paired with some of Lafayette’s most popular eateries.

The Silverbacks get real

The local improv comedy troupe, Silverbacks Improv Theatre, will perform an improvised reality show tonight at the Hive in Downtown Lafayette.

MARDI GRAS 2017 PARADE SCHEDULE

Mardi Gras isn’t just for adults. Kids can get in on the fun, too. Here are the local activities happening this Mardi Gras season.

The dawn of ‘Dusk’

Help the Lafayette team behind a comic book get a six-issue volume across the finish line.

On the Spot: Zachary Richard

Richard brings his multimedia experience, "Attakapas — The Story of the Cajun People," to the Manship Theatre in Baton Rouge for a live recording that will be turned into a one-hour television event.

Great Harvest raising dough to raise the pavilion

When Great Harvest customers come in between Jan. 23 - 28, and mention Moncus Park Farmers Market, 20 percent of their purchases will be given to the Moncus Park to support the building of a “Market Pavilion” for local Lafayette farmers.

Carrie Fisher’s Iberian connection

Fisher is survived by her 24-year-old daughter Billie Catherine Lourd. Lourd’s father is New Iberia native Bryan Lourd, who for the past two decades has earned a reputation as one of the most powerful people in Hollywood.

Celebrate the season with Christmas in the Park

The inaugural Christmas in the Park is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 9, 2016, from 6 ‐ 9 p.m. at Moncus Park at the Horse Farm. This free event will offer a wide variety of fun and activity for the whole family this holiday season.

AcA explores ‘The Science of Santa’

This Wednesday, the Acadiana Center for the Arts presents a new perspective on jolly old St. Nick with Doktor Kaboom's Holiday Extravaganza: The Science of Santa.

Noel Acadien au Village now open

LARC’s Acadian Village will host its 36th annual Christmas festival fundraiser from December 1 - 23 to benefit persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

ASO presents Death By Chocolate

The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra and Conservatory of Music and Louisiana Restaurant Association are bringing back the sellout event.

La Fête du Festival: never more vital

The annual fundraiser for Festival International comes amid news that the Heritage Stage has been cancelled for the 2017 FIL due to lagging sponsorships. You read that right. No Heritage Stage.

Hail to the Chief

Get your fill of U.S. presidential election history at Edith Garland Dupré Library on the UL Lafayette campus with an eye-popping, vote-inducing exhibit in the grand hallway of memorabilia from the personal collection of Thomas Angers.

McKinley Street renaissance welcomes pop-up market

McKinley Street is hosting a pop-up market every Saturday through December from 12 - 4 p.m. featuring all things local for holiday shopping and beyond. The market will be a venue for local handcrafted goods, vintage items and art from artists of all ages along with food trucks, lawn games and other entertainment.

Trick-or-treating made easy at Boo Bayou

Vermilionville Living History Museum & Folklife Park invites the public to celebrate Halloween at the village with Boo Bayou, a Fall Carnival for the whole family being held on Saturday, October 22 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

AOC celebrates National Free Speech Week

AOC Community Media will celebrate National Free Speech Week from Monday, Oct. 17 through Friday, Oct. 21 with several free events geared toward raising awareness about free speech and celebrating its monumental importance in our nation’s democracy.

Geeks, unite!

Photo illustration by Donal O’MeadhraLouisiana Comicon takes over the Cajundome Convention Center Oct. 8 and 9. The two-day event brings together the best of comics, graphic novels and sci-fi, with

Bach Lunch launches Friday

Bach Lunch’s Fall 2016 concert series kicks off Friday and features some familiar notes from the Lafayette soundtrack.

Bayou Round Up rolls Friday

The massive fête for South Louisiana music, food and culture will be reflected in chrome this weekend when the second annual Bayou Round Up motors into Lafayette for two days of classic cars, rock ’n’ roll and gastronomic glory.

Family Affair

A new documentary dovetailing with Festivals Acadiens et Créoles explores the rich musical bonds between black and white Francophones.

Know Thy Teche

Historian Shane Bernard knows Bayou Teche and its history.

DTA, AcA team up for flood relief

Gorgeous fall weather will no doubt aid the cause the Downtown Alive! and the Acadiana Center for the arts join forces to raise funds for artists and arts organizations affected by the August floods.

Bach Lunch on tap

The popular free Friday concert series Downtown has released its Fall 2016 schedule.

Taste Test: Jambalaya

Arguably the most ambitious stage production ever to originate in Lafayette is ready to serve.

IND L!VE

Acadiana’s Weekend Nightlife Guide

ON THE RECORD: Bri

A Northside High grad and UL Lafayette criminal justice student, Bri’s cover of a song earned her a million views on YouTube.

Gulf Brew returns this Saturday

The countdown to Gulf Brew 2016 is on as Acadiana’s largest beer festival returns on Saturday, July 30 at Blackham Coliseum from 6 - 9 p.m.

On the Spot: Frank Kincel

Frank Kincel laid the back beat for bands like The Bluerunners, The Fusebox and Modern Jazz Movement. Now he’s turned his knowledge of the skins into LA BackBeat, making drumsticks out of a shop in Freetown.

A GOOD RAP

Artist helps juvenile detainees channel their emotions through spoken-word poetry.

Roots Camp coming in July

Louisiana Folk Roots and the Comeaux Memorial Endowed Chair in Traditional Music have announced the inaugural Roots Camp for ages 14-17 starting from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, July 25-27, in Angelle Hall on the UL Lafayette campus.

Report: Former Gov. Blanco to get star treatment

A celebrity gossip website is reporting that Hollywood star Julia Roberts is in discussions to play former Gov. Kathleen Blanco in a television bio-pic centered on Blanco’s handling of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

Dog’s Day Out fundraiser benefits local animal shelters

As part of their “Dog’s Day Out” event on Saturday, June 25 from 11 a.m.- 3 p.m., Ranch Outlet will be donating two tons of dog food to area animal shelters. The event offers dog owners a chance to pamper their pets and all proceeds from the event will go to local animal shelters.

ASO announces 2016-2017 season

The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra has announced its 32nd concert season that will begin with a five-year artistic vision exploring the relationship between orchestral sounds and different areas of science, specifically the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math– or STEAM for short.

Arts community offended by bill amendment

The add-on from state Sen. Dan Claitor would require the state to ask artists to donate their work to state construction projects before actually purchasing art.

Boogie Kings rock penultimate DTA

One of the most storied bands in South Louisiana history will brass up Parc Sans Souci Friday night for the second-to-last Downtown Alive! of spring 2016.

Gulf Brew moves to Blackham

Postponed last year, the Acadiana Center for the Arts’ annual and biggest fundraiser returns in 2016, moving back to summer from a brief run in the fall and into a new venue.

Poet Bourque to receive prize from UL

The James William Rivers Prize in Louisiana Studies honors writers, researchers, cooks, musicians and others whose work is important for Louisiana.

Mike Dean Band rocks Bach Friday

Dean and company fuse honky tonk and rock with a little taste of country music and have been a mainstay on Acadiana stages for a decade.

From Jordan with Love

Flutist Roldon Brown has parlayed his musical gift into a world-conquering adventure.

NICK’S PICKS

The Independent’s guide to arts & entertainment.

Cedric Watson on tap for Bach Lunch Friday

Bach Lunch goes old-school Creole on Good Friday in Parc Sans Souci Downtown as acclaimed songwriter-accordionist-fiddler Cedric Watson takes the stage at noon for an hour of free music.

Lafayette honors MacKenzie Bourg

Bourg will be in Lafayette on Saturday, March 26 for a 5 p.m. downtown parade on Jefferson Street with a concert immediately following the parade at Parc International.

Downtown Alive! rescheduled due to weather

“Unfortunately, the rain is just too unpredictable today and we want to wait for weather worthy of Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas to play for his hometown crowd at DTA!”

IND L!VE

Acadiana’s Nightlife Guide

Downtown Alive! is on

Roddie Romero & the Hub City Allstars set to kick-off the spring concert series.

IND L!VE

Acadiana’s Weekend Nightlife Guide

A Groovy Kind of Jazz

Regina Carter and her renowned fiddle perform March 10 at the Heymann Center.

NICK’S PICKS

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Bach brings the roots for 2016

Bach Lunch has released its Spring 2016 lineup and the indigenous music of South Louisiana is at the heart of the schedule.

Mardi Gras unmasked

An Acadiana photographer gives an inside look at our version of the state holiday for a southern culture blog.

Le Festival de Mardi Gras begins this weekend

The Greater Southwest Louisiana Mardi Gras Association will host the 23rd annual "Le Festival de Mardi Gras a’ Lafayette" from Friday, Feb. 5 through Mardi Gras Day, Tuesday, Feb. 9, at UL Lafayette’s Cajun Field.

J Burton live at the Warehouse

The Rhum Room at Warehouse 535 and Norwood Recording Co. announce the latest Artist of the Month, J Burton, performing every Wednesday night in February.

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On the Spot: Joel Savoy

Eleven years ago, Joel Savoy and his friends launched the Courir de Faquetaique, a Mardi Gras run that, while traditional, is unlike most other Fat Tuesday experiences.

Silverbacks take on musical improv

Local improv comedy troupe the Silverbacks Improv Theatre will leap into the thrilling and terrifying world of musical improv on Wednesday, Jan. 27, at 7:30 p.m. at Theatre 810 in Downtown Lafayette.

Who’s afraid of Edward Albee?

Not Lafayette’s Lauren-Reilly Eliot Co., which opens one of the celebrated American playwright’s most challenging works Thursday at Cité des Arts.

Ça c’est bon, Herb!

The artist’s oil works devoted to courirs, boucheries and festivals throughout Acadiana are on display at AcA Jan. 9 - Feb. 20

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The Independent's Guide to Arts & Entertainment.

Blayze & Saddles ruin Christmas tonight

Lafayette’s favorite warehouse Feed-N-Seed along with 106 Three Radio Lafayette present the Third Annual “Blayze & Saddles Ruin Christmas” on Friday Dec. 18.

ASO presents ’Christmas Story: Rhythms of the Land’

In honor of its annual Christmas traditions the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra will present its latest holiday concert, “Christmas Story: Rhythms of the Land,” Thursday night at the Heymann Performing Arts Center.

PASA Main Stage presents Peking Dreams

Peking Dreams as performed by The National Circus and Acrobats of the People’s Republic of China begins at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 14, at the Heymann Center, located at 1373 S. College Road in Lafayette.

Pack & Paddle present Pint Night

Pack & Paddle and Heroes On The Water invites the Lafayette community to an evening of fun, food, music, art and fundraising on Thursday, Dec. 10.

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ON THE RECORD

Too bad the Lafayette Reggae & Cultural Festival isn’t around anymore. It would be a great way to intro Smoov Ras to a bigger stage and to music lovers of Lafayette who don’t frequent live music venues.

Silverbacks celebrate Thanksgiving Eve

Thanksgiving Eve with the Silverbacks starts on Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at Theatre 810, located at 810 Jefferson St. in Downtown Lafayette.

DTA! rings in the holiday season

Downtown Alive! is hosting its annual holiday tradition on Thanksgiving Eve with live music, gumbo, s’mores, a toy drive and the lighting of the Christmas Tree on Wednesday, Nov. 25.

Cirque du Soleil - Toruk arrives

The renowned Cirque du Soleil group arrives today in Lafaytte for its latest tour — Toruk: The First Flight. The show is inspired by the movie Avatar and is a live immersive multimedia experience at the Cajundome Friday through Sunday.

Give a coat, warm a heart this weekend

The Blue Moon Saloon is hosting a special Two-Steppin’ Coat Drive to collect coats for the homeless and needy in Acadiana for the coming winter weather this Sunday, Nov. 15 at 5 p.m.

Oil Center After Hours closes out fall season

The final Oil Center After Hours for the fall season features performances from Dustin Gaspard and Roddie Romero and the Hub City All Stars on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 5:30 p.m. at Heymann Memorial Park.

Festival of Words begins this weekend

The Festival of Words will take place Nov. 5-7 in Grand Coteau and surrounding areas, and features literary readings, creative writing workshops, a community stage for open mics, drive-by poetry and many opportunities for people to interact with featured authors.

Rhum Room kicks off free concert series

The latest addition to Lafayette’s burgeoning collection of live music venues, the Rhum Room, has created a new avenue for local musicians to showcase their talents.

A STAND-UP KIND OF GUY

Honing material for a new album, comedian Brooks Wheelan makes Lafayette a test kitchen on Nov. 13 at Nite Town.

UL presents bilingual play 'Art'

The UL Lafayette Performing Arts Department presents Yasmina Reza’s bilingual comedy “Art,” in both French and English.

The 'Future' begins this Wednesday

The Back to the Future Experience takes place Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 6 - 10 p.m. at Parc International in Downtown Lafayette.

Cinema on the Bayou presents 'Zydeco Crossroads'

The Cinema on the Bayou Film Society presents the world premiere of the highly anticipated Zydeco Crossroads: A Tale of Two Cities at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, at Vermilionville’s Performance Center.

Death By Chocolate for charity

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ON THE RECORD

When the album is named #imsoneworleans, it is easier to talk about what it is and what it is not. Kermit Ruffi ns’ latest is a love letter to the Crescent City. It is a smooth yet unpolished jazz record.

Downtown Awards

What are your favorite ways to Eat, Sip, Be and Do Downtown? The nominations are in for the 2015 Downtown Awards. Votes will be accepted until Friday, Oct. 23, at midnight. Winners will be announced Nov. 1. The awards ceremony is Nov. 18. Details soon.

Latin Fest moves to AcA

Asociacion Cultural Latino Acadiana is hosting the 2015 Latin Festival this Saturday, Oct. 3 at the AcA in the observation of Latin American Day in Acadiana.

'The President's Own' US Marine Band holds free concert

As part of its 2015 national concert tour, “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band will perform at Friday, Oct. 2, at the Heymann Performing Arts Center in Lafayette. The concert is free and open to the public.

Southern Screen presents 'Beetlejuice'

The Southern Screen Film Festival presents its final Cult Classic series film, Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice at Jefferson Street Pub Thursday night.

District 3 City Council Candidate Forums tonight

Downtown Lafayette is teaming up with the Freetown-Port Rico, LaPlac and McComb-Veazey Coteries to host a Candidate Forum for those running for the City Council District 3 tonight at the Lafayette Main Library.

Oil Center After Hours returns

The Oil Center After Hours concert series is returning for its fall offering with live music and food and beverages provided by local eateries.

In search of Secret Sets

This Wednesday, MA'AM Records and Ind Events are teaming up to present a special performance from Seattle-based artist Tomo Nakayama and Lafayette’s own Kind Cousin in an all acoustic and battery-operated musical experience.

Cane Fire Film Series presents 'Best of Enemies'

This month, the Cane Fire Film Series is screening the political documentary Best of Enemies, which chronicles the the prolific debate between Democratic and Republican champions Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, Jr.

Downtown Alive! kicks off this Friday

The first Downtown Alive! concert of the fall season features performances from Steve Riley, Sweet Cecilia and Eric Adcock and takes place this Friday, Sept. 11 at Parc Sans Souci.

Zydeco, yes!

The Original Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Music Festival takes place this Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Zydeco Park in Plaisance.

ON THE RECORD

Marcia Ball covers well-worn territory while Talker celebrates the odd and synthetic.

Heroes of Hurricane Katrina recognized

In observance of the 10th anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, Acadian House Publishing is hosting a special event honoring South Louisiana's Hurricane Katrina and Rita Heroes.

Les Vues Film Series with Shane K. Bernard

The host for this month’s Les Vues Film Series is Shane K. Bernard, historian and curator for the McIlhenny Company, who will be showing three short films Monday night at Vermilionville.

It’s a Macchio Saturday night

Downtown Lafayette’s Movies in the Parc jumps Johnston Street and screens "The Karate Kid" in Freetown at the corner of Johnston and Vermilion streets.

Silverbacks present 'Improv Rumble'

Local improv comedy troupe Silverbacks Improv Theatre will perform its Improv Rumble, which will pit teams of improvisers against one another in an all-out brawl, on Friday, Aug. 28, at Theatre 810.

Le Voisinage: Cat Head Biscuit Boys

The eighth and final piece in Lafayette filmmaker Stephen Meaux’s series of documentary shorts on local music casts its lens on a popular, under-the-radar string band.

Le Voisinage: The Revelers

The seventh episode in Lafayette filmmaker Stephen Meaux’s eight-part documentary series on local music introduces us to a swingin’ Cajun band.

Road to Recovery Concert raises awareness for mental illness

This Friday, several of Lafayette’s main musicians will take the stage at Parc International for Lafayette’s Road to Recovery Concert, which will raise awareness for mental illness in the community as well as honor the victims and families affected by the Grand Theatre shooting.

Le Voisinage: T’Monde

The sixth in Lafayette filmmaker Stephen Meaux’s eight-part series of documentary shorts focuses on the trad Cajun sound of T’Monde.

Jimmie Vaughan highlights fall DTA lineup

Blues rocker Jimmie Vaughan and his band will be a high-water mark for this fall’s Downtown Alive! concert series, which also features plenty of household names in Acadiana roots music.

Vermilionville hosts Clean Streams Lecture

Vermilionville is hosting the Clean Streams Lecture presented by the Bayou Vermilion Preservation Association to promote litter-free water, fish and wildlife, improved water quality and recreation along the Vermilion River on Thursday, Aug. 11.

Rounding up the hot rods

The first Bayou Roundup Car Show will bring hundreds of classic cars to the classic streets of Lafayette.

Le Voisinage: The Amazing Nuns

The fifth short film in Stephen Meaux’s documentary series on local music, “Le Voisinage,” focuses on The Amazing Nuns, a cult fave with deep roots and a one-of-a-kind sound.

Waiting on PHI

Singer-songwriter Kevin Sekhani celebrates his oil patch roots on Day Ain’t Done.

The laugh returns to Lafayette

Comedian Kurt Braunohler comes to Nite Town Friday night at time when Lafayette is in desperate need of some comic relief.

Brass Bed at the Horse Farm

Local pop favorite takes the stage at 6:30 p.m. for the ninth act of the 10-week Levitt AMP Music Series, the free weekly outdoor concert series.

Le Voisinage: Feufollet

The third installment in Lafayette filmmaker Stephen Meaux’s series of documentary shorts on local music re-introduces us to Feufollet.

Country concert benefits local nonprofits

Country Music for a Cause features live country music performances to raise funds for local organizations that provide essential services to the community including The Desormeaux Foundation, Faith House and Hearts of Hope.

Le Voisinage: Pine Leaf Boys

The third installment of Lafayette filmmaker Stephen Meaux’s series of documentary shorts on local music brings us a popular Cajun band that melds tradition and innovation.

Le Voisinage: Makers Reel

Part Two of Lafayette filmmaker Stephen Meaux’s series of documentary shorts on local bands profiles a rising Lafayette three-piece rock group.

Filmmaker Meaux returns with ‘Le Voisinage’

Eight local bands are the focus of the talented Lafayette filmmaker's latest documentary series: Cathead Biscuit Boys, Feufollet, Makers Reel, Pine Leaf Boys, Revelers, Sassafras Jubilee, T’Monde and The Amazing Nuns.

Gridshell Pavilion coming to Camellia Boulevard

A crowdfunding campaign has been set up for the Camellia Gridshell Pavillion, which is the first part of a planned Camellia Art Park to be built from Johnston Street to the Vermilion River.

Monique Koll gets 'famous'

The local improv comedy troupe Silverbacks present the next installment of its Lafayette Famous series with Dr. Monique Koll on Saturday, June 13, in Downtown Lafayette.

ICYMI: Meet Marcella

Terrance Simien’s daughter makes her hometown debut tonight (Wednesday) for the Horsefarm concert series, relocated to Parc International Downtown due to muddy conditions at the 'farm.

ARTIST PROFILE: CONNOR MCMANUS

The Independent set out to peek into the backstory of 23-year-old Lafayette native Connor McManus — bold, successful, ambitious painter, artist and graphic designer now living in New Orleans.

Hot time at the Horse Farm

The Saturday farmers markets have been a huge success at the Horse Farm, but things will really heat up beginning May 27 with the commencement of the Levitt AMP Music Series.

Richard releases poetry collection

Singer-songwriter, environmental activist and Francophone poet Zachary Richard has published a new volume of poetry, Outre le Mont (Over the Hill).

Back in Mack

So far, 2015 has been a good year for Lafayette native, blues vocalist and guitarist Lane McDonald, known musically as Lane Mack.

Summer of Lomax

Seminal recordings from more than eight decades ago form the basis of a new appraisal of the origins and early years of Louisiana’s indigenous music.

The Big Easel is back on

After being postponed last month due to inclement weather, the annual Big Easel Art Festival arrives in River Ranch this Saturday.

Planting pecans for Earth Day

John Paul the Great Academy is slowly transforming its campus into an environmentally friendly operation in honor of Earth Day with the planting of a new pecan orchard.

Fest Focus: Tal National

Tal National are from Niamey, the capital city of Niger in West Africa. Their live show is a joy to behold and a memorable experience. It’s undoubtably “rock ’n’ roll,” but not in the famili

Fest Focus: Lágbájá

The Nigerian mystery man will perform two sets at Festival International de Louisiane.

Posthaste Vs. Pearson Cross

Head of the Political Science Department at UL Lafayette and an accomplished musician, Pearson Cross recently signed on as a political columnist for The Independent, which got our own Dege Legg to wondering, “Who is this guy?”

Hey, it’s a Festival contest and sweepstakes!

Yeah, we just started a free Festival International photo contest and sweepstakes where you can win Fest VIP packages, restaurant tabs and a whole lot more. Well, actually just the VIP package and restaurant tab ...

Enter the Bug Lady

The Lafayette Science Museum launches the first of its insect-centric Bug Talk series with a presentation called “Help Bring Back the Monarchs” by The Bug Lady, Linda Auld, this Saturday.

Best-kept secret: Rio Luminoso

Rio Luminoso is that rare treat: consummate musicians with an ear for early 20th century European and Latin music and the instrumentation to bring it joyfully to life.

Fest Focus: There's an app for that

The app features every necessity a festival attendee could possibly need, including the full lineup, schedule, site map, after-hours events, food vendors and even weather updates.

Downtown gets down Friday

Spring officially begins at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. Celebrate Downtown before and after with Bach Lunch and Downtown Alive.

Oil Center opens After Hours

The Oil Center is getting its own free outdoor concert series, similar to Downtown Alive!, Sugar Jam and Rhythms on the River, with Oil Center After Hours featuring performances from Soul Creole and Zydeco Radio.

It’s here: Your 2015 Festival guide!

Hot off the digital press, Festival International de Louisiana’s 2015 guide — exclusive to theind.com — is your A-to-Z map to the end-of-April extravaganza.

Fest Focus: The Figs

Fair warning: These Festival International performers' tunes are so easy to dance to that you may want to do some stretching before the show.

Lafayette goes South by Southwest

South by Southwest, the independent music, film and technology festival held annually each spring in Austin, started this past Friday and plays host to Lafayette musicians year after year.

Local artist wins CMT song contest

Local singer-songwriter Derek Toomey has been chosen as the Listener’s Choice Grand Prize winner in the 15th Annual Nashville Songwriters Association International Song Contest presented by CMT.

Swap at the Moon

Local record collective Acadiana Vinyl Haul is hosting its seasonal Vinyl Swap Meet this Sunday at Blue Moon Saloon.

Festival of the Arts celebrates creativity

This year’s festival will include a fashion runway show, live music performances, a production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, public lectures, artist workshops, a fountain installation and so much more.

Fest Focus: DakhaBrakha

A mixture of worldly sounds rooted in Ukrainian melodies gives the band a universal trans-national sound that is unique and traditional at the same time.

Fest Focus: Brass Bed

Lafayette’s favorite alt rockers return to Festival International to bring us the swirling fuzzy power pop that they’re known for.

Fest Focus: Marchfourth Marching Band

M4’s mostly instrumental tracks are a swirling blend of swing, jazz, ska and rock, among many others. It’s music designed to get your feet moving.

Usher, Missy Elliott to perform at Essence Fest 2015

They join Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, comedian Kevin Hart, Common and Trombone Shorty, among others, on its main stage at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans over the annual Fourth of July weekend.

Fest Focus: Buckwheat Zydeco

One of the most recognized and influential talents in the zydeco world closes out the 2015 Festival International de Louisiane.

Fest Focus: Angélique Kidjo

In her more than 20-year career, Festival International de Louisiane's Thursday headliner has gained worldwide recognition as the queen of Afropop.

A Warm Fuzzy

By the time Commissioner Troy Hebert opened up proceedings to public comment during Artmosphere owner Berry Kemp’s hearing before the state Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control on Feb. 25 in Lafayette, it was pretty obvious that Artmosphere would not have its liquor license revoked.

BACH IS BACK!

It fires up March 6 with its best lineup yet of indigenous music at Parc Sans Souci.

Local artist up for CMT Song Contest

Saturday is the deadline to vote for former Lafayette resident Derek Toomey — a top 10 finalist — in the 15th Annual Nashville Songwriters Association International Song Contest presented by CMT.

Meaux betta 2.0

Acadiana filmmaker Stephen Meaux returns with a captivating new series on Cajun culture in South Louisiana.

Bach is back!

Well, almost; it fires up March 6 with its best lineup yet of indigenous music at Parc Sans Souci.

Paint for PRIDE

Painting with a Twist is hosting a special fundraising event for would-be painters to benefit Acadiana PRIDE.

Throw Me Somethin'!

Your guide to the parades, courirs and rockin' good times of Mardi Gras 2015 (including the schedule for Le Festival de Mardi Gras a Lafayette at Cajun Field)

TO DIE FOR

Judd Lormand isn’t making a killing as an actor yet, but he’s getting killed a lot.

Outsourcing Mardi Gras

From the factories of China to the streets of New Orleans, "Mardi Gras: Made in China" shows a different perspective on the obscured origin of the carnival season’s most ubiquitous linchpin–its beads.

AcA a finalist for ArtPlace grant

The AcA is seeking about $169,000 of a $337,000 project to create a network of artist- and architect-designed bus stops across Lafayette Parish.

ON THE RECORD

Never judge a book by its cover or a musician by the case he carries. All while racking up years of acclaim as a fiddler, Berard — who passed away suddenly in early 2014 — was crafting a double disc guitar CD. Judging from his other bands, it would be easy to speculate this would be some sort of contemporary Cajun guitar-fused record.

Vermilionville celebrates Christmas Past

Vermilionville offers the community a chance to experience the simple warmth and beauty of Christmas past with its annual Old Time Christmas Family Day

Celebrated author coming to Lafayette

Luis Alberto Urrea, best-selling author of 13 books and a former writer in residence (1996) at UL Lafayette, will speak at a dinner Sunday and a lecture on Monday. Photo by Nicole Waite Luis...

Michot Bros close out Bach Lunch

The fall 2014 Bach Lunch concert series closes on a Cajun note Friday at Parc Sans Souci in Downtown Lafayette with a performance by perennial favorites Les Freres Michot. The fall 2014 Bach Lunch...

Rootstock 2014: five reasons to go

Music, food, kid activities, beautiful weather - all to benefit a great organization. The second annual Rootstock music festival goes down Saturday on 1,000-square-foot oak dance floor at the baseball...

Raise a pint to TECHE Project

The group's annual fundraiser, Pint Night, goes down Thursday at Pack & Paddle. Mandolin Annie & The Roosters If you've pulled 50 tons of crap from Bayou Teche, you've earned a beer. On...

On the Record: new music for November

Nick Pittman weighs in on new albums from Lost Bayou Ramblers and Kind Cousin Lost Bayou Ramblers Gasa Gasa Live In Willie Nelson's movie Honeysuckle Rose, there's a line that talks about how a...

Al Would Approve

A new music festival honors the musical legacy of the late Al Berard and aspires to pay it forward. A NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL HONORS THE MUSICAL LEGACY OF THE LATE AL BERARD AND ASPIRES TO PAY IT FORWARD....

Saints in the Parc

The recently established Downtown Lafayette Restaurant & Bar Association will host a special viewing of the upcoming New Orleans Saints taking on the Carolina Panthers in the open air of Parc...

Have a Creole Friday Downtown

Get your groove on with two free concerts in Downtown Lafayette Friday, both at Parc Sans Souci. Get your groove on with two free concerts in Downtown Lafayette Friday, both at Parc Sans Souci. The...

Shake a trail feather

Bayou Teche gets the festival treatment this Saturday with the Shake Your Trail Feather Festival at Parc des Ponts in Breaux Bridge. The third annual Shake Your Trail Feather Festival returns this...

There's a cheer in my beer

The Gulf Brew beer fest returns to its roots Downtown, bigger and sudsier than ever. Beer geeks, beer snobs, beer enthusiasts, beer aficionados - call them what you will they'll be out in droves...

Fire on the Bayou

The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra teams up with choreographer Clare Cook for a modern take on a Stravinsky classic. The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra teams up with choreographer Clare Cook for a modern...

Bach Lunch rolls with Festival preview

Get in the Festivals Acadiens et Créoles mood at noon Friday when the Lafayette Rhythm Devils take the Parc Sans Souci stage for the second concert in the Bach Lunch series benefitting the Lafayette...

Sawing logs - en français

Just in time for Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, Louisiana Folk Roots has released Je M'Endors: Cajun and Créole Lullabies, an engaging collection that brings together two dozen talented South...

Á la Latin

The Latin Music Festival returns to Parc International this Saturday, Oct. 4, from noon to 10 p.m. The Latin Music Festival returns once again to Parc International this Saturday for an entire day of...

Be Afraid. Be very afraid

Museum of Fear opens its 2014 season with more scares than ever before. The Lafayette Science Museum doubles as a house of horrors once again in October as the Museum of Fear reopens to scare the...

Vinyl Swap returns

This weekend the Blue Moon Saloon hosts the Fall 2014 Vinyl Swap Meet presented by local record collective Acadiana Vinyl Haul. Vinyl lovers of all ages are welcome to the Blue Moon Saloon this...

Dear David Egan, we love you

Seriously, dude, we do. And since you‘re ailing we thought we‘d throw you a get-better-soon party.

AcA unveils stellar 2014-15 season

The Acadiana Center for the Arts' 2014-15 season begins with a legend - jazz keyboardist Chick Corea - and that's just the Jazz @ the Center part of a season. Chick Corea The Acadiana Center for...

Seventeen Guitars

The art and craft of Paul Hebert The art and craft of Paul Hebert - Story and Photo by Nicole LaCour Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2014 "Martin guitars are perfect," 84-year-old Paul Hebert says...

Fired Up

The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra's 30th anniversary season brings the heat. The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra's 30th anniversary season brings the heat. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014 Celebrating three decades...

So there's a Ferris wheel Downtown

A crew began erecting the 25-foot mini-wheel late morning Friday in anticipation of the evening's Hottest Night of the Year party at the park. Do not attempt to adjust your screen: That's a Ferris...

C'est Bon: AcA, LEDA underwrite artists

The Acadiana Center for the Arts and the Lafayette Economic Development Authority have announced a new artist stipend program, ArtSpark, designed to offer financial aid to local artists. The Acadiana...

Tipitina's Foundation explodes with opportunities

An offspring of the legendary New Orleans venue, the co-op is offering a host of workshops for aspiring musicians of all ages. Adorned with image screens of local music legends (from left) Li'l Buck...

Renaissance Man: Fred Daspit

The Tribe' reflects on Fred Daspits incalculable contributions to Lafayette's cultural life. Renaissance Man The Tribe' reflects on Fred Daspits incalculable contributions to Lafayette's cultural...

HIStoric

Cirque du Soleil effortlessly combines circus art with beloved Michael Jackson hits. With sold-out performances around the world, Cirque du Soleil pays tribute to Michael Jackson in "Michael...

NOLA gets 'NCIS' spinoff

"NCIS: New Orleans" stars Scott Bakula, Lucas Black and CCH Pounder and deals with the investigation of criminal cases. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - Mark Harmon is getting busier. The...

Chill out, shrew!

The 12th annual Summer Youth Shakespeare Ensemble brings the Bard's riotous comedy to the AcA. SYSE cast members rehearse a scene from "Taming of the Shrew." Petruchio might be 14 and...

Return of the dude

Longtime subdudes frontman Tommy Malone returns to Lafayette for an intimate performance Thursday in Vermilionville's Performance Center. He's been a fixture on the New Orleans music scene for...

Six questions for Dawn DeDeaux

The New Orleans conceptual artist explores an unsettling theory in a new exhibition at the AcA. Dawn DeDeaux is also known as "former champion of the Demolition Derby." New Orleans...

It's crystal clear: LSM makes summer cool

Lafayette Science Museum offers fun, educational family activities (with an emphasis on fun). An array of summer activities are being offered at the Lafayette Science Museum with its new fossil...

Jimmy C. Newman dead at 86

The Evangeline Parish native wore his Cajun heritage proudly on his sleeve and wove it into a remarkable string of Billboard country hits and a career at the Grand Ole Opry. He wore his Cajun heritage...

Lomaxes' 1934 La. recordings now online

The wide-ranging and (by today's standards) crude recordings run the gamut, from a capella solo renditions of folk songs to proto-Cajun and -Creole tunes by bands. John and Alan Lomax traveled to the...

For the record: new music for June

The IND's Nick Pittman weighs in on new records from Bonsoir Catin, The Revelers, Dire Wood and Rebirth Brass Band. Bonsoir, Catin Light the Stars The cover of Bonsoir, Catin's first record, Blues à...

Renaissance Man

As his photography exhibition hits the road for a world tour, Dickie Landry proves he's an artist of many talents. As his photography exhibition hits the road for a world tour, Dickie Landry proves...

Movies in the Parc for grownups Saturday

Downtown Lafayette Unlimited's popular Movies in the Parc outdoor cinema series returns to Downtown on Saturday, but this time it will be shaken, not stirred. DLU's Kate Durio readies a prop...

Mhire celebrates seashells in exhibition

Mhire began photographing seashells in 2012 as "meditations upon the forms, colors and patterns of marine mollusk exoskeletons found in oceans around the world." Lafayette artist Herman...

'Blue Dog' returns to state archives

A collection of acclaimed artist George Rodrigue's iconic Blue Dog work will be on display at the Louisiana State Archives beginning Tuesday. BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - A collection of acclaimed artist...

Return of the Native

Grammy winner Lucinda Williams comes home' to Louisiana. When Lucinda Williams heads to Lake Charles for her first-ever concert there next week, they'll probably give her the key to the city. After...

Culture Rock

East L.A. meets South LA as Los Lobos and Roddie Romero & The Hub City All Stars come together for three nights to celebrate their musical roots. Roddie Romero & The Hub City All-Stars East...

The Big Easel rescheduled

Due to the inclement weather forecast for Friday/Saturday, The Big Easel art show has been rescheduled for June. The Big Easel art show, held each year at River Ranch's Town Square to showcase and...

The Big Easel gets rescheduled

Due to the inclement weather forecast for this Saturday, The Big Easel art show has been rescheduled for June. The Big Easel art show, held each year at River Ranch's Town Square to showcase and sell...

Stark Raving Rock

Fresh off national attention via a hit TV show sound track and iTunes, Baby Bee rocks the Blue Moon Saloon. Fans of The Walking Dead have already heard Baby Bee, a pair of Houma brothers playing at...

Jazz Fest retreat

Seeking and receiving spiritual nourishment at New Orleans Jazz Festival {igallery id=7171|cid=71|pid=2|type=category|children=0|addlinks=0|tags=|limit=0} The wooden sign in the middle of the driveway...

Right Place - Right Time

With a new band of killer musicians and his 30th studio album in the works, Dr. John has his mojo back big time. With a new band of killer musicians and his 30th studio album in the works, Dr. John...

Creatives gather for ‘first date' at AcA

Can a gathering of musicians, dancers, actors, writers and visual artists as well as video, digital and stagecraft specialists result in new collaborations that create new work? Short answer:...

The Organ Grinder

The best Hammond player in the world' brings his trio to the AcA Thursday. As a 17-year-old guest on a television show in his native Philadelphia in 1988, organist Joey DeFrancesco caught the eye of...

INNOV8 concludes with Steampunk & Makers Ball

INNOV8 Lafayette closes out with a special all ages steampunk-themed celebration. INNOV8 Lafayette closes out its week long festival of innovation with the Steampunk and Makers Ball, an extension of...

Fest FIND grand prize winner

After combing through all the submissions for the 2014 Fest FIND photo contest, a grand prize winner has been named. And the grand prize winner is ... Kimberly Kidder, for this photo of her friend...

INNOV8 Monday: media petting zoo

Local media will get an opportunity to meet homegrown talent following a panel discussion this evening at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. Local media will get an opportunity to meet homegrown talent...

INNOV8 peaks with Keynote and Awards Luncheon

Best-selling author Steven Johnson speaks at the INNOV8 Keynote and Awards Luncheon on Tuesday, April 29. As INNOV8 Lafayette enters its home stretch, the festival of innovation prepares for its...

We have a Fest fIND Bach Lunch winner

Kate Durio wins our second installment of the 2014 Fest fIND contest. Kate Durio wins the Bach Lunch Fest fIND contest with her "Pace yourself for Festival - Or end up like this"...

A Voice of One's Own

Lafayette native artist Rick Begneaud shines at AcA I read a great quote recently about true artists and their propensity to question whether they are an artist at all. It reminded me a bit of...

We have a TBT Fest fIND winner!

Lisa Boudreaux come and get your goodies. Thowback Thursday Fest fIND winner Thanks IND readers! Our first 2014 Fest fIND contest produced lots of great ThrowBack Thursday submissions, but Lisa...

INNOV8 in full swing this Thursday

See which events are taking place during INNOV8 Lafayette this Thursday. This Thursday, April 24, marks the second day of INNOV8 Lafayette, as well as CajunCodeFest 3.0. Below are a few highlights...

Fest fIND 2014 has begun!

It's on, y'all. Fest fIND, our annual Festival International de Louisiana reader contest, is now accepting photo submissions. Really Bad Photo Illustration (but you get the point) IND Co-Publisher...

It's ba-ack! Fest fIND returns

Don't forget: our annual Festival International contest begins Thursday! Win. Cool. Stuff. LUS Fiber's WiFi hot spot will help grease the skids for Fest fIND 2014! Festival International de...

INNOV8 launches Wednesday

This Wednesday, April 23, marks the first full day of INNOV8 Lafayette. This Wednesday, April 23, marks the first full day of INNOV8 Lafayette, as well as the start of Festival International. Below...

INNOV8 Lafayette kicks off at makerspace

INNOV8 Lafayette launches its weeklong festival dedicated to cultivating innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. INNOV8 Lafayette, a festival designed to exhibit thought leaders and content...

Powell, Watson at Parish Ink Wednesday

Dirk Powell and Cedric Watson will perform together during an intimate gig at Parish Ink, 310 Jefferson St., from 9-11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The coolest thing about Festival International de Louisiane is...

ASO calls it quits for Red White & Boom

The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra has decided to end its traditional Independence Day spectacular known as Red White & Boom. The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra has chosen not to renew its popular Red...

JSP kicks off Festival Week

Jefferson Street Pub continues its generous tradition with its 4th Annual Festival Preview Party this Thursday featuring Big Sam's Funky Nation. With Festival International de Louisiane a mere week...

Mitch Fest splits in two

Support local music this weekend at Mitch Fest with more than 40 bands performing live all day at both the Wild Salmon and Heffe's Saloon. This Saturday marks the return of Mitch Fest, quite possibly...

On the spot: Aramenation goes live Saturday

The artists - hailing from Louisiana, Texas, Missouri and Tennessee - range from illustrators, painters, graffiti writers, printer makers to art teachers, and they aren't necessarily exhibiting or...

Hunter brings blue-eyed groove to AcA

James Hunter Six will do a pair of performances in the AcA's Moncus Theater - Thursday and Friday, both at 7:30 p.m. The Acadiana Center for the Arts takes a detour from Jazz Month with a two-night...

Marshall Tucker rocks DTA! Friday

The skies have cleared and the hard-rockin' Marshall Tucker Band - the biggest act ever to grace the DTA! stage - will perform at Parc International Friday evening. The skies have cleared and the...

Balfa Week focuses on Cajun, Creole music

The six-day immersion camp is highlighted by some great concerts Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Photos by Terri Fensel The six-day Cajun- and Creole-music immersion camp is highlighted by some great...

Bones About It

The Lafayette Science Museum's newest exhibit celebrates T-Rex like never before. Tuesday, April 1, 2014 Dinosaurs are all the rage this year: Jurassic Park 4 will be filming in New Orleans this...

Bones About It

The Lafayette Science Museum's newest exhibit celebrates T-Rex like never before. Tuesday, April 1, 2014 Dinosaurs are all the rage this year: Jurassic Park 4 will be filming in New Orleans this...

Prophet Margin

Choreographer David Dorfman brings a celebration of funk (and dance) to the AcA. The Prophets are coming to the Acadiana Center for the Arts - Prophets of Funk that is, a dance performance inspired by...

D'oh! DTA! canceled!

Bad weather expected. No Downtown Alive! tonight. It was going to be Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band. Here's the remainder of the schedule: April 4: The Marshall Tucker Band (Parc...

Pride, not prejudice

The Acadiana PRIDE Festival goes full swing this weekend. Long overdue for a progressive community that embraces diversity (more or less), the inaugural Acadiana PRIDE Festival will celebrate...

Rhythms on the River nixed

The popoular outdoor concert set for River Ranch's Town Square Thursday night has been cancelled. The popoular outdoor concert set for River Ranch's Town Square Thursday night has been cancelled. The...

Bach, DTA punctuate Downtown Friday

It's the Zordico Stompers for lunch and Johanna Divine and the UL Big Band for supper. Zordico Stompers Popular spring concert series will be in full swing Friday as Bach Lunch and Downtown Alive!...

Jazz great Barron goes solo at AcA

The Los Angeles Times called Barron "one of the top jazz pianists in the world" and Jazz Weekly dubbed him "The most lyrical piano player of our time." Kenny Barron is considered...

Festival of Arts kicks off; Landry, Sonnier fêted

The illustrious Ragin' Cajun alumni will receive the university's prestigious SPARK Award as part of the 10-day arts celebration. Dickie Landry UL Lafayette College of the Arts' 10-day Festival of...

5 Questions for Rosanne Cash

She's the daughter of the legendary Johnny Cash, but she's been a gifted artist in her own right for three decades, and she's coming to Lafayette. She's the daughter of the legendary Johnn Cash, but...

Horse Farm does Mardi Gras Saturday

The Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market at the Horse Farm is getting in the carnival spirit with its inaugural Mardi Gras at the Market on Saturday. The Lafayette Farmers and Artisans Market at the...

Marshall Tucker highlights spring DTA! series

DTA! is also offering up-and-coming Acadiana bands a chance to show off their stuff and compete for possible future bookings with the DTA Battle of the Bands. The Marshall Tucker Band Southern...

It's on!

Parade barricades went up this morning. Lafayette processions commence Saturday. The 10 days of Saturnalia leading up to Mardi Gras commence in Lafayette Saturday night with the Krewe of Carnivale en...

Spring concerts lining up

Venerable Bach Lunch and its south side cousin, Rhythms on the River, announce spring lineups. The Zordico Stompers, featuring former members of the Bluerunners, will perform for the spring Bach...

Acclaimed vocal group to perform at UL

The New York Voices, a Grammy Award-winning quartet, will perform with the UL Jazz Ensemble on Feb. 21. LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - The New York Voices, a Grammy Award-winning quartet, will perform with the...

Let's help Feufollet put out a record!

Seriously. They blew a wad laying down tracks in an Austin studio for their first record in four years. Now they need our help raising $30,000 to get it out to the world. Seriously. They blew a wad...

Film being shot in Lafayette looking for extras

The film A Sort of Homecoming is holding an open call for extras on Monday. LAFAYETTE (AP) - The film A Sort of Homecoming is holding an open call for extras on Monday. KLFY-TV reports Lafayette...

Lights, camera, Cinema on the Bayou!

The five-day film fest returns to the Hub City Wednesday with premieres, parties and personalities. Among the Louisiana premieres at this year's Cinema on the Bayou will be filmmaker Juli Jackson's...

Cajun. Not.

Film/lecture series at UL Lafayette explores depictions of Cajuns on celluloid. Adam Sandler's character Bobby Boucher from the 1998 comedy "The Waterboy" will hopefully be roundly ribbed...

Acadiana plays Jazz Fest

This year's Jazz Fest lineup is out and is what you would expect: tons of bands from many genres and various levels of fame, plus a generous helping of local performers. This year's Jazz Fest lineup...

Diary of a Country Boy

Jaryd Lane channels Bob Seger and his inner modern cowboy on 78.' It's fitting that when Jaryd Lane played the Bayou Country Super Fest, it was only in the parking lot. Lane doesn't fit into the...

The Flaming Lips to headline 2014 Buku music fest

The festival is scheduled for March 21-22 in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Flaming Lips, rapper Pusha T and multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Ellie Goulding are among the acts headlining...

Nue Moon Revue returns

The quirky songwriter showcase takes over the stage at Blue Moon Saloon Saturday night for a final go-round with all-new performers. Clockwise from top left: Leigh Anne Sharp, Kara Guarisco, Lisa...

Prince to headline Essence Fest

The "Purple Rain" singer-songwriter is headlining the 20th annual celebration of black music and culture being held July 3-6 in New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Next year's Essence Festival...

Willie Nelson concert postponed due to bus crash

The red-headed stranger's scheduled performance for this Wednesday at the Heymann Center has been postponed after his band's tour bus toppled. Photo from WillieNelson.com Willie Nelson and Family were...

To Lafayette With Love

Tom Krueger's new film holds a mirror up to Acadiana and shows the best of us. Photo by Andrew Arceri Filmmaker Tom Krueger addresses the audience following Saturday's premeire of You're in...

Joie de Vivre fêtes Guirard

If you want to really know the Atchafalaya Basin, get to know Greg Guirard. Greg Guirard's photography captures the beauty of the Atchafalaya Basin. If you want to really know the Atchafalaya Basin,...

Voices in Autumn will seize the (Wednes)day

The Voices literary series brings some heavy hitters for its autumnal go-round, featuring a quartet of gifted poets and fiction writers at Carpe Diem! Gelato-Espresso Bar. Voices in Autumn Wednesday,...

Southern Screen film fest returns

If indie film is your thing, Southern Screen is for you. It starts Thursday. Lafayette musician/social worker Caroline Helm stars in You're in Charge. Southern Screen Film Festival Nov....

This week in meh: ‘The Gov's Wife'

It's evidently canceled. Cue relief. Unlike former Gov. Edwin Edward's political career, which concluded in a spectacular, clanging collision with the feds, his much-anticipated A&E reality show...

Steampunk, Rootstock headline awesome weekend

Variety is the operable word as two very different events - a roots music festival and a quirky subculture fête - highlight the first weekend in November. Variety is the operable word as two very...

'Cajun Face' explores identity

Acting Up (in Acadiana), the AcA's resident theater company, returns Thursday through Sunday with a two-woman show. Image by Colin Miller Acting Up (in Acadiana), the AcA's resident theater...

Pine Leaf Trio punctuates All Saints Bach Lunch

Comprising a sub-unit of the hugely popular, Grammy-nominated Pine Leaf Boys, the trio led by Boys' frontman and multi-instrumentalist Wilson Savoy and joined by band members Courtney Granger and Drew...

Get your Halloween boom-boom on at Cité

Halloween might be all about putting on a costume, but for Boom! Boom! Burlesque, it's all about taking one off. Yeah, baby! Halloween might be all about putting on a costume, but for Boom! Boom!...

Downtown will be ‘dead' Saturday

The zombie apocalypse dawns in downtown Lafayette Saturday and the public is invited to join in the undead fun. The zombie apocalypse dawns in downtown Lafayette Saturday and the public is invited to...

Help find Nemo at Parc International Saturday

It's all about the chirrens Saturday downtown when the Movies in the Parc series continues with the animated classic 'Finding Nemo,' the splashy, fun tale about a little lost fish separated from his...

Shake it Saturday!

A concert, kayaking and other activities highlight the second annual Shake Your Trail Feather benefit in Breaux Bridge Saturday. Bonsoir, Catin Shake Your Trail Feather Concert noon- 6 p.m. Saturday,...

Movies in the Parc returns Saturday

Pack your own blankets and chairs or ride your bike for a one-of-a-kind movie experience that you can only find Downtown. First up: 'Indiana Jones & Radiers of the Lost Ark.' Downtown Lafayette's...

See double at DTA Friday

The Fall 2013 season of Downtown Alive! continues to bring local music to the masses and on Friday, Oct. 18, Lafayette's going to be wowed by some incredible, home-grown talent in this dual-powered...

Got guts?

At the Museum of Fear the boogie man doesn't just pop out at you, he follows you around. The annual scare fest opens tonight - Friday the 11th (would it were the 13th!) of October. Photo by Robin...

Parking for Festivals Acadiens et Créoles

For the thousands descending on Girard Park this weekend for Festivals Acadiens et Créoles, parking may be tight. For the thousands descending on Girard Park this weekend for Festivals Acadiens et...

Oh Mercy, Bach Lunch!

The Friday-at-noon concert series downtown gets a head of steam with a fiery performance by The Mercy Brothers. The Mercy Brothers Bach Lunch is full swing at Parc Sans Souci during October and into...

Saint Street Inn explodes for FAeC

We're not sure how they pulled this one off, but our friends at Saint Street Inn are putting a big chanky-chank bow on Festivals Acadiens et Creoles this year with two amazing performances - Thursday...

Go red at DTA

On the eve of the Ragin' Cajuns first home Sun Belt Conference game (tomorrow evening versus Texas State), throw on some red and throw down to Louisiana Red at Downtown Alive tonight at Parc Sans...

WeekINDer for October 2013

Mark your calendars; October is jam-packed with events. Thursdays Rhythms on the River Tab Benoit 5:30 p.m. River Ranch Town Square Rhythms on the River breezes through October with a heavy dose of...

Old Soul

Pieces inspired by the past look toward the future. By Amanda Bedgood Jacob Broussard is an artist with vision and depth. It's a combination that takes his often contemporary work to a rich place with...

Event to draw a record crowd

The Acadiana Vinyl Haul's fall swap goes down Sunday so don't be square. (See what we're doing there? Square? Records are round?) Vinyl was the music medium of choice for most of the 20th century. The...

DD Manly named Fest's 2014 visual artist

New Orleans transplant creating artwork that will be used for Festival International poster and cloisonné pin. Festival International de Louisiane announced Monday that DD Manly has been named the...

Lafayette's Shredmeister

Lafayette metal head Seth Thibodeaux has fast fingers, so fast in fact, he recently was named one of 26 semifinalists vying to win Jagermeister's inaugural Shredmeister competition. Lafayette metal...

ArtWalk offers wonders

The annual ArtWalk celebrating the life and work of famed South Louisiana landscape painter and professor Elemore Morgan Jr. is pulling out all the stops Saturday from 6-9 in downtown Lafayette. The...

Pep and pop at DTA tonight

The inaugural Downtown Alive! of the fall 2013 season kicks off Friday evening at Parc International with a pep rally for the UL Ragin' Cajun football team as well as a concert by the Molly...

Rhythms offers roots, variety for fall lineup

Rhythms on the River will bring heavy does of Louisiana roots and variety music to the River Ranch Town Square stage beginning Sept. 26. Rhythms on the River will bring heavy does of Louisiana roots...

Celebrate Elemore Saturday at Horse Farm

Wanna paint like Elemore Morgan Jr.? Here's your chance. The late Elemore Morgan Jr., above, was renowned for his iconic landscape paintings, which have been exhibited worldwide. Wanna paint like...

Bach Lunch goes ‘roots' for fall 2013

The biannual Bach Lunch concert series will be bookended this fall by old and new Cajun bands, with a hearty helping of good, ole American music in between. The biannual Bach Lunch concert series,...

'Tis the Season(s)

PASA, AcA, Sterling offer stellar performing arts bills. PASA, AcA, Sterling offer stellar performing arts bills. By IND Monthly Staff Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013 The Sterling Automotive Broadway Series,...

Posthaste Vs. Miguel Lasala

With book publishing deals becoming a less frequent and sometimes mythical thing, a number of Acadiana writers are self-publishing their own works. Lafayette's Miguel Lasala is one of those...

Kid Rock added to 2013 Voodoo Fest

Rock joins previously announced headliners Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails, the Cure and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The Voodoo Fest has added Kid Rock to the lineup for the 2013 festival...

Sterling Broadway series is ... well ... sterling

The 20th iteration of the Sterling Automotive Group Broadway Series brings some time-honored classics from the Great White Way to the Heymann Performing Arts Center. Sally Strother stars in 'Hello...

On Golden Beetles

So you want to be a songwriter? Sit at my knee and I will opine. Younger and aspiring writers have so frequently asked for advice about songwriting that some of my major points have practically become...

Fotophile: Danny Landry and friends on 'Tour'

A large contingent of cycling enthusiasts from Acadiana took in the last six stages of the 2013 Tour de France and IND contributing photographer Danny Landry captured the trip. A large contingent of...

Yeah, They're Called Royal Teeth

The name may be a bit, um, odd, but this South Louisiana pop group is ready to take a big bite out of stardom. The name may be a bit, um, odd, but this South Louisiana pop group is ready to take a big...

Clef Notes: On Golden Beetles

So you want to be a songwriter? Sit at my knee and I will opine. So you want to be a songwriter? Sit at my knee and I will opine.

Crazy Poets

Lafayette natives stake out turf in filmmaking from their base in Austin. Lafayette natives stake out turf in filmmaking from their base in Austin. By IND Monthly Staff Friday, Aug. 2, 2013 Nick,...

PASA sets stellar Main Stage Series

The season features what we've come to expect from PASA: only the finest in modern performing arts. The Performing Arts Society of Acadiana, fresh out the gate in its new partnership with the Acadiana...

Let's kick start a hippie revolution

OK, well let's just help the Riveters Theatre Troupe bankroll a production of Hair. The Riveters Theatre Troupe is planning September performances of beloved '60s musical Hair: The American Tribal...

Dude can play

A gifted musician and songwriter, Tommy Malone of subdude's fame launches a mini tour from Lafayette Wednesday night at Vermilionville. Tommy Malone's new record is a gem: a dozen hand-crafted tracks...

By popular demand: Hochkeppel adds Saturday show

In this, her first, cabaret show, Andrea Hochkeppel will share tales of the entertainment battleground with her own original songs, current covers, musical theater favorites and comedic story-telling...

Gaines, Toussaint getting National Medal of Arts

The Louisiana natives who distinguished themselves in different artistic disciplines is among a half dozen who will receive the prestigious National Medal of Arts from President Obama this week. Allen...

Whole Lil' Love

With a new' drummer in tow, Lafayette's Lil' Band o' Gold joins Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant on tour. With a new' drummer in tow, Lafayette's Lil' Band o' Gold joins Led Zeppelin frontman Robert...

Finds: A&E edition

New music and literary releases from Acadiana's best help guide us through summer. Monday, July 1, 2013 Written by Walter Pierce Kingdom Just a Soul It's easy to forget - or ignore - the world of...

Artist Spotlight: Captivated by Nature

Backpacker manager by day and aspiring photographer with an eye on the outdoors, Eric Svendson is making his mark. Backpacker manager by day and aspiring photographer with an eye on the outdoors, Eric...

Carnival Cruise Lines to bring newer ships to NO

The company Thursday said the move is based on strong performance and growing consumer demand. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Carnival Cruise Lines is moving its largest and newest line of ships to the Port of...

This week in awesome: AcA, Reaux team up

Midsouth Bank Chief Operating Officer Jerry Reaux, an IND friend and longtime supporter of the arts in Acadiana, now has an indelible presence in the Acadiana Center for the Arts in the form of its...

PASA offers ‘sneak peak' of 2013-14 season

Fresh off its recent merger with the Acadiana Center for the Arts, the nonprofit arts present will bring a variety of performances including dance, chamber music and a Grammy-winning jazz master to...

PE ‘classes' slated for downtown

Beginning June 24, DLU is teaming up with CrossFit South Acadiana to offer adult PE classes featuring such classic activities as kick ball, four square and cabbage ball. Physical education might be an...

Harry Connick Jr. writes song for Newtown victim

Connick this week released the song "Love Wins," dedicated to Ana Grace Marquez-Greene, and said proceeds will go to the Ana Grace Fund set up to help the girl's family. NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP)...

Auditions for many NO theater companies June 29

Actors can audition for a dozen New Orleans theater companies at once later this month at the National World War II Museum. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Actors can audition for a dozen New Orleans theater...

Swamp blues singer, pianist wins national award

Carol Fran is getting the nation's highest honor in folk and traditional arts. LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) - Swamp blues singer and pianist Carol Fran is getting the nation's highest honor in folk and...

Support local music: drive to NOLA

The 7th annual Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival is chockablock full of groups from this side of the Basin. Acadiana's Lost Bayou Ramblers perform at last year's Louisiana Cajun-Zydeco Festival in the...

BeauSoleil plays rare Hub City gig Saturday

BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet are popular the world over. Problem is, this innovative, home-grown Cajun band hardly plays at home. BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet are popular the world over. Problem...

OMG! LBOG! Feed & Seed then Plant!

Acadiana's favorite (and only) swamp pop super group, Lil' Band O' Gold, is about to go on tour with Robert Plant. But first, a warm-up show Tuesday night at the Feed & Seed. Photo by Dickie...

Egan record highlights new releases

Thank David Egan the next time you see him. He doesn't put out records at a fleet clip, but when he does, it's a gift. David Egan David Egan Rhonda Sue Records Thank David Egan the next time you see...

Unpractical and Happy

Lafayette native follows his heart into filmmaking, and it pays off. Lafayette native follows his heart into filmmaking, and it pays off.  By Kisha Kana Monday, June 3, 2013 Nicholas Ryan Campbell was...

Generationals close out DTA season

New Orleans pop band Generationals will simultaneously close out the spring 2013 Downtown Alive! concert season and launch their world tour Friday evening at Parc Sans Souci. Drum-heavy quintet...

Sassafras Jubilee swings DTA! Friday night

If you've ever had the ahnvie to stuff a corncob pipe with bagasse and smoke it in a hail storm wearing a seersucker suit, get thee to Parc Sans Souci Friday night for Downtown Alive! Photo by Lucius...

Nue Moon @ the Blue Moon

The annual songwriter showcase features some familiar names from the local music scene as well as some performers unveiling hidden talents. Part songwriter showcase, part...

A Match Made in Heaven: PASA, AcA to merge

After months of flirting, PASA and the AcA are finally getting hitched. Photo by Robin May From left: Jill Merkl, Philip Gould, Vicki Chrisman, Dan Hare, Dr. Gerd Wuestemann and Joanie Hill. In less...

2 Acadiana chefs vying for seafood crown

Chef Manny Augello of Jolie's Louisiana Bistro and Chef Dustie Latiolais of Crawfish Town USA in Henderson will be among 10 chefs competing this weekend for the "King of Louisiana Seafood"...

Have Mercy, DTA!

Somewhere in that nether realm between sodden Saturday nights and sacred Sunday mornings live the Mercy Brothers. Photo by Gwen Aucoin Somewhere in that nether realm between sodden Saturday nights and...

Downtown goes retro Saturday

Downtown Lafayette Unlimited will celebrate yesteryear with an old-fashioned drive-in movie off the 700 block of Jefferson Street Saturday. The drive-in will be set up facing the Chase building in the...

Downtown Alive! is cancelled

Due to the threat of alien invasion and septic apocalypse, there will be no DTA! this evening. Rain is also a factor. Re-read the headline. Then...

Shantel's at the Salmon

She's in the midst of a 25-day tour of the West, southwest and southeastern U.S., hitting as many watering holes as possible, and that tour brings her to Lafayette's Wild Salmon Saloon on Saturday,...

Oh, brothers! ‘In His Grace' takes over Cité

Making a command return run at Cité des Arts through the last weekend in May, the musical comedy follows three melodious cousins with decidedly different approaches to life. It takes but a few minutes...

Chill with Louisiana Red Friday at DTA

It was chilly during last weekend's Downtown Alive! concert, but this Friday expect a record-breaking freeze - the super-awesome line dance that is. It was chilly during last weekend's Downtown Alive!...

Two local fillies racing for the stakes

When the gun fires this afternoon at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., two local fillies will be among the 14 racing to win the Eight Belles Stakes. When the gun fires this afternoon at Churchill...

Boogie away the chill with DTA! and Rue Boogaloo

Rue Boogaloo is a trio comprising guitarist Marty Christiansen, bassist Lee Allen Zeno and drummer Frank Kincel, and these dudes bring the bluesy funk big time. It's going to be a chilly one Friday...

Fats Domino's Katrina-damaged grand piano restored

A white Steinway grand piano salvaged from musician Fats Domino's home after Hurricane Katrina has had its classic looks restored and will be the centerpiece of an exhibit in New Orleans' French...

Maroon 5, Willie Nelson headline Jazz Fest

Rising pop singer Rozzi Crane is celebrating her birthday weekend in a big way - taking the stage at her first major music festival with the rock band Maroon 5 for a duet with lead singer Adam...

Jazz Fest includes Native American music

Among the stages where jazz, Cajun, blues and zydeco is spotlighted are Native American acts with singing, chanting and drumming and dancers donned in colorful feathers and fringe. NEW ORLEANS (AP) -...

Posthaste VS. DAVID EGAN

He's a singer. A songwriter. A piano man. A family man. He's even got his own Wikipedia entry. He's David Egan. And he knows ancient secrets about the monolithic stones of Stonehenge that he's not...

Two more Fest fINDs Sunday

You have two more chances to win some super cool stuff on this final day of Festival. Join Ruthie Marquet in the Fest fINDs Winner's Circle - two more chances to play today Sunday's final Fest fINDs...

Festival freestylin'

Youth gather in Parc de Lafayette for performance celebrating electronic music and dance. Parc de Lafayette Jam presented its ninth year as part of Festival International de Louisiane Friday night....

Fest fIND: One down, five to go!

Leslie Haymark wins the very first goodie-stuffed backpack in IND Monthly's inaugural Fest fIND. Keep plugged into our Facebook page for the next opportunity to win some awesome gear complements of...

Download Fest guide for iPhone here

Optimize your 2013 Festival International experience: Download a digitized version of The IND's Fest Guide straight to your iPhone. Optimize your 2013 Festival International experience, and download a...

This week in random OMG: Bieber's monkey business

German customs authorities say Justin Bieber's monkey is going nowhere, despite a request of the animal shelter where it's living that it go to a zoo. [Editor's Note: The Daily Beast is reporting that...

Cane Fire Film Series presents 'Lore'

The Cane Fire Film Series will screen the critically-acclaimed Austalian-German war film Lore this Saturday at the LITE Center. This Saturday, the Cane Fire Film Series will screen the...

Fest fIND 2013: Here are the code words

If you're looking to score some serious goodies during the Thursday-Sunday run of FIL, you'll need to know the code words. Find the staff member in the cap, say the code word(s), win a backpack...

Toast of the town: The Band Courtbouillon

With their Grammy Awards still all sparkley, members of The Band Courtbouillon will be toasted this evening at Parc International during a special ceremony presided over by City-Parish President Joey...

Are you ready for Fest fIND 2013?

It's pretty simple: Find the IND staff member stationed at an appointed place downtown, tell them a code word and, bam!, win a back pack full of cool stuff. Dovetailing with Festival International de...

Pearl Jam, Nine Inch Nails to play Voodoo Fest

The festival turns 15 this year. It's scheduled for Nov. 1-3, the weekend after Halloween, at New Orleans City Park. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The rock band Nine Inch Nails is making its first public...

Rhythms on the River cancelled

Citing an inability to understand weather forecasts, River Ranch has announced that Thursday night's Rhythms on the River concert has been rescheduled. Citing an inability to understand weather...

App for dat: LCVC

The Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission - those hard-working tourism folks - has made it easier for tourists and locals alike to plan their weekends in Lafayette Parish. The Lafayette...

As seen on TV...

A Lafayette native will pitch his sports fan apparel to the panel on ABC's "Shark Tank" Friday night while our favorite champion of real science education will be on "Real Time with...

Essence releases nightly headliners for 2013 fest

Organizers say the festival opens Friday, July 5, with R&B powerhouses Jill Scott and Maxwell as well as rapper LL Cool J and Brandy headlining the nightly concerts at the Superdome. On Saturday,...

Cowboy Mouth + DTA! = mighty roar

The New Orleans quartet has been barnstorming the nation for more than a decade, blasting enthusiastic crowds with their high-octane, hook-laden pop rock. But Friday at Parc International for the...

A Love Affair with Fred

This year's Festival International artist is a teacher at heart. This year's Festival International artist is a teacher at heart. By Karen Kaplan Monday, April 1, 2013 Although my husband has always...

A Love Affair with Fred

This year's Festival International artist is a teacher at heart. This year's Festival International artist is a teacher at heart. By Karen Kaplan Monday, April 1, 2013 Although my husband has always...

Roldon Rules Prussia

Lafayette flutist studying abroad is catching the Teutonic music world on fire. Lafayette flutist studying abroad is catching the Teutonic music world on fire. By Walter Pierce Monday, April 1,...

Hub City, Apollo team up

Six world-class choreographers will get together with 15 dancers and a production crew in Lafayette in October to produce "James Brown: Get on the Good Foot - a Celebration for Dance" ahead...

Creole String Beans bring NOLA spice to DTA

Recently nominated in the "Best Roots Rock Band" category of Gambit's annual Big Easy Awards, New Orleans' Creole String Beans will bring a repertoire that ranges from Fats Domino to Duke...

Bach Lunch goes retro with Viatones

Friday's Bach Lunch concert will remind music fans of a bygone era when Lafayette rockers The Viatones take the stage at noon. Friday's Bach Lunch concert will remind music fans of a bygone era when...

Cane Fire Film Series screens 'Wagner & Me'

The Cane Fire Film Series is teaming up with the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana for a special dinner and a movie fundraiser featuring the film Wagner & Me. For its March offering, the Cane...

Congo Square rhythms fest kicks off March 23

By New Orleans standards, the Congo Square New World Rhythms Festival is relatively young, reaching its sixth year this month. But the music and culture that the two-day event celebrates made their...

Practice your French with a buzz

French just sounds better after a couple of adult beverages, and it's easier to speak, too. French just sounds better after a couple of adult beverages, and it's easier to speak, too: well-lubricated...

Marvel releasing some 700 No. 1 issues digitally

Part of that fascination with superheroes and their growing cachet in popular culture is why Marvel Entertainment, home to the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the Avengers, among others, is making more...

Hirsute hoedown set for Blue Moon

Start growin' 'em, boys. The Louisiana Beard and Facial Hair Association is hosting a Beard, Mustache & Facial Hair Competition on Friday, April 19 at the Blue Moon Saloon. Start growin' 'em,...

Country singer-songwriter Claude King dies at 90

The original member of the Louisiana Hayride who was best known for the 1962 hit "Wolverton Mountain," has died. He was 90. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Country singer-songwriter Claude King, an...

Michot Bros. kick of Bach Lunch Friday

As they've done every year for at least a decade, popular Cajun band Les Freres Michot will kick of the spring Bach Lunch concert series in Parc Sans Souci on Friday. As they've done every year for...

Buku music fest back with bigger lineup

The two-day Buku Music + Art Project, a hip-hop and electronic dance music festival launched last year, is back and bigger, with about two dozen more acts and four stages instead of two. NEW ORLEANS...

This week in awesome: LEH lauds Castille

'T-Galop: A Louisiana Horse Story' by UL faculty member Conni Castille of Breaux Bridge has been recognized by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities as the Documentary Film of the Year, the...

Femme brass blasts off DTA! series

Downtown Alive! returns Friday for its spring 2013 concert series with The Original Pinettes Brass Band, the world's only all-female New Orleans-style brass ensemble. Downtown Alive! returns Friday...

Rhythms, Café V announce series lineups

The performances include a variety of music styles from local and out-of-town bands. River Ranch's Rhythms on the River concert series and Café Vermilionville's Courtyard Series have released their...

Bruce Cockburn: Written in Fire

On Wednesday, March 6 at Vermilionville, serious music lovers will have the opportunity to fall into the vision of one of the best songwriters in the English language. A few years back, local men's...

Museum show salutes Sinatra

A musical show highlighting the work of singer Frank Sinatra opens March 15 in the Stage Door Canteen at the National World War II Museum. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A musical show highlighting the work of...

Weekend pick: Croce resurrected Sunday at AcA

The music of late-great singer-songwriter Jim Croce will be brought to life during a special performance Sunday in the James Moncus Theater at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. The music of late-great...

WeekINDer: March

Here's some highlights of what Lafayette's got going on in March. THROUGH MARCH 9 My, aren't the chirrens talented? In fact, they are, and the students in the Lafayette Parish School System's Talent...

Posthaste vs. HART FORTENBERY

Lafayette's gene pool has been host to a long line of eccentric characters who have blurred the lines between crazy, genius, disturbed and curiously entertaining. By Dege Legg Lafayette's gene pool...

The Rites of Spring

Downtown Alive! and Bach Lunch return in March with more stellar - and free - outdoor concerts downtown. Downtown Alive! and Bach Lunch return in March with more stellar - and free - outdoor concerts...

Stern, Mandel, Mel B. heading to New Orleans

The three judges of the popular NBC reality TV variety show, which is in its 8th season, will be walking a red carpet at the UNO Lakefront Arena on Monday. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Howard Stern, Howie...

Egan, Keeling bring ‘simpatico' to the Oasis

Musicians Kelly Keeling and David Egan will tickle the ivory during a special smoke-free "Piano Simpatico" event Monday night at Oasis Sports Bar & Grill. Musicians Kelly Keeling and...

A rite of spring

Bach Lunch returns in March with another stellar lineup. Mike Dean We're rapidly moving into the best time to be living in our li'l cool town, and the return of Fridays' Bach Lunch concerts on March...

Cane Fire Film Series screens '56 UP'

For its February offering, the Cane Fire Film Series will be screening 56 UP, which follows the lives of 14 children from the ages of seven to 56. For its February offering, the Cane Fire Film Series...

Tenn court refuses to hear appeal in McGraw case

The Tennessee Supreme Court has put an end to Curb Records' fight to keep Tim McGraw off another label - two weeks after he released his new album with Big Machine Records. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The...

Downtown Alive! spring 2013 announced

The biannual Downtown Alive! concert series has released a spring 2013 schedule highlighted by newly minted Grammy winners The Band Courtbouillon. Grammy winners The Band Courtbouillon The biannual...

Today in tasteless: Lil Wayne

Epic Records is going to "great efforts" to take down a new Future remix leaked over the weekend with a vulgar Lil Wayne lyric that has offended the family of Emmett Till. NASHVILLE, Tenn....

Essence Fest expands lineup

New additions announced Wednesday include Faith Evans, Tamia, Rachelle Ferrell and Mali Music. They join previously announced crowd pleasers: Anthony David, Big Daddy Kane, Bridget Kelly, Blackstreet,...

Tyler goes to the Grammys

It's 12:30 p.m. in Los Angeles and I'm watching as Wayne Toups leans into the microphone and says ... Wayne Toups and Tyler Thigpen during Sunday's Grammy awards. [Editor's Note: Here's part one of...

And the winner is ...

LOS ANGELES - Grammys 2013. On the scene with Valcour. And the winner, for Best Regional Roots Album - cue drumroll - is ... Photos by Tyler Thigpen Acadiana's very own Courtbouillon, baby! Still...

Tough job, but somebody's gotta do it

With the Hub City getting its Mardi Gras on, several locals have put their party on pause, and instead boarded a plane Friday bound for L.A. - the other one - where they'll be repp-in' Acadiana...

FIL 'er up!

Festival International de Louisiane announces 2013 lineup. Bob Marley's former backing band, The Wailers, will headline this year year's Festival International de Louisiane, scheduled for April 24-28...

Return of the native

Lafayette's Alexis Viator returns to the Hub City as a member of the world-renowned Koresh Dance Company. In mid-December of last year, Alexis Viator stood in an empty James D. Moncus Theater and took...

Super Bowl tops ratings; outage highly viewed, too

Nielsen said 106.6 million watched the power outage delay, which was basically extended scenes of first half highlights and players stretching to keep warm. NEW YORK (AP) - As it does nearly every...

Here's your big honkin' Mardi Gras sched

Complements of our friends at the Krewe of Acadiana LAFAYETTE PARISH: Friday, Feb. 8 6:30 p.m. Lafayette/Krewes of Lafayette Saturday, Feb. 9 11 a.m. Youngsville Saturday, Feb. 9 12:30 p.m....

Open for Interpretation

John Hathorn's Retrospective at the AcA. I don't know everything about art and I like it that way. It affords me the constant pleasure and opportunity of discovering new work, and exploring new ways...

Risk taker

Being nominated for two Grammy Awards has only emboldened Hunter Hayes to take chances. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Being nominated for two Grammy Awards has only emboldened Hunter Hayes to take...

Six Nights at the Oasis

It might bill itself as a sports bar, but this little club on Lafayette's south side is all about live music. At first it is nearly imperceptible - a small club on a now-busy four-lane in posh south...

Posthaste vs. POSTHASTE

Brother Dege Legg, the creator of Posthaste, sits down to do battle with himself in this special edition of the series. Life story in five words, more or less? Laughter and creativity is the...

Breakin' in the park

The lack of an audience didn't stop Johnnie Breaux from getting his dance on as seen in this Tuesday afternoon video taken in Parc San Souci. The lack of an audience didn't stop Johnnie Breaux from...

Opry legend Newman meets Savoy at Crossroads

The Mamou native will join Joel Savoy's Honky Tonk Merry-Go-Round on Thursday and Friday nights for the next Louisiana Crossroads concerts at the AcA. Jimmy C. Newman Grand Ole Opry legend Jimmy C....

Grant Street hosts mini music fest

On Saturday, Grant Street Dancehall will hold ZigFest 2013 featuring performances from some of Lafayette's rising independent bands including Elephunk, Oceans & Chimneys and Circus...

HipHop in the Flats returns

After a year-long hiatus, the celebrated hiphop cultural showcase returns to the Feed & Seed this Friday to celebrate the many up and coming artists in Lafayette's often overlooked hip hop...

Acuña brings Latin-infused jazz to AcA

You may need to be a jazz aficionado to know Claudia Acuña, but you needn't know jazz to appreciate the emotion she pours into her music. You may need to be a jazz aficionado to know Claudia Acuña,...

Journey, Rascal Flatts headline Super Bowl concert

The two bands will perform Saturday, Feb. 2, at 9 p.m. CST at the Sugar Mill in New Orleans. The performance will be broadcast on CMT at 11 p.m. CST, the night before the championship game featuring...

Cinema on the Bayou returns

Award-winning Acadiana filmmaker Pat Mire's annual film festival returns Jan 23-27 for an eighth annual go-round. Il Ne Fait Pas Soleil (The Sun Doesn't Shine), Canada, 2011 Award-winning Acadiana...

Cinema on the Bayou launches at AcA

Louisiana's second oldest film festival kicks off its five-day weekend of screenings and special events on Wednesday, Jan. 23, at the Acadiana Center for the Arts with the festival's founder Pat Mire...

Vermilionville announces Les Vues Film Series

Vermilionville launches a free, currated monthly film series to highlight the diverse mix of cultures in Louisiana beginning with Ken Burns' Huey Long on Monday, Jan. 28. Vermilionville has announced...

Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac to headline Jazz Fest

Because "Uptown Girl" and "Tusk" are classic jazz songs. NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Billy Joel, Maroon 5, Willie Nelson, Fleetwood Mac and Daryl Hall and John Oates are among the acts...

It's a Mardi Gras ball for all Saturday

Forget those stuffy, invitation-only balls thrown by those stuffy, invitation-only krewes. The inaugural Krewe de Bayou Mardi Gras Ball is for everyone. Forget those stuffy, invitation-only balls...

Louisiana Hayride voice Frank Page dies at age 87

The man who helped introduce Elvis Presley to worldwide audiences through the Louisiana Hayride - the state's version of the heralded Grand Ole Opry country radio show - has died. Frank Page The man...

'Beasts' star taking Oscar nod in stride

When asked who she wants to meet at the star-studded ceremony, Quvenzhane Wallis' answer is "everyone from the Disney Channel and Nickelodeon - but not Nick at Nite." LOS ANGELES (AP) -...

And the nomination goes to...

The list of 85th Annual Academy Award nominations announced Thursday includes 9-year-old Quvenzhane Wallis of Houma, who became the youngest ever nominee for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her...

Cane Fire flares with Danish intrigue

The Cane Fire Film Series returns Saturday, Jan. 12 for its monthly injection of top-flight foreign films. The Cane Fire Film Series returns for its monthly injection of top-flight foreign films...

Boudin blab

The Backyard Series kicks off 2013 with its January workshop "The World of Boudin." January's Backyard Series workshop will try to answer virtually every answer one has asked when presented...

WeekINDer

What to do and where to go; here's the entertainment low-down for what's going on this month in Lafayette. What to do and where to go; here's the entertainment low-down for what's going on this month...

Festival of Words goes to church

The Festival of Words Thursday hosts an oral history discussion on the cultural and social roles that churches in Grand Coteau played in the local community. The Festival of Words is hosting an oral...

Hub City drops the ball

Ring in 2013 at one of these NYE fetes. Monday night marks the end of 2012 and if you're still looking for somewhere special to sip free champagne and spout off your resolutions for 2013, here are...

Celebrate on Friday 'just in case'

With the Mayan calendar set to end Friday, Dec. 21, several of Lafayette's finest establishments are holding their own "End of the World" themed events. The Mayan calendar is set to end...

Kerin returns for record release

Singer-songwriter and keyboardist nonpareil Steve Kerin may have left Louisiana for the wiles of the Pacific Northwest seven years ago, but South Louisiana never left Steve, and you can hear it on his...

Cirque Chinois hits Heymann

The Performing Arts Society of Acadiana's super-awesome 2012-2013 season gets downright magical on Friday, Dec. 14 with a performance by Cirque Chinois, the National Circus of the People's Republic of...

Cajun Spice hosts next cash mob

The monthly Piastres en Masse cash mob series will hold its sixth offering at Cajun Spice in downtown Lafayette this Saturday, Dec. 15. The monthly Piastres en Masse cash mob series will hold its...

Colvin, Carpenter coming to Heymann

Acclaimed singer-songwriters Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter will make a stop at the Heymann Performing Arts Center in February. Shawn Colvin, left, and Mary Chapin Carpenter Acclaimed...

Mould, Ancelet make bisque in the backyard

CCET's Backyard Series returns on Tuesday with "Evolution of Cajun and Creole Cooking: Creole Turtle Bisque." The Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism's Backyard Series returns with its final...

Christmas comes to the stage

Several holiday themed plays are opening this weekend across Acadiana to offer a chance to usher in the holiday spirit at the theatre. This weekend marks the start of several holiday themed plays...

Pint Night is back

Free pint glasses will be given to the first 200 people who show up for Friday's Pint Night - Pack & Paddle's second annual fund-raiser for Louisiana Folk Roots. Pint Night kicks off at 6 p.m. at...

Thesp Fest starts Thursday

Thespians and storytellers will be out in full force for some great stage work and miles of good yarn Dec. 6-7 at Cité des Arts and satellite locations for the Hub City Theater and Storytelling...

Oil Center lights up for the holidays

The Oil Center will transform into its own winter wonderland this Friday from 5-10 p.m. with the 19th Annual Festival of Light. Aiming to burn brighter than in years past, this year's Festival of...

Christmas goes swamp pop with LBoG

Is there anything cooler than Lil' Band O' Gold? That was a rhetorical question. There is nothing cooler than Lil' Band O' Gold. Is there anything cooler than Lil' Band O' Gold? That was a rhetorical...

fotophile

Photos of Grand Coteau by John Slaughter Local photographer John Slaughter has produced a wonderful documentary-style coffee table book on the small St. Landry Parish town of Grand Coteau, a place he...

Posthaste vs. Trip Gruver

Trip Gruver is one tripped out commercial-making dude from Lafayette. 1. History of Trip Gruver in five words, more or less. First: self-aware. Then: successful. Unfortunately: distracted. And then:...

Goodbye, Girl

She's all grown up now, and longtime Feufollet singer Anna Laura Edmiston has parted ways with the band - on friendly terms - to pursue diverse opportunities. Tim Mueller of Tim Mueller...

Cane Fire Film Series presents Tales of the Night

For December, the Cane Fire Film Series will screen the acclaimed animated film Tales of the NIght  at the LITE Center's Blanco Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. It's no secret that Louisiana...

'You Are My Sunshine'

The cast of stars to be featured at LPB and the Louisiana Office of Tourism's upcoming event, "Sunshine by the Stars: Celebrating Louisiana Music," includes such homegrown greats as Rock and...

Darden Smith headlines AcA

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Darden Smith comes to Lafayette Friday for an intimate concert at the Acadiana Center for the Arts for PASA's Singer + Songwriter Series. Photo by Matthew Sturtevant A...

Saint Street Inn unveils Apocalypse Now

UL art professor and Lynda Frese will debut her latest collection, Apocalypse Now, this Saturday at the Saint Street Inn. UL art professor and Lynda Frese will debut her latest collection, Apocalypse...

A Very Merry Thanksgiving Eve

DTA! finishes off its 30th annual fall season Wednesday night with music from the Pine Leaf Boys and the lighting of the City Christmas Tree. Downtown Alive! closes its 30th Anniversary fall season on...

McComb/Veazey gets a new paint job

The McComb and Veazey neighborhoods will be holding their own veritable renaissance this weekend when residents partner with several of Lafayette's non-profits for the Paint McComb/Veazey Wonderful...

Blue Moon goes full Francophone for En Francais 2

The Blue Moon Saloon is hosting its own mini Franco fest this Saturday with a CD release party of 'En Francais 2: Cajun and Creole Rock and Roll' in tandem with the fifth Piastres en Masse. The Blue...

Southern Screen Film Fest kicks off

The Southern Screen Film Festival rolls out its four-day weekend full of cinema screenings, panels and workshops starting tonight with the opening night premiere of Sleepwalk With Me at the LITE...

Shaw returns to DTA

Eleven years ago a cute kid with a surplus of talent on the fiddle joined zydeco legend Chubby Carrier on stage for a Downtown Alive performance. That kid is a grown woman now, and Amanda Shaw's...

Elliott marks vinyl release

Caleb Elliott probably isn't old enough to remember when vinyl records were the standard, but he's celebrating the recent release of his new record with a special printing on 10-inch vinyl. Vinyl,...

Cavemen bag a Caddywhompus

Grant Street Dancehall has had its ups and downs this year as far as consistency in its performance schedule, but now it looks like it's back on track to becoming one of the bigger venues for bands...

Mama Mia: Borders hits the Crossroads

Acclaimed New Orleans singer-songwriter Mia Borders is still a best-kept secret. But not for long. Photo by Zack Smith Acclaimed New Orleans singer-songwriter Mia Borders is still a best-kept secret....

It's a Cabaret at Cité

It's Berlin on the eve of destruction as the Nazis are rising to power. What better backdrop for a musical? It's Berlin on the eve of destruction as the Nazis are rising to power. The cosmopolitan...

Rue Boogaloo & Nik-L-Beer occupy Parc Sans Souci

This season's Bach Lunch wraps up Friday afternoon with Rue Boogaloo at Parc Sans Souci while Nik-L-Beer follows later that night to take the stage at Downtown Alive! Rue Boogaloo The fall Bach Lunch...

It's a circus in here!

Acadiana Symphony blends classical and pop music with Euro cirque mystique. Talk about synergy. The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra will blend the beauty of live symphonic music with the wonder of the...

Carmichael hits her stride at AcA

Judy Carmichael is the latest stellar performer in the Acadiana Center for Arts' Jazz @ the Center series. She'll take the stage at the James D. Moncus Theater at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9. In addition...

A good symposium ain't hard to find

UL to host Flannery O'Connor event Friday and Saturday. There's no greater horror than the grandmother's realization that her son and his family are being marched away to their deaths - and that she's...

UL a LA Danse

UL's School of Music and Performing Arts hosts its annual State of LA Danse recital at Angelle Hall starting this Thursday. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette School of Music and Performing Arts...

Fotophile

IND Monthly photographer Robin May turned her eye toward Festivals Acadiens et...

Eat Your Heart Out

Poet Clare L. Martin talks to IND Monthly about her craft and her new collection. Poet Clare L. Martin talks to IND Monthly about her craft and her new collection. November 2012 Clare L. Martin photo...

Confessions of a Former Choir Boy

I went to college to study composition but gravitated to a jazz vocal group. I went to college to study composition but gravitated to a jazz vocal group. By David Egan November 2012 The author,...

Posthaste VS. JON SANCHEZ

Singer, songwriter and crazy-talented guitarist Jon Sanchez has one of the most insane résumés on the planet for a gigging musician. Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 By Dege Legg Singer, songwriter and...

WeekINDer for November 2012

Highlights on the arts and entertainment calendar Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 Written by IND Monthly Staff SATURDAY, NOV. 3 You haven't heard of Caleb Elliott yet. But you will. The lanky, baby-faced kid...

OK, here are your zombies

The Zombie Apocalypse infested downtown Lafayette last Saturday. Fortunately artist (and videographer) Patrick Soper was there to capture it on video. Scores of people turned out this past Saturday in...

Get spooked with UL symphony

The annual UL Lafayette Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Angelle Hall auditorium. The annual UL Lafayette Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concert will be held...

Street seen: downtown painters

What a wonderful anachronism: a pair of artists capturing a cityscape in downtown Lafayette on a gorgeous afternoon. What a wonderful anachronism: a pair of artists capturing a cityscape in downtown...

Halloween Haunts

Still vexed as to where you'll spend All Hallow's Eve? Here are a few suggestions. If you're still looking for somewhere to celebrate Halloween Night after the tricking and treating is over, here are...

This week in awesome: Amy Woodruff

We don't know exactly what to say about this epic art installation except ... wow. We don't know exactly what to say about this epic art installation except ... wow. Amy Woodruff as The Narrator in...

B.R. book fest features notable Acadiana authors

Saturday's Louisiana Book Festival in the Capitol area will host more than 145 writers, poets and panelists, several of whom hail from Acadiana. The Louisiana Book Festival will take over the grounds...

Celebrate old tyme Halloween at Boo Bayou

Vermilionville's latest retro festival turns back the clock on Halloween festivities with Boo Bayou this Sunday. Vermilionville's latest retro festival turns back the clock on Halloween festivities...

A punk who rocked the roots

Former punk trailblazer Alejandro Escovedo is now known more as a founding father of roots rock. He'll show you why Tuesday night at Vermilionville. Alejandro Escovedo is what you might call a musical...

It's Toole time at Saint Street Inn

John Kennedy Toole biographer Cory MacLauchlin will sign copies of Butterfly in the Typewriter Thursday evening. John Kennedy Toole is an enigma. He was bright young writer from New Orleans who for a...

Zombies, Arise!

If Michael Jackson's "Thriller" isn't the theme song for this cavalcade, something is amiss. If Michael Jackson's "Thriller" isn't the theme song for this cavalcade, something is...

AcA explodes with mandolins and New Orleans R'n'B

It's all about wonderful contrasts this week at the Acadiana Center for the Arts as another stellar season of live performances take stage in the James D. Moncus Theater. It's all about wonderful...

Little monsters take center stage

Lafayette's Halloween theatre scene gets another addition on Wednesday when The Monster Tales premieres at Theatre 810. Wanderlust Theatre Company explores what really goes bump in the night with its...

Organist to pull out stops at Fatima Thursday

World-renowned organist, composer and conductor Gedymin Grubba will perform Thursday at Our Lady of Fatima Church during a U.S. tour that includes Chicago, San Francisco and Washington,...

Celebrate Fall in Freetown

Freetown Studios hosts its very first Freetown Fall Fest with live printmaking demos, food from Freetown Fries and a vinyl release party for LillyBrave. Freetown Studios will be hosting its first...

Local vies for gospel award

Local gospel singer Bernadette Steven, known affectionately as Ms. Deannie, is up for a Female Gospel Artist of the Year award by the Gospel Sounds Radio Network. Local gospel singer Bernadette...

St. John goes Baroque with ASO

The historic Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist will become a time capsule to the early 18th century on Sunday and Monday when the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, joined by the Acadiana Symphony Chorus...

Shake your trail feather Saturday in Breaux Bridge

The new Bayou Teche Paddle Trail will be christened at this awesome event Saturday in Breaux Bridge. One of IND Monthly's favorites, David Egan Bayou Teche is one of the most beautiful, meandering...

Vampire lesbians? Say no more

We're not precisely sure what this play is about. But it has vampire, lesbians and Sodom in its title, so we're banking on it not being a Neil Simon type of deal. Cité des Arts gets hilariously creepy...

Romero & Co. hit DTA stage Friday

The Grammy-nominated Romero first played DTA more than 20 years ago when he was a wunderkind high-schooler after whom a state law allowing underage musicians to perform in bars was named. Roddie...

Get sinful at the AcA

It's time once again for the annual ritual of PG-13 debauchery as the Acadiana Center for the Arts hosts its Saints & Sinners Masquerade Bash Saturday night in the James D. Moncus Theater. It's...

Louisiana Gets Its Groove Back

The Blue Moon Saloon will host Louisiana Groove, a benefit concert for the Festival of Words, with music from Henry Gray, Donnie & The Pooldoos, and more. The Blue Moon Saloon will host Louisiana...

‘Ridiculous/Profound' flares up at AcA

What do you get when you mix about 20 actors, a dozen writers, a couple of musicians, a zany year in politics and a lot of creative juices? Something ridiculous and profound. What do you get when you...

Journey concert cancelled

The Cajundome has announced that tonight's Journey concert has been cancelled. The Cajundome has announced that tonight's Journey concert has been cancelled. According to the Cajundome's Facebook...

There's something strange ... in Parc International

'Ghostbusters' is airing under the stars at Parc International Saturday for Movies in the Parc. Family favorite "Ghostbusters" is airing under the stars at Parc International Saturday for...

Piastres en Masse invades Boudin Cook-off

The fourth Piastres en Masse will coincide with this year's Boudin Cook-off at Parc Sans Souci this Saturday, Oct. 20, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. FrancoJeunes, those French-speaking young professionals...

Locals win honors at NOLA Film Fest

Lafayette-area filmmakers Zack Godshall and Conni Castille have done us proud again, bringing home top prizes at the 23rd Annual New Orleans Film Festival under way this week in, well, in New...

Calling all Internet radio hounds

AOC Community Media is looking for volunteer radio personalities to assist with a new Internet radio station the media center is launching Nov. 1. A new Internet radio show in the works at AOC is...

Swap your vinyl Sunday

Are you a fan of the vinyl music record, that 20th century medium many people insist sounds "warmer" than the compact disc or digital MP3 because many other people insist it sounds warmer?...

Learn the art of Steampunk at Cite'

If you're still scrambling for ideas as to what your costume will be for Halloween, then Cite' des Arts may have you covered with its Steampunk fashion workshop on Saturday, Oct. 13. On Saturday, Oct....

Big DTA launches Fest

If the official Festivals Acadiens et Créoles launch at Girard Park isn't on your itinerary, downtown Lafayette definitely should be. Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys If the official...

Boudin cutting kicks off Fest

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles launches Friday evening at Girard Park with a culinary tradition: the official cutting of the boudin. Lil' Band O' Gold Festivals Acadiens et Créoles launches Friday...

LeRoux playing Rhythms tonight

All the way ... from Settler's Trace to DeGaulle Square Louisiana's LeRoux is headlining Rhythms on the River's second free concert of the season tonight in River Ranch. Best known for the hit...

Feed & Seed reopens this Thursday

The Feed & Seed community arts center retuns this weekend for its fall concert series featuring performances from The Mercy Brothers, Jefferey Broussard & The Creole Cowboys and The Wild...

Kick off Fest with trad Acadian dance

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles rolls this weekend in Girard Park and Cité des Arts will help Lafayette get into the Acadian spirit with a performance by Dixacadie. Festivals Acadiens et Créoles rolls...

Desandro returns to the café scene

Dan DeSandro, the mellifluous jazz keyboardist, has resurfaced at long last. Dan DeSandro Dan DeSandro, the mellifluous jazz keyboardist, has resurfaced at long last. A longtime fixture on the...

Acadiana Coup de Main returns

Raise funds for a worthy cause - 232-HELP/Louisiana 211 - and enjoy some of the best music Acadiana has to offer Thursday at Evangeline Downs. Geno Delafose One of the coolest benefit/fundraisers to...

Not your granny's puppet show

The Fugro Chance Family Performance Series returns to the Acadiana Center for the Arts this week with the captivating puppetry of Mexico's Marionetas de las Esquina. The Fugro Chance Family...

Violins abound at 'Fiddlers on the Bayou'

Fiddlers on the Bayou is back for its fifth go around this Thursday at Vermilionville. Fiddlers on the Bayou is back for its fifth go around this Thursday, Oct. 11, starting at 7 p.m. at...

This week in random: Lafayette on Australian TV

What are the odds we see plenty of "Swamp People" caricatures of Cajuns when a popular Australian morning program begins broadcasting from Lafayette today? What are the odds we see plenty of...

¡Vamos al Festival de Música Latino!

The 2012 Latin Music Festival takes over Parc International Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. The 2012 Latin Music Festival takes over Parc International Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. The free event...

'Beekeeping in Acadiana'

Get the buzz on bees and a lil taste of honey during the next installment of CCET's Backyard Series at the Vermilionville Performance Center from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The free event will feature...

"Beekeeping in Acadiana"

Get the buzz on bees and a lil taste of honey during the next installment of CCET's Backyard Series at the Vermilionville Performance Center from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The free event will feature...

Festival of Words finds new funding with Kickstarter

The Festival of Words is joining a growing trend of fighting state budge cuts in arts funding by appealing to art lovers directly with crowd funding websites like Kickstarter. Like many of Louisiana's...

Rempis brings Windy City cool to Cité

Expect the unexpected as acclaimed improvisational jazz saxophonist Dave Rempis brings the vibe to Cité des Arts Friday night. Expect the unexpected as acclaimed improvisational jazz saxophonist Dave...

Bach, DTA launch downtown weekend

The tunes begin at noon at Parc Sans Souci when Les Freres Michot kick off the Fall 2012 Bach Lunch concert series. Les Freres Michot Get your weekend rolling on a musical note in downtown Lafayette...

Who Dat? DND brings mystery to the Moon

The anticipation is killing us. The two Ds in DND - multi-instrumentalists Danny Devillier (Fights, Bonsoir Catin) and Dallas Griffith (Fights, ImagineIAM) are bringing a new musical concept to the...

Posthaste vs. Pat Mould

Professional chef, Festivals Acadiens et Créoles bigwig and modern day Renaissance man Pat Mould dives into the Posthaste ring for a few rounds of verbal jamicide. Professional chef, Festivals...

Clef Notes: Where Y'at?

If you're a professional in any field, it's always a huge fulfillment to find yourself in a situation where your talents, peculiar or specialized as they may be, are precisely what that situation calls for.

Bach is Back

The annual fall Bach Lunch Concert Series returns to Parc Sans Souci in October. Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 Written by IND Monthly Staff The annual fall Bach Lunch Concert Series returns to Parc Sans Souci...

Black Pot 2012

The last weekend in October is evolving into the best weekend in October for lovers of roots music and South Louisiana culture. That other cool festival in October closes out the month. By Walter...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles

Three days of music, dancing, food, fun and arts and crafts in Girard Park Oct. 12-14. Official Festivals Acadiens et Créoles 2012 Poster Celebrating the bicentennial of Louisiana's statehood, 2012...

Storytellers spin their web at Cité this Friday

Cité des Arts will host the Spinner's Web Storytelling Cirlce Friday night at 7 p.m. South Louisiana is filled to the brim with characters with great stories and even more of those who are all too...

‘Love your Festival' design contest under way

Submissions are being accepted for Festival International's second annual T-shirt design competition. Imagine hundreds, possibly thousands of people sporting your design for the 2013 Lafayette...

Have Mercy! DTA goes tent revival Friday

The Mercy Brothers headline the upcoming installment of Downtown Alive at Parc Sans Souci Friday. The Mercy Brothers headline the upcoming installment of Downtown Alive at Parc Sans Souci...

Lafayette, nation to be overrun by poets

The White House has activated the National Guard as upwards of 100,000 poets prepare to make the nation more sensitive. Brace yourselves for poetry. Lots of poetry. That scourge of intellectual...

Get cultured for free Saturday

That's right, go to the Smithsonian magazine's website, download free museum passes and, presto!, you're on your way to being urbane! "Louisiana Voice" at the Hilliard Museum on the UL...

New book chronicles the missing (boudin) link

A first-ever book about boudin, written by ULL History Department Head Robert Carriker, is being published by UL Press and will be available for purchase by mid-October. UL Lafayette professor and...

DTA will save your soul

Downtown Alive gets soulful Friday with the grooves of Soul Track Mind, a septet hailing from Austin that combines soul, R'n'B, blues, jazz and funk into a smooth, energetic, danceable...

Cité screens 'Freedom for Birth'

Cité des Arts will take place in the global screening of the women's civil rights documentary "Freedom for Birth." Tonight marks the global release of the hour-long human rights documentary...

Trahan headlines DTA Friday evening

One of the most popular zydeco (with hints of Cajun) bands in Acadiana, Trahan and company will start cranking out the grooves at 6 p.m. Horace Trahan Horace Trahan & The Ossun Express headlines...

STM grad performs on The Voice

St. Thomas More graduate Mackenzie Bourg was chosen by Ceelo Greene after performing on the season premire of NBC's The Voice last night. The Voice held the second part of its three-night Season 3...

Tax tips for freelancers offered

Self-employed in the creative economy? If so, Tipitina's Co-Op in Lafayette is offering a free workshop Tuesday evening to help freelancers navigate the U.S. tax code and made sound business...

Cover your taxes at Tip's

Tipitina's Co-op next free workshop Taxes for Freelancers begins downtown tonight at 6 p.m. For the many aspiring musicians, writers, filmmakers and small business owners, the thought of having to...

Learn tap dancing at Cité

Cité des Arts is bringing back the lost art of tap dancing to Lafayette's emerging dance scene with its fall adult tap dancing classes. Cité des Arts will be offering tap dancing lessons for adults of...

UL cruising for kinesiology

The UL Kinesiology Department's latest fundraiser is giving away a chance to win a Caribbean cruise for two. The UL Kinesiology Department is partnering with the family of late UL graduate David...

Vermilionville celebrates Native American Culture

Vermilionville will be celebrating the distinct culture of Louisiana's Native American population during Native American Culture Day on Saturday, Sept. 8, from 10 a.m. 4 p.m. Ambassadors from the many...

Greetings Season

Bring it on. Recent unveilings by the Acadiana Center for the Arts, the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra and the Performing Arts Society of Acadiana of their upcoming seasons have us marking our collective...

Posthaste with The Howdies

Back when archaeologists first discovered that early cavemen - as well as the remains of mummified Egyptian kings - had pompadours, the whole scene changed. Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 Written by Dege...

ICYMI: Clef Notes: Hope Springs Eternal

Amid the angst of a band dissolving around me and a father dying before me, a gracious Hollywood icon reminds me it's the little moments that matter.

Three's Company

Cajun trio T' Monde returns to its roots and celebrates a bygone era. Cajun trio T' Monde returns to its roots and celebrates a bygone era. By Dominick Cross Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 Photo by Jenny Lyons...

‘T-Galop' gets NOLA Fest nod

The documentary will be screened at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Manship Theater in Baton Rouge. T-Galop: A Louisiana Horse Story by Breaux Bridge filmmaker Conni Castille has been accepted into the New...

Downtown gets going this weekend

Fall is just around the corner and downtown Lafayette is ready to shake the summer swelter, and with the possibility of milder weather headed our way this weekend, the timing couldn't be better. Fall...

Wordlab seeks writers

A new literary drafting workshop will begin meeting on Saturdays at Cité des Arts downtown with a goal of helping writers in any genre and at any level hone their skills and discuss their craft. A new...

Zydeco Fest kicks off 30th year Friday

Known to many as the world's largest zydeco music festival, Zydeco Fest is heating up all weekend long in Plaisance. What began in a farmer's field with 400 neighbors coming together for "a foot...

Journey concert postponed

Due to Hurricane Issac, rock and roll legend Journey has postponed its concert tonight at the Cajundome to Oct. 16. In the face of the looming tempest dubbed Issac, legendary rock band Journey has...

Youth art competition announced

Dao Gifts & Fine Arts in River Ranch is now taking entries in the Harmony Youth Art Exhibit. Dao Gifts & Fine Arts in River Ranch is now taking entries in the Harmony Youth Art Exhibit. The...

This week in awesome: maestro steps up for flutist

The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra's former conductor, who moonlights as a purveyor of fine art, is reaching out to help a gifted young musician pursue his dreams in classical music. "Beauty with...

UN's Filippe Savadogo visits NUNU's

NUNU Arts and Culture Collective in Arnaudville will host La Francophonie Ambassador to the United Nations Filippe Savadogo Friday from 2-4 p.m. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe Starting tomorrow at 2 p.m.,...

Blessen makes her debut Saturday

A bildungsroman set on a Louisiana bayou, Margaret Simon's debut novel for young readers is being hailed for its authenticity. Get your copy Saturday at Saint Street Inn. Margaret Simon New Iberia...

Piastres en Masse at Breaux's Mart

FrancoJeunes continues its Franco-centric experiment in micro-economics with its second Piastres en Masse at Breaux's Mart this Saturday from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. FrancoJeunes will be holding its second...

Swamp Pop celebration

This week Vermilionville will host the Backyard Series: La musique Swamp Pop tonight starting at 6:30 p.m. along with its first Swamp Pop Night featuring Willie Tee & the Cypress Band with Warren...

Seize the Saturday with lit readings

The Voices Seasonal Reading Series presents a special evening of readings and book-signings by writer Patrice Melnick and poet Kim Vodicka at Carpe Diem! Gelato Espresso Bar in Lafayette at 8 p.m....

Be a class act(or)

Acting Up (in Acadiana) commences its fall acting classes in early September. Acting Up (in Acadiana) commences its fall acting classes in early September. Classes are open for aspiring actors ages 7...

AOC offers slate of workshops

AOC Community Media is ramping up for a fall smorgasbord of workshops for aspiring and experienced videographers and nonprofit organizations. AOC Community Media is ramping up for a fall smorgasbord...

When the Drum is Beating screening

Casa Azul Gifts will be screening When the Drum is Beating tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Grand Coteau with a Q & A via Skype with the director afterwards. In its quest to add a splash of world culture...

Al Green headlines new L'Auberge Baton Rouge

The L'Auberge Casino & Hotel in Baton Rouge, opening August 29, will host legendary Gospel and R&B performer Al Green as its first major headliner. The L'Auberge Casino & Hotel in Baton...

DTA! lineup revealed

The lineup for this fall's Downtown Alive! has just been released and features several ofSouth Louisiana's biggest talents. The lineup for this fall's Downtown Alive! has just been released and...

DTA releases fall lineup

The concerts once again feature a wide variety of music styles from established and up-and-coming groups, commencing on Sept. 7 with the New Orleans jazz and swing of Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue...

RemINDer: The plays are the things

Under way this weekend and in alphabetical order we have Love's Labour's Lost, The Rehearsal and two plays in one performance, The Book of D and Wolves in the Walls. And the word on the street is that...

Review: This ‘Beast' is No Burden

It's always a bit scary going to the premiere of a movie that a friend made. What if it's terrible? [Editor's Note: Beasts of the Southern Wild will open in Lafayette on Aug. 3 at the Grand...

1,000 pardons: Edmond, Udall at Casa Azul

The event, free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Festival of Words Cultural Arts Collective, in partnership with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Center for Louisiana Studies and...

Your band is a business

Bradley Black's session includes business organizational structure, making the band its own legal entity, touching on intellectual property issues, and more. Making music is one thing, making a band...

Band as biz 101 slated

Issues such as intellectual property rights, business organizational structure and making your band its own legal entity will be covered. Entertainment attorney Bradley Black Think you have what it...

Puppets, people and two plays in one show

Acting Unlimited (AUI) and Wanderlust Theatre Co. have hooked up with the UL-Lafayette Performing Arts Department for the performances. A pair of world premieres in one program takes place this...

This week in awesome: Roldon Brown

The Ind's favorite flutist bested 60 competitors recently to secure the lone spot studying with master flute instructor Thaddeus Watson at the Frankfurt Conservatory of Music and Art in Germany. The...

First farce found in "Rehearsal'

The Rehearsal is a rip-roaring madcap satire play-within-a-play which boasts a lavish display of 16th and 17th century period costumes of original design. The comic farce features silly players who...

Cake walk at the Dome

Acadiana Family Tree will be holding its 2nd Annual "Have Your Cake And Eat It, Too" fundraiser this Sunday at Cajundome Convention Center with special guest UL Head Coach Mark...

Piastres en masse at Bibi's Patisserie

FrancoJeunes encourages French-speaking customers to spend $10 this Satruday at Bibi's Patisserie for its inagural cash mob event "Piastres en masse." FrancoJeunes, a proactive group of...

AcA taking apps for residency program

It's the Acadiana Center for the Arts' residency program and if your performing arts company is in the Acadiana region (Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. Landry and...

AcA seeking ‘residents'

The Acadiana Center for the Arts is offering a pair of performing arts residences for the 2012-2013 season - an opportunity for performing arts companies in the eight-parish Acadiana region to do a...

Kickstarter campaign hopes to redefine ‘Cajun'

Filmmaker Allen Clements, a Lafayette native now running a production company in Pennsylvania, is using his SoLa roots - and the online Kickstarter fundraising platform - to produce a new documentary...

Kickstarter campaign hopes to redefine ‘Cajun'

Filmmaker Allen Clements, a Lafayette native now running a production company in Pennsylvania, is using his SoLa roots - and the online Kickstarter fundraising platform - to produce a new documentary...

Living history recalled, poetry planned in G.C.

In addition to what Pauline Edmond recounts about growing up in Grand Coteau, poet Jay Udall is set to do a poetry reading and, of course, there's an open mic for anyone to read some of their own...

‘Swamp People' seeking swamp people

To be considered for the program, would-be swamp people must be alligator hunters licensed in Louisiana or Texas who have at least 50 tags. The popular History Channel reality series Swamp People is...

Southern Screen Film Festival set

But the important stuff is there, such as how to submit a film, and how you can support and volunteer for it. The archive button is impressive in its account of what happened last year and goes a long...

ArtWalk and a preview of Gulf Brew Saturday

Along with ArtWalk Saturday, there will be a Gulf Brew preview (the event is set for Saturday, July 21) at the Acadiana Center for the Arts as Glaser's and the AcA will have samples for the 21 and...

Art lovers weekend starts Thursday

While you can get your art fix this weekend with 2nd Saturday Artwalk in downtown Lafayette, you can get a head start Thursday in the cultural genre with some true local storytelling and poetry in...

La. dancehalls take center stage

The Backyard Series, free and open to the public, presents a look back at the history of dancehalls Tuesday at Vermilionville. After a long week's work, Saturday nights were special in the small towns...

They're back(-to-back) comedies at Cité

Many people aren't aware that the plays are the result of assignments to graduate students in the theater department at UL Lafayette. The characters in the locally written comedies - Gros Becs by...

Arhoolie marks milestone

At 1 p.m.. Friday on KRVS 88.7 FM, the program American Routes airs Arhoolie Records 50th Anniversary Celebration, which also doubles as a benefit for the Arboolie Foundation. Indigenous music fans...

Coen & Co. take over Casa Azul

It's a family affair this evening at the Festival of Words Cultural Arts Collective with the Coen family stepping front and center with theatrics, prose and poetry - and there's even room for you,...

Michot homestead featured in NY Times

Raised of reclaimed lumber, sunken cypress and bousillage, that unique-to-Cajun Country building material comprising Spanish moss and mud used by Acadian settlers to insulate their austere dwellings,...

Songwriters' competition at Artmosphere

Unlike regular its songwriters nights, a $3 cover ($6 for under 21) will be in place to help off set costs and also goes toward the prizes. Tuesday evenings are usually set aside at Artmosphere Bistro...

Red, White & Boom! Food, fun and music on July 4

RW&B! has music, food, family fun and fireworks in celebration of America's 236th birthday and it begins at 5 p.m. The spectacular Grand Finale Fireworks show will take place at approximately 9:30...

Cultural grants available

The maximum grant for nonprofit culture groups, individuals and cultural economy businesses is $2,500. The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation, a statewide nonprofit organization that supports...

Tip's makes FCP easy

Tipitina's Co-Op Lafayette is rolling out yet another of its free summer workshops today with How to Organize Your Edits In Final Cut Pro. Tipitina's Co-Op Lafayette is rolling out yet another of its...

Memories: AOC to debut FIL 2012

In all, more than 30 performances - a few of them, notably Sonny Landreth's blazing opening-night show, are repeats - will be broadcast on Cox channel 15 and LUS channel 3. AOC Community Media,...

Tech-savvy musicians get with Stageit.com

StageIt.com allows performers to present live concerts on the Internet rather inexpensively, and this concept also applies to fans of the musicians who can get the show streamed to their computer for...

ArtWatch: Whole lotta theater going on

There will be plenty of theater downtown this weekend and we're not talking about what goes on after 10 p.m. when Jefferson Street becomes a one-way roadway, either, because what's on tap include an...

UL gets Toole cache

A letter and other memorabilia linked to Pulitzer Prize-winning author and one-time UL Lafayette (then called USL) English professor John Kennedy Toole was on the auction block at Sotheby's in New...

Tip's co-op studio open for musicians, filmmakers

That's what Tipitina's Co-op Lafayette residency program is all about: providing local musicians and digital media artists the resources needed to create and promote their work. So your band wants to...

Bands are a family, too

According to the press release from Tipitina's Co-op Lafayette, a band is a marriage and with that comes all sorts of ways to handle its internal operations. Caroline Helm, LCSW, a therapist by day...

Humor on tap at Cité des Arts

You have three more opportunities to catch Glass Mendacity this weekend at Cité des Arts. And next weekend marks the return of Gros Becs and Eulalie. You have three more opportunities to catch Glass...

Volunteers needed for Gulf Brew

Gulf Brew exists in part because of the team of volunteers; their dedication year after year helps the AcA bring Acadiana the best brews around. Gulf Brew will return to Downtown Lafayette's Parc...

Auditions for 'Rank' today, Tuesday

Rank needs two male actors ages 50's and male actors ages 28-35.  Performances are Aug. 10-12, 17-19. Loren Farmer is the director. Auditions for the play "Rank," by Robert Massey, are today...

Vote for a production

Acadiana Repertory Theatre will present readings of 10 new plays by 10 u-and-coming playwrights from across the country, and each audience member will have the chance to rate each show after the...

Fest of words takes different tack tonight

Joseph "Bay" Brooks owned his own auto repair garage in town for 35 years. He will share stories of friends, family and living in Grand Coteau. New Orleans author Constance Adler will...

Improv jazz tonight at Cite

Instead of sheet music, a score, or even chords, frontman Jeff Albert says  Dickie Landry, Tim Daisy and Josef Butts will receive written instructions at the start of the piece before venturing off...

Givers on RS video tribute to Graceland album

So that explains why Dickie Landry and Lost Bayou  Ramblers' Louis Michot and Andre Michot, instruments in hand, were hanging around that day at the fundraising concert for missing cyclist Mickey...

Lafayette poets head to national slam contest

At the Festival Slam, 10 poets, five per team, recited their original works. The artists each had their own unique style in their writing and presentations, which made for a very entertaining and...

Rolling Stone looks at La. music

Check out the Rolling Stone's playlist "Born on the Bayou: Exploring Louisiana in 18 Songs." Also known as the Rapturous music of the 18th state, the list includes folks from the south and...

Latin jazz back in Grammys but no Cajun, zydeco

The Recording Academy announced Friday that the upcoming Grammys will have 81 categories, three more than the 78 it had last year after being cut from 109 to 78. Along with Latin jazz, best urban...

Artwalk in downtown Saturday

On the eve of the 2nd Saturday Artwalk, you should probably know that local photographer Debbie Fleming Caffery is a part of the Facing Change: Documenting America (FCDA) project. On the eve of the...

Landry's 'Sharecropper's Whine' charts in U.K.

On the Euro Americana Chart you'll find that Drew Landry's release, on Blue Rose Records, debuted at No. 14. You'll also find other noteworthy labels such as Nonesuch Records and Sugar Hill Records,...

Creole Culture Day Sunday at Vermilionville

The focus of Creole Culture Day, set for Sunday at Vermilionville, is on the living culture of the Creoles and activities include cooking demonstrations, traditional occupational crafts, games and...

'Interesting blend' of music at Cite

And some of the other music Rio Luminoso plays, according to the press release, comes from the Tango halls of Buenos Aries, the beaches of Rio, the sultry tropical breeze of the French Caribbean and...

RemINDer: Zydeco, BluesBerry and more

The 8th annual Opelousas Spice and Music Festival opens at 6:30 tonight with Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie, followed by Horace Trahan and the New Ossun Express. Chris Ardoin & NuStep...

Rareluth, Royal Teeth close out DTA! tonight

It may be hard to believe that the spring season of Downtown Alive! comes to an end tonight, but with Rareluth and Royal Teeth sharing the bill, it should be one you won't soon forget. It may be hard...

Turner and Young

Located on the main drag at the only stop light in town, the tiny blue wood frame building comes alive with poetry readings when most other shops are shuttered for the evening. As a rule, lyrical...

Second run for True West

What a relief to learn that you get credit for past performances and that means you don't have the same rehearsal schedule as before. It's not carte blanche by any means, but you do get to keep a...

Kickstarter campaing under way for 'Wolves'

Because of its scope and literal size of the puppets, Wolves in the Walls is a team effort between Acting Unlimited (AUI), Wanderlust Theatre Co., and the UL-Lafayette Performing Arts...

Landry's 'Sharecroppers Whine' fete tonight

Drew Landry's 2008 "Sharecropper's Whine" will be released in the UK today on Blue Rose Records, and in honor of that, he's throwing a big ol' gig also today, 8 p.m., at Bourque's Social...

RemINDer: DTA!, benefit concert for Mickey Sunday

A benefit concert featuring GIVERS and Vagabond Swing to raise funds in the search for Mickey Shunick, 22, who has been missing since Saturday (May 19), is scheduled for Sunday at Parc International,...

Movies under the stars with 'Goonies'

Movies are selected by the Downtown Lafayette board and staff, but believe it or not, there is a scientific method of sorts involved. A couple of brothers find a map and set out on a quest to find the...

Images Animées' 'Limbo' at AcA

The Performing Arts Residency Program at the Acadiana Center for the Arts,  which focuses on the development of theater and dance in the community, will present Getting Out of Limbo, by Images...

Not your normal Beatles tribute set

However, there's more to "A Tribute to The Beatles" than a Fab Four nostalgia tour with impersonators shaking their mop tops because rocker/multi-instrumentalist Kelly Keeling is at the...

New date for Lt. Governor's Music Gala

Called the Lt. Governor's Music Gala, it is set for the James Devin Moncus Theater. Exact date and time have yet to be nailed down, but we'll keep you posted. The Acadiana Center for the Arts and Lt....

LCB's Memorial Day show extends day's meaning

This year, the Lafayette Concert Band has a selection of tunes that covers not only American military personnel who gave their lives protecting the country, but those who lost their lives as a result...

Arnaudville cultural district lauded

The Deux Bayous Cultural District in the small St. Martin Parish town of Arnaudville was among eight Louisiana organizations honored this week for its promotion and preservation of arts and...

RemINDer: Dr. Michael White's jazz at AcA Friday

The Endowment for Humanities' Humanist of the Year Award winner and recent Treme star, Dr. Michael White and his seven-piece band will bring some New Orleans-style jazz to close out the AcA's...

Get to know Ernie K-Doe

Ben Sandmel says he first became interested in Ernie K-Doe while listening to his radio show on WWOZ in the 1980s. The singer would play his own songs and "then scream over them about what a...

'My Lafayette' videos await your vote

A joint project of the Lafayette Convention & Visitors Commission and AOC Community Media, My Lafayette was designed to showcase Lafayette/Acadiana as a prime tourist destination and its residents...

Tip's wants to clear the air, literally

Tipitina's Foundation & Let's Be Totally Clear's Smoke-Free Air Series comes to Artmosphere on Friday to raise awareness about the foundation's campaign for smoke-free nightclubs and like...

DTA! Lil' Buck a go this evening

As of 2:04 p.m. today, word is Downtown Alive! will take place in Parc San Souci this evening. We checked in with tonight's DTA! Performer Paul "Lil' Buck" Sinegal to see what he has planned...

Ride for Rox rescheduled

The Ride for Rox memorial ride has been rescheduled from tomorrow to Saturday, May 26. The Ride for Rox memorial ride has been rescheduled from tomorrow to Saturday, May 26. Ride for Rox commemorates...

PASA's big weekend begins Friday

The third and final performance in the Singer + Songwriter series is Friday, 8 p.m., in the James D. Moncus Theater at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, 101 W. Vermilion. The fundraiser Saturday is...

'Grease' tunes sure to get in your head

With everything else going on downtown - ArtWalk, Student Arts Expo - Saturday brings us another round of family movie fun with Downtown Lafayette's Movies in the Parc, and this time it's the catchy...

Off the Record 05.09.12

At the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Russ Lay, a friend from my Kellam High School days in Virginia Beach, Va., wrote the following on Facebook: "Yvette Landry...real honky tonk...

App for Dat: Casting Call

With a fledgling motion picture industry spreading its wings in Lafayette and across Louisiana, keeping up with productions requires more than word of mouth. With a fledgling motion picture industry...

Artwalk wide open Saturday

This particular Artwalk has a lot going on at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, from the Student Arts Expo, The Southern Open,  to the 2nd Annual Local Filmmakers Showcase. If it's the second Saturday...

ArtWatch: My Lafayette deadline Wed.

LCVC and AOC are calling on all video enthusiasts to show Lafayette through their eyes in an online video contest My Lafayette video contest Filmmakers and videographers have until tomorrow (May 9),...

Off the Record: Brass Bed does Nilsson

The video of Brass Bed doing Nilsson's Don't Forget Me is causing a stir near and far. A music video of Nilsson's Don't Forget Me by Brass Bed is causing quite the stir lately. Brass Bed, set to play...

Music still sounding off in area

Festival International may be over, but there's still plenty of fun things to do and it begins right here in our figurative backyard with Downtown Alive! in Lafayette, and all weekend over at our...

Nerdcore rising

Tomorrow is Free Comic Book day and several of the area's established comic artists, including Kody Chamberlain and Rob Guillory, are teaming up to celebrate it with a signing at And Books Too and...

Rollin' with the hometeam

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo by watching our Acadiana Roller Girls square off - or circle off, in this case - against the Magnolia Roller Vixens out of Mississippi Saturday night. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo...

Top notch bull riding at the 'Dome

On the roster of 40 riders listed to participate are the current standings leaders on the CINCH CBR Tour "Road To Cheyenne," including four world champions and four Louisiana cowboys,...

ArtWatch: ASO presents Mozart, Romero and Carrier

Tanya Bannister, the New Orleans International Piano Competition winner, presents Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert while Roddie Romero and Chubby Carrier combine with the Conservatory Chorus and others...

It's nearly 24/7 at Theatre 810

Lights. Hold the camera. Action. And auditions. In other words, space, puppets and Shakespeare's women pretty much sums up what's going on at Theatre 810 today through Monday. Lights. Hold the camera....

Auditions set for 'Rehearsal'

The Rehearsal is a light and funny play-within-a-play and boasts a lavish display of period costumes of original design. Auditions for the play The Rehearsal, a 17th century comic satire by George...

Off the Record: Hayes to tour with Underwood

Breaux Bridge's Hunter Hayes, billed as the special guest, will open for Carrie Underwood on her The Blown Away Tour. The North American tour will also include an international run of shows, including...

Zach helps celebrate 200th

In the music category, according to the Advocate, Scott's Zachary Richard sang what he said was "the oldest song in the considerable repertoire of Louisiana music" from the early days of...

Thanks, but media aren't VIP

Don't get me wrong, I mean we're flattered and all of that but having the same access to areas as a VIP really doesn't help us do our job, and in many ways it is a hindrance. That is to say, we're...

Artist Bonin bound for New Orleans

Artist Melissa Bonin has been represented by several galleries in New Orleans over the years, but this will be her first gallery there. If all went as planned Monday, artist Melissa Bonin was to sign...

Artists named for Southern Open

The original media chosen for the Southern Open 2012 includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations, photography and video/DVD provided by visual artists. Artists and their artwork for the...

Dynamic duo: Foster and Thorn at AcA

Ruthie Foster and Paul Thorn have forged a compelling path for the next generation of songwriting blues and soul artists. The two perform a combustible blend of soul, blues, rock, R&B, folk and...

Fest Fave: Fabulous opening night

Sonny Landreth opened in style at Scene Popeyes International while Bas Clas rocked out at Scene Malibu Fai Do Do. Brother Dege's stunning interpretation of the national anthem in the opening...

After the party there's the afterparty and...

Unless you're zip code denotes you living under a rock, you've noticed it's Festival International this weekend. The great news is that when Festival comes around great bands take the stage at clubs...

Fest Faves: Legg's take on the national anthem

But about the opening ceremonies, you'll not want to miss Brother Dege, aka Dege Legg, playing The Star-Spangled Banner. Legg says he has been closing his sets with the national anthem - the Jimi...

Terrance Simien does Dnepropetrovsk

The U.S. Embassy sponsored a cultural and education program to celebrate ties with Dnipropetrovsk, featuring Ambassador John Tefft and zydeco's Grammy winner Terrance Simien & the Zydeco...

pRECYCLE Machine debuts at Festival

The pRECYCLING machine and project will be introduced at the 2012 Festival International de Louisiane. Festival International de Louisiane is known for introducing new and exciting music, film, art to...

Fest Faves: Local bands, Fest quilt on display

Festival International de Louisiane has arrived. For the 26th year. You can call it Festival International. Or simply call it Festival. No matter, it's Festival time. And indigenous Louisiana music...

That Damn Dickie Landry

Dickie Landry will have to write an autobiography. If he could project his life clearly, factually and chronologically onto a giant screen - big enough to show all of the highs and lows, adventures,...

Songwriting students learn from pros

Professor Mark DeWitt invited accomplished local songwriters - Sam Broussard, David Egan, Yvette Landry and Nathan Williams - to share their experience and knowledge with the class of budding...

Fest Faves: Wonderful weather on tap

Whether or not weather is discussed at Festival offices, well, the good news is that good weather is in the forecast throughout Festival's run that ends Sunday in downtown Lafayette. Everybody talks...

And Festival begins when exactly?

Festival can also be a tad abstract as far when it officially opens. For engineers and other precise-minded individuals who may want to know exactly when Festival International de Louisiane actually...

Fest Faves: Festival App now applicable

The mobile app is an electronic guide and a one-stop shop for all things Festival. We wrote about this not too long ago, but the time is nigh to get in gear, technologically speaking, for Festival...

Nickel beer? Nope, Nik-L-Beer Friday

Could it be the gris gris on Downtown Alive having Nik-L-Beer perform is over? The weather looks good for tonight. Having become something like a running joke on a Scooby Doo episode, the last few...

Fest Faves: S'more music to check out

Now the following bands are just a few suggestions we've come up with for you to check out next week when Festival International de Louisiane comes to town. So go check out the whole Festival schedule...

Fest Faves: Music is the thing

Going from one Festival stage to another is like walking from one country to another. At any given moment over the course of Festival, you may find yourself in Niger, France, Ethiopia, or anywhere in...

AcA's great line-up in May

Festival International is not even here yet and April isn't quite over, but just to keep us focused on the future - no matter what the Mayan Calendar says - the Acadiana Center for the Arts has all...

Back Door man hits 80

And there's a party Friday at Grant Street Dancehall. Wednesday, April 18, 2012 By Dominick Cross D.L. Menard found his eighth decade last Saturday; however, a birthday celebration is set for Friday...

Fest Faves: The art of Festivaling

So much music, and sometimes so little time. What's a music lover to do? We suggest you make a schedule, pace yourself and sometimes just flip a coin. Hardly seems that nearly a year has passed since...

Magos' music has familiar ring

Not unlike their contemporaries in Cajun and zydeco music, Magos represents a generation of Hungarian folk musicians who are trying to keep the authentic folk music alive to pass it onto future...

LIME: A sweet idea for local musicians

The Louisiana International Music Expo, held during Festival International, capitalizes on Louisiana's largest cultural export...music. And it's working. It won't be on the main stage, but that...

Monkeys take to the stage tonight

The Stage Monkeys, an improv group, are performing tonight at Theatre 810. The Stage Monkeys, an improv group, are performing tonight at Theatre 810. The show starts at 7:30 p.m. with tickets being $5...

True West puts it on the line(s)

I don't have stage fright, so I figured why not. I mean, I've done performance-like stuff over the years. And that's what led me to Sam Shepard's True West, and a true picture of time, lines and...

Lost Bayou Ramblers at DTA!

Word is out about the Lost Bayou Ramblers latest album, Mammoth Waltz (set for an April 17 street date), and it's all good. And you can hear tunes from it at DTA! Lost, they are not. Instead, the Lost...

Fest Faves: Technology APPlies to Festival, too

Festival International de Louisiane's use of tech trends is another applicable reason why it remains in vogue with the young, the older and everyone in-between. [Editor's Note: This is the fourth in...

Spectrums of story telling at camp

Children and teens ages seven to 17 will participate in stops during the week at AOC Community Media, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra and Cité des Art as they learn there's more to a story than just...

Fest Fave: Get your Biergarten here

There's always something new and innovative going on with Festival International de Louisiane. And through the Louisiana Experience, the La. Craft Biergarten is just one of those...

Fest Fave: special events enhance FIL

For most people, Festival International is all about the music. However these are other events including more music, film, and theater events that Festival presents by teaming up with a local...

Cool (and bravo!): Krause et al get Fringe nod

Lafayette choreographer Paige Krause and her dance collective (C)ollaborate 78 have been selected to perform in June at the St-Ambroise Montreal FRINGE Festival. Paige Krause Lafayette choreographer...

Sounds of Festival Friday on American Routes

Music from Festival International's 25th anniversary airs Friday on American Routes with "Festival Time in Lafayette, La.," on KRVS 88.7 FM, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. If you go to the American Routes...

Feufollet featured in Garden & Gun

Feufollet is in the April/May issue of Garden & Gun magazine and also gardenandgun.com. In addition, the mag's editor-in-chief will talk about the band and other things, too, Wednesday morning on...

Tarzan's 100th celebrated in Morgan City

The Tarzan: Lord of the Louisiana Jungle Festival is set for April 12-14 in Morgan City and includes the opening of the Tarzan exhibit at the State Museum in Patterson, boat tours of scenes from the...

Indian dancers celebrate Odissi

Tuesday night at the Heymann Performing Arts Center, Nrityagram Dance Ensemble performs the eternal rhythm that embodies a national spirit When the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble celebrates Odissi, a...

Landry plays at the Guggenheim

Dickie Landry took time away from his pecan trees in Cecilia and tended to some other cultural diversions like soloing recently on saxophone in the "reverberant rotunda of the Guggenheim...

Driving Mr. Yogi

On National Public Radio's Weekend Edition this past Saturday, host Scott Simon interviewed former New York Yankees legends Yogi Berra and Ron "Louisiana Lightning" Guidry. Lafayette and its...

Festival named Best World Music Festival

Festival International de Louisiane bested Festival au Desert, Tombouctou, Mali; globalFEST, New York City; Globalquerque, Albuquerque, N.M.; and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, Washington, D.C.,...

Allons a Lafayette, indeed

So what is it that we have? What makes Lafayette different from other cities in Louisiana, and for that matter, the country? All of the attention and accolades Lafayette has been receiving lately has...

World's best fest seeks volunteers

A volunteer meeting, actually, a volunteer special event called a Festival Experiment is set for Wednesday, April 4, at 6 p.m., at a location you'll find out about only after you register to volunteer...

Downtown Alive - it's on, pecan

Almost, but not quite, as much fun as attending Bach Lunches or Downtown Alive events in the parks in downtown Lafayette is watching the sky to see if anything will be postponed. Today it looks like...

Autism benefit Saturday at Artmosphere

Dozens of local musicians come together to raise money for the Autism Society of Acadiana on March 31 at 3 p.m. and going until Artmosphere closes. This yearly event is called Rock for Hope. Dozens of...

Powell on the late Earl Scruggs

"The style he developed became the primary style of the instrument -- it is called, simply, Scruggs Style," according to Dirk Powell, accomplished player of many instruments including...

Colorful Holi Festival Saturday

According to the Acadiana Indian Association's website, Holi Festival is held here for all those reasons we live here. Chalk up another reason Lafayette is a really Cool Town. The inaugural Lafayette...

Camera crews sought for Festival

As a rule, it takes at least 50 volunteers to cover the performances for live broadcasts or recording purposes on the main stage - Parc International - Thursday-Sunday (April 25-29) during Festival...

Malone Brothers coming to town

Dave and Tommy Malone, whose names are synonymous with their much-heralded bands, The Radiators and the subdudes, respectively, have united to form the Malone Brothers. You know what they say, when...

Opportunity knocks for local artists

By securing a Theater Residency position at the Acadiana Center of the Arts, The Compound earned not only a location for its performance of Cody Daigle's play, William and Judith, but also a portion...

Community Day debuts at ULL's Festival of the Arts

The UL Lafayette College of the Arts will host Community Day with free workshops on Saturday as part of the 2012 Festival of the Arts. The UL Lafayette College of the Arts will host Community Day on...

The Rabble: Groundbreaking play and music

The Rabble, is a groundbreaking play by Antonine Maillet, Canada's premier Acadian author and playwright, is part of the UL Lafayette College of the Arts' Sixth Annual Festival of the Arts that...

Landry going to the Moon

When the Yvette Landry Band plays the Blue Moon Friday night, she'll bring with her a history of country music that she didn't know was in her until she sat down and began to write music - something...

Cajun song workshops set

Both workshops are presented by Louisiana Folk Roots and the Acadiana Center for the Arts and are for all levels of singing experience. There's more to Cajun music than the accordion and fiddle and...

Best World Music Festival?

In the inaugural year in the World Music awards at About.com, Lafayette's Festival International de Louisiane is about 400 votes behind first place Festival au Desert in Mali for Best World Music...

Go green for St. Paddy's Day

Acadiana celebrates St. Patrick's Day tomorrow with Patty in the Parc, a family event with food and drinks and music by Celjun and the Ryan School of Irish, the Molly Ringwalds, Nik-L-Beer, Jamie...

Agony, ecstasy and a Daisey

The doyenne of downtown Lafayette theater, Cody Daigle, returns this weekend with his one-man performance of Mike Daisey's The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. Daigle is a working playwright who...

DTA! weathers weather

"It was cold," says Kate Durio, marketing and communications manager at DLU. "It started off slow, but it ended with a pretty good crowd." Despite the overcast sky and the cool...

Got rhythm?

Christine Balfa is known to play both the t-fer [triangle] in Cajun bands and also don a rubboard as well. She says there's really no difference between the purpose of the two found in Cajun and...

It's On! Downtown Alive is a go

Downtown Lafayette Unlimited's meteorologist says it'll be cloudy and cool but rain shouldn't be a problem. Downtown Lafayette Unlimited's meteorologist says it'll be cloudy and cool but rain...

Dancers needed

Renaissance Cadienne, a folkloric troupe based out of Lafayette, performs in period costumes and consists of dancers, singers and musicians who present Louisiana Cajun heritage from the time of the...

Water, Sky, Earth, Air opens tonight

Both artists - Jesse Poimboeuf and John Slaughter - live in Grand Coteau and have been friends for 25 years, but this is the first show, other than group shows, that the two are showing...

Friday's Bach Lunch canceled

Tomorrow's Bach Lunch with Les Freres Michot, the first of the Spring season, has been canceled due to rain. Tomorrow's Bach Lunch with Les Freres Michot, the first of the Spring season, has been...

Festival's talking wall, so to speak

If, by chance, come April 25-29 and Festival is in full swing, and you lost your schedule or forget who's on what stage and when that might be, just saunter on over to the corner of Congress and...

Hopefest moved to Blackham

The threat of inclement weather has the annual concert-fundraiser moving from Parc International to the coliseum. The annual Hopefest concert and fundraiser scheduled for Saturday at Parc...

ArtWalk returns Saturday

Purchases of visual art at participating venues are not subject to the state sales tax. Wednesday, March 7, 2012 The Second Saturday ArtWalk returns to downtown Lafayette this weekend with new and...

Local jazz program at Cite

Christy Leichty, Cité program director, says the group simply shows that the homegrown musicians are more than capable of stretching their wings. Jazz, not necessarily a genre that Southwest Louisiana...

Local V-Day events target domestic violence

The local production of The Vagina Monologues' continues this weekend with two performances at Fletcher Hall and a late-night Saturday performance at downtown Esprit de Coeur. All proceeds from the...

Castille's ‘T-Galop' ready in the gate

Acadiana folklorist/filmmaker Conni Castille's new documentary, "T-Galop: A Louisiana Horse Story," is set to begin its rounds of public screenings ahead of this year's film...

Royal Teeth goes national

And in January, Fox began using the song in a promo for its 2012 line-up. And if you happen to be in Canada anytime soon, that song you hear behind GM's Buick commercial is also "Wild" by...

ASO's Friday concert features students

The performance is a mass "play-in" in which Acadiana students will sing and play recorder or violin with the ASO. That won't be a student flash mob at the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra's Link...

Kid-friendly Hamlet hams it up at AcA

Los Angeles-based L'Enfant Terrible Theater Company brings the Bard's tale of the Danish prince gone wrong to the Acadiana Center for the Arts in Hamlet, Prince of Puddles. Los Angeles-based L'Enfant...

Southern Open accepting entries

The Southern Open is a juried exhibition featuring artists from the five southern states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. The Southern Open, set to begin May 12 at the Acadiana...

Oscar comes to La.

The 14-minute long film, the first by Moonbot, was one of five considered for the Oscar, including a film from Pixar. When the Best Animated Short Film award went to The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr....

Musical GRAND PRE returns to ULL theater

A musical set during the "Great Removal" of Acadians by the British will be perforrmed one weekend only at UL's Angelle Hall this March. A musical set during the "Great Removal" of...

Festival nets nomination

Call on your civic pride again as yet another vote-early-and-often fan-based competition is under way. Festival International de Louisiane has been named a finalist in the 2012 About.com World Music...

Bach Lunch spring series schedule

Springtime in Louisiana is exciting. Crawfish are in season, there is Festival International anticipation and it's right before we begin bracing ourselves for the oppressive heat of summer. One of the...

Rockets and Polar Bears at Cite downtown

Cite des Arts presents a comedy named Rockets and Polar Bears beginning this weekend. Cite des Arts presents a comedy named Rockets and Polar Bearsbeginning this weekend. Starring Christian LeBlanc,...

2-for-1 blues treat

Blues music fans get a double dose of the genre with James Cotton and Henry Gray. Blues lovers and those who just appreciate organic music will get a two-for-one when Louisiana Crossroads presents...

Date change for Grammy Gala

The program was to feature Grammy-nominated and Grammy Award winners and it still will when it comes to the ACA's James Devin Moncus Theater in June. The Lieutenant Governor's Grammy Gala, originally...

Masquerade ballin' downtown

Part of Jefferson Street will be closed down Sunday for the Greenroom Masquerade Ball. Part of Jefferson Street will be closed down Sunday for the Greenroom Masquerade Ball. Opelousas group Soul...

Own and wear traditional Mardi Gras

You don't want to miss out on a classic Mardi Gras costume fundraiser today and Monday at Cité des Arts. History. Culture. Craftsmanship. You'll find it all in a Mardi Gras costume, a colorful aspect...

Get slammed at Festival International

These ain't your grandfather's rhymed couplets. Some years ago, Festival International tried to include a Poetry Slam in its schedule. But even with Zachary Richard at the helm, it was a good idea...

Plastic Theatre at Theatre 810

Plastic Theatre Company brings real performances to Theatre 810 downtown. Plastic Theatre Company brings real performances to Theatre 810 downtown. Lafayette's Theatre 810, the newest live performance...

Kinky Friedman show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Kinky Friedman's Southern Discomfort tour gig at Vermilionville today begins at 7:30 p.m. The Kinkster's Southern Discomfort tour, set tonight at Vermilionville, begins at 7:30  p.m. The show is...

Here's your Mardi Gras schedule

Or, an exhaustive (select) list of parades and other activities around Acadiana, compiled for your convenience Friday, Feb. 17 Friday Night Parade Downtown to Cajun Field 6:30 p.m. Featuring multiple...

Festival lineup complete

In addition to who and what you already know is coming, look for Rusted Root, Vishten, Teada and T-Bird & the Breaks performing Sunday at Festival International. With the recent release of...

The Dude coming to Baton Rouge

Jeff Dowd, also known as the most popular cinematic cult icon in a bathrobe, is coming to the capitol's Manship Theatre March 3 to do a Q&A about The Big Lebowski and movies in general. Jeff Dowd,...

Kinky Friedman, sans edge

The Kinkster is well-known for his outspokenness in politics, song and stories. But there's another caring side that may have escaped some when it comes to animals and American heroes. One of Kinky...

No Grammys for locals

While local Cajun and zydeco bands returned home without a Grammy, one Louisiana band did bring the trophy home to The Big Easy. The New Orleans' music of The Rebirth Brass Band trumped two other...

Rebels play arousing music, art shown tonight

Artmosphere's monthly The Rebel Rousers Rockabilly & Outlaw Country Revue has been moved to tonight due to Mardi Gras. Artmosphere's monthly The Rebel Rousers Rockabilly & Outlaw Country Revue...

Hunter Hayes up for CMA award

Breaux Bridge native Hunter Hayes is among three young musicians nominated for the Country Music Awards' best new artist. Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Hunter Hayes is nominated in the...

Musical humorists to converge

Funny songs make a living for Nashville-based singer/songwriter and musical humorist, Kacey Jones, who'll open Kinky Friedman's Southern Discomfort tour, Wed., Feb. 15, at Vermilionville. Kacey Jones...

Musical humorists to converge

Funny songs make a living for Nashville-based singer/songwriter and musical humorist, Kacey Jones, who'll open Kinky Friedman's Southern Discomfort tour, Wed., Feb. 15, at Vermilionville. Kacey Jones...

Festival's stellar Saturday night lineup

The jaw-dropping, if not name dropping, Saturday lineup includes: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Nigeria-/African/World), Texas Tornados w/ Flaco Jimenez, Augie Meyers & Shawn Sahm (Texas-Tex Mex),...

Berry Queens sweet on Jones

They'll be all dolled up in an entertaining way because they are the Berry Queens, an offshoot and milder version of the Sweet Potato Queens, a women's organization based out of Jackson, Miss., with...

ArtWalk, Rio roll Saturday

Before and after the Krewe of Rio rolls down Vermilion Street and crosses Jefferson Saturday evening, the Second Saturday ArtWalk will thrive as the downtown cultural district's galleries, cafés and...

Local musicians Grammy Awards bound

With the 54th Grammy Awards beckoning Sunday, some local musicians are heading to L.A. with the hopes of returning home with an award in hand. Cajun music band Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys is...

Saint Street Inn gets a Brazilian

Krewe of Rio parade is this Saturday and eatery Saint Street Inn is serving it up smooth. One of the best things about Mardi Gras is if done correctly the amount of walking you get in is spectacular....

Kinky Friedman comes to town Feb. 15

A recent interview with The Kingster reveals that the Texas troubadour-author-social-commentator-and-satirist would not rule out running again for governor of Texas. Kinky Friedman is coming to...

Free Jazz Fest tickets application

Louisiana has a strong tradition of offering music performances for free and it is in that spirit that New Orleans' Jazz Fest is offering free tickets through social service organizations that apply...

Go vote Lafayette - it's almost over

Today is the last day to vote for Lafayette as winner of Southern Living's "The South's Tastiest Town" contest and you just need to vote. Okay? You, Gentle Reader, probably need no more...

Absinthe would be handy here

Painting With a Twist and Jefferson Street Pub are teaming up to keep Festival International funded and free for the public. Painting With a Twistand Jefferson Street Pub are teaming up to keep...

Acadiana artist to show in Vegas

The Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Arts in Las Vegas is showing the work of local artist Hope Hebert beginning March 10. The Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Arts in Las Vegas is showing the work of...

Festival International announces artwork

Thursday night's Festival fete in Parc International celebrated the 26th year of Festival International. Thursday night's Festival fete in Parc International celebrated the 26th year of Festival...

Evening reading at UL's Griffin Hall

New Orleans writers and poets Dave Brinks and Megan Burns perform a poetry reading Friday night courtesy of the Deep South Reading Series. New Orleans writers and poets Dave Brinks and Megan Burns...

ZooZoo coming to AcA

A zoo so nice they have to say it twice and perform two nights next week. A zoo so nice they have to say it twice and perform two nights next week. Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. at the James. D. Moncus...

Locally made film nominated for Oscar

The short film premiered at last year's Cinema on the Bayou festival. According to Lafayette's Cinema on the Bayou founder Pat Mire, a movie that premiered at this fest last year called The Fantastic...

Cinema on the Bayou set to roll

Jan. 25-29 is the seventh Cinema on the Bayou film festival. Jan. 25-29 is the seventh Cinema on the Bayou film festival. Cinema on the Bayou kicks off at downtown Lafayette's Acadiana Center for the...

Fresh exhibits to UL museum

Paintings and printmaking open this month at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum adjacent to the UL campus. Paintings and printmaking open this month at the Paul and Lulu Hilliard...

Two Jan. BeauSoleil performances set in Acadiana

Jan. 26 and 27 have BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet playing in Lafayette and New Iberia, respectively. Jan. 26 and 27 have BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet playing in Lafayette and New Iberia,...

Soprano performs at Heymann Friday

PASA presents coloratura soprano Elizabeth Futral at The Heymann Center tonight at 7:30 p.m. The Performing Arts Society of Acadiana presents coloratura soprano Elizabeth Futral at The Heymann Center...

Chicago coming to New Iberia

Velma, Roxie, Billy and the rest of the cellblock are performing at the Essenee Theater in New Iberia starting in March. This is an Iberia Performing Arts League production. Tickets go on sale...

Elvis is alive (kind of)

Start prepping fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches because not just one but several Elvis impersonators are coming to the Heymann Center Thursday. And they are bringing Ann-Margaret along. Start...

Bring in the punk

Since downtown Lafayette's music scene has dwindled down to a few strong and awesome venues, other locations have picked up the slack. The Wild Salmon at 813 Foreman Drive has been one of those venues...

Arty party this Saturday downtown

Jan. 14 is the first ArtWalk of 2012 in downtown Lafayette. Jan. 14 is the first ArtWalk of 2012 in downtown Lafayette. ArtWalk is has been a downtown staple for a few dozen years. Art appreciators...

Clef Notes: What Comes First?

When asked the which-comes-first question all songwriters are asked, I say that it happens all kinds of ways.

Race to Cité des Arts

David Mamet's provocative play Race will be produced at Cité des Arts next month by the Eavesdrop Theatre Company. David Mamet's provocative play Race will be produced at Cité des Arts next month by...

Steve Earle at AcA

Acadiana Center for the Arts continues its Louisiana Crossroads series on Thursday and Friday with performances by Steve Earle. Acadiana Center for the Arts continues its Louisiana Crossroads series...

Saints alive at Theatre 810 plus dinner theater

Acting Unlimited Incorporated, resident theater company at Theatre 810 at 810 Jefferson St., invites the public to its latest offering, Lives of the Saints by David Ives. Coincidentally, it's a very...

Great balls of fire! Lost Jerry Lee record surfaces

The Gospel of rock 'n' roll history holds that famed Louisiana rockabilly pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis cut his first record demo in 1954 at Sun Studios in Memphis. Well, not so fast. The Gospel of rock 'n'...

New Rivet-ing theater troupe

Newly formed theater troupe The Riveters is bringing Wendy Wasserstein's Uncommon Women and Others to Cite des Arts this month. Newly formed theater troupe The Riveters is bringing Wendy Wasserstein's...

The Feed & Seed goes metal Monday

When the going gets tough, the tough prove their metal. Four bands from Germany, D.C., Baton Rouge and Lafayette play tonight starting at 7:30 p.m. When the going gets tough, the tough prove their...

Lives of the Saints coming in January

AUI is performing David Ives' Lives of the Saints in January. AUI is performing David Ives' Lives of the Saints in January. Directed by Cara Hayden, Lives of the Saints is seven one-act plays that...

New Year's Eve outings 'round these parts

Now that Santa is done with his chores, resting comfortably at the North Pole, we turn to thoughts of New Year's Eve. So line up the reliable babysitter and reserve a cab - here are a few great...

Daxin' and relaxin'

Shake a Legg to see Dax Riggs and Dege Legg Thursday - at least if you want these puns to stop. Shake a Legg to see Dax Riggs and Dege Legg Thursday - at least if you want these puns to stop. The Wild...

Friday's Movies in the Park cancelled

The weather is not playing nice with Lafayette's Downtown Development Authority. Tonight's Movies in the Parc is cancelled. The weather is not playing nice with Lafayette's Downtown Development...

Jazz Fest looking for photographers

Fancy yourself a fast shot? Then the Jazz & Heritage Archive wants you to attend 2012 New Orleans Jazz Festival. Fancy yourself a fast shot? Then the Jazz & Heritage Archive wants you to...

Ellis Marsalis Christmas tonight

The Heymann Center invites you to hear Ellis Marsalis, Jr. perform alongside the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, the Youth Orchestra and several local elementary schools. The Heymann Center invites you...

Have a Rocky Christmas

Watch even Santa "jump to the left and step to the right" at Cite des Arts this weekend for a live version of Rocky Horror Picture Show. Rocky Horror put the cult in cult favorite, the first...

Wanted: Local listings for Ragin' Cajun game-day fun

Because Lafayette always needs another reason to do what it does best - party. The Independent is looking for locally owned sports bars, pubs, etc., doing something extraordinary for the UL Ragin'...

Some musical Gold in your stocking tonight

Baby, it's cold outside but it's hot inside the James D. Moncus Theater at Acadiana Center for the Arts tonight at Lil' Band O'Gold's Swamp Pop Christmas Pageant. Baby, it's cold outside but it's hot...

ArtWalk on tap Saturday

December's ArtWalk is one of the busiest and most joyful of the year, with lots of people visiting and lots of local art being snapped up as gifts in this holiday month. Wednesday, Dec. 7,...

Combing through The Twilight Saga

A Lafayette export helped create Bella Swan's hair accessory masterpiece. A Lafayette export helped create Bella Swan's hair accessory masterpiece. By Emily Henagan Edward Cullen, played by Robert...

This week in A&E awesome: art burn at CHS

Students in Comeaux High's Academy of Visual and Applied Arts plan to burn the artist Pablo Picasso in effigy Friday. Students in Comeaux High's Academy of Visual and Applied Arts plan to burn the...

Hub City Theatre Fest begins Dec. 7

Starting Dec. 7 and running for five days, the Hub City Theatre and Storytelling Festival is held in downtown Lafayette at two venues. Starting Dec. 7 and running for five days, the Hub City Theatre...

King Crawfish in running for network prize

The documentary by local filmmakers Allison Bohl and Conni Castille airs at 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. today, Monday, Dec. 5, on the Documentary Channel. King Crawfish, the 2010 documentary by local...

Get yar Neverland Christmas

Crowley Rice Theater is offering up a different sort of holiday tale this year with its telling of how Captain Hook tried to destroy Christmas and how Peter Pan and his friends saved it. Crowley Rice...

Le Feu et l'Eau in Arnaudville this weekend

Le Feu et l'Eau Rural Arts Celebration is happening Dec. 3 at NuNu's in Arnaudville. Le Feu et l'Eau Rural Arts Celebration is happening Dec. 3 at NuNu's in Arnaudville. Starting at noon, this free...

Wayne Ditch retrospective needs your help

Collectors of artist Wayne Ditch's work are being asked to loan it to the AcA for a retrospective that will open during the December ArtWalk. Collectors of artist Wayne Ditch's work are being asked to...

Nue Moon rises Dec. 3

About twice a year a Nue Moon rises. The last 2011 Nue Moon Revue begins at 9 p.m. Dec. 3 and features Christine Pierce, Jonny Campos, Woody Randall, Paige Pemberton Laura Huval and Korey...

Harry Potter heads to New Iberia

The U.S. National Library of Medicine developed an exhibit called Harry Potter's World: Renaissance, Science, Magic and Medicine. The Iberia Parish Library is its one stop in Louisiana. The U.S....

Three Lafayette filmmakers awarded grants

Conni Castille, Zach Godshall and John Sharp are among eight statewide to receive filmmaking grants recently awarded by Louisiana Entertainment. Conni Castille A trio of filmmakers from Lafayette -...

Bard Yard Bash at Blue Moon Nov. 23

One of the greatest aspects of Thanksgiving weekend in Acadiana is how it is packed full of great shows. In order to tantalize your tastebuds for turkey and tryptophan Thursday, come the night before,...

Songs from the Coast premieres

The Thanksgiving holiday weekend serves up the world premiere of Louisiana Crossroads' Songs from the Coast, Acadiana Center for the Arts' new film series. The Thanksgiving holiday weekend serves up...

Pull a Tab Benoit tonight

Second-to-last Downtown Alive! of the 2011 Fall Series is tonight and Tab Benoit plays. Second-to-last Downtown Alive! of the 2011 Fall Series is tonight and Tab Benoit plays. Since coming on the...

Going once ... ASO opens auction

The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra is putting a modern twist on the auction with silent bids online. The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra is putting a modern twist on the auction with silent bids...

Lil' Buck plays a cover

Writer Scott M. Bock and photographer Gene Tomko spent weeks in the Hub City interviewing Sinegal and a host of other musicians about the evolving styles and blurring lines of blues and its influence...

Cleft Notes: CONNected

The Grinch, the Yat and the Weasel ... And how Joe McMahan saves the Western World

I'll see your ho and raise you a humbug

The newest kids on Lafayette's theatrical block, The Compound, are bringing an old Christmas tale to life with an adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. The newest kids on Lafayette's...

Conn man performs this weekend

Pineville native Steve Conn performs Nov. 17 at Vermilionville in Lafayette and Nov. 18 at the Sliman Theater in New Iberia. Pineville native Steve Conn performs two shows this weekend in Acadiana....

Ten candles on Blue Moon's cake

What do you get for the venue that has everything it needs? Your attendance for its birthday party. What do you get for the venue that has everything it needs? Your attendance for its birthday...

5th Avenue on Downtown Alive! tonight

Tonight marks the third-to-last performances of  Downtown Alive's 2011 Fall Season. Cover band 5th Avenue performs. Nov. 11 marks the third-to-last performance of Downtown Alive's 2011 Fall Season....

Dream dance performance at AcA

Local dancer and choreographer Paige Krause presents "I've Stopped Having that Dream I've Been Having" Nov. 11 and 12 at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. Local dancer and choreographer...

Local writer, speaker on Lifehacker.com

Local speaker, coach and writer Aileen Bennett has gone even more global than an Englishwoman living in Louisiana already is: her work now appears on Lifehacker.com. Local speaker, coach and writer...

ArtWalk returns Saturday

The Second Saturday ArtWalk returns to Jefferson Street and environs with the usual assortment of fine art and  music at galleries, restaurants and cafés downtown. The Second Saturday ArtWalk returns...

Accordion workshop Nov. 8

The Center for Cultural and Eco Tourism continues its "In Your Own Backyard" series with an accordion workshop at Vermilionville at 6:30 p.m. today. The Center for Cultural and Eco Tourism...

Get cut for a good cause

Did you need a haircut? How about a manicure or pedicure? Would you trade a can of green beans for it? Did you need a haircut? How about a manicure or pedicure? Would you trade a can of green beans...

Downtown Alive! wants to get you into Bed

Brass Bed performs for tonight's Downtown Alive! Downtown Alive! is 29 years old, providing free live music for all these years. It's now old enough to rent a car. It's hosted by Downtown Development...

The Flintstones were overrated

Bundle up and hunker down in Parc International Nov. 5 for a showing of the movie Jurassic Park. Bundle up and hunker down in Parc International Nov. 5 for a showing of the movie Jurassic...

Oil & Water

Dutch Kepler gives the earth a voice in his newest show. By Emily Henagan With a brush of his tools and a touch of his fingers, artist Dutch Kepler transforms blank canvases into expressionist...

Sin with saints at AcA

This Thursday keep the Halloween spirit alive, as well as the philantroptic spirit, with a masquerade ball at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. AcA is starting a new tradition with the launch of its...

Get your zombie on

At 11 p.m. tonight in San Souci the undead are gathering for a Zombie Walk. At 11 p.m. tonight in Sans Souci the undead are gathering for Zombiewalk 2011. Dozens are expected to meet up in downtown...

Festival of Words Nov. 3-5

Although the events have already started, Grand Coteau's Festival of Words begins a week from today running Nov. 3-5. This celebration involves established writers as well as the work of local...

A Posse and a costume contest for DTA

Downtown Development Authority and nonprofit Let's Be Totally Clear along with several other local businesses are teaming up once more to sponsor Oct. 28's Downtown Alive! with a Halloween twist. This...

Red Stick Ramblers play DTA

The Ramblers' infectious blend of old-time dancehall swing leavened with Cajun, hot jazz and other styles, has made the band a staple on stages worldwide. The crowd-pleasing Cajun swing of the Red...

Mouton launches new concert series

Louisiana roots music impresario extraordinaire Todd Mouton has reloaded. Introducing Live in Louisiana. Louisiana roots music impresario extraordinaire Todd Mouton has reloaded. Steve Conn On Nov....

Fuller book signing on tap Thursday

"Reese always writes exceptionally well, but his most salient work deals with Louisiana culture... And that's what you'll find in this anthology: insightful articles that revel in the Bayou...

A Gift and a Whip

...and the roar of the crowd By David Egan The phone rings violently at 5 a.m., just when I have finally found sleep. It takes some confused moments to figure out that I'm in a Dallas hotel room,...

Colossus Picks 10.19.11

Let's not quibble, okay? Marcelle Bienvenu is the Queen of Cajun Cooking. She has a food column, she's written many cookbooks, she teaches cooking and she schools other celebrity chefs about what's...

Randy Travis: Country When Country Wasn't Cool

Yeah, it's a Barbara Mandrell tune, but it describes Randy Travis to a T. By Walter Pierce Country music superstar Randy Travis didn't get a cellular phone until he was 51 years old. Randy Travis is...

Live HD opera broadcast in Moncus Theater

One of the best things The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City has done recently is broadcast its performances to select theaters around the country, live in high definition. Acadiana Center for...

Pizzarelli at AcA Friday

Jazz great John Pizzarelli teaches and performs Oct. 14 at Acadiana Center for the Arts. Jazz great John Pizzarelli teaches and performs Oct. 14 at Acadiana Center for the Arts. Pizzarelli is part of...

Ernest Gaines speaking at ULL

UL Lafayette's famed author and writer in residence emeritus is making an appearance on campus Tuesday at the research center named in his honor. Nationally acclaimed author and former longtime UL...

Downtown Alive! for Oct. 14

This weekend is comparable to how busy Festival International is every April. Lots to do and see, which is great if you have unlikable house guests to keep busy, no? While there are all sorts of...

Bach Lunch in Sans Souci Fridays

Get some extra sleep this weekend, Acadiana. This weekend is full of revelry: Grand Reveil Acadien, Festivals Acadiens et Creoles and Bach Lunch in the mix Oct. 14 at lunchtime. There are Bach lunches...

WeekINDer 10.12.11

From the world's most prestigious stages to the Heymann Performing Arts Center, Complexions Contemporary Ballet - America's first truly multicultural ballet company - brings its exquisite mix of...

Ruffins to headline LA Fête Thursday

Effervescent New Orleans trumper and band leader brings his Crescent City groove to Lafayette. Kermit Ruffins                               Rex Moroux New Orleans trumpet player and effervescent band...

Breaux Bridge native on Letterman tonight

Hunter Hayes is the latest homegrown talent harvested for the national scene. This 19-year-old country music singer-songwriter appears on David Letterman tonight. Hunter Hayes is the latest kernel...

Grand Réveil Acadien kicks off Friday

A state-wide celebration starts today and continues for 10 days in cities across Louisiana to commemorate the influence of the French people in Louisiana and what this culture has brought to the...

Fall in love with Bach Lunch

The fall 2011 Bach Lunch concert series commences Friday at Parc Sans Souci in downtown Lafayette. Un frere Michot The fall 2011 Bach Lunch concert series commences Friday at Parc Sans Souci in...

Downtown Alive! line-up for Oct. 7

Two bands are on tap tomorrow for Downtown Alive! Two bands are lined up tomorrow for Downtown Alive! Every Friday in the fall and spring Downtown Development Authority hosts this free concert...

Martin leads poetry workshop Saturday at AcA

Poet Clare L. Martin is hosting the workshop "Vision and Voice: Visual Art and Poem-Making" on Oct. 8 at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. Poet Clare L. Martin is hosting the workshop...

Kepler highlights October ArtWalk

Facilitator of grooves and creator of colorful expressionist paintings, retired UL visual arts instructor Dutch Kepler brings his extravagant gifts to Gallery 549... "Earth Spears" by Dutch...

WeekINDer 10.15.11

Quick: Name the 1989 civil revolt, also known as the Gentle Revolution, that led to the overthrow of Czechoslovakia's communist regime! Bone up on your trivia, test your command of random knowledge...

Good luck, Jade

Local artist and blogger Jade Harrington will be featured on tomorrow's Martha Stewart Show on the Hallmark Channel. Local artist and blogger Jade Harrington will be featured on tomorrow's Martha...

Hey, kids! Got improv? UPDATE

Beginning this week, AURA offers "Fundamentals of Improvisational Theater" for kids. Beginning this week, AURA offers "Fundamentals of Improvisational Theater" for kids. Plato...

Jazz at the Center series debuts downtown

Acadiana Center of the Arts adds another magic trick to their magician's top hat by hosting a jazz series in the Moncus Theater. Acadiana Center of the Arts adds another magic trick to their...

Bayou Vermilion Fest Sunday

Oct. 2 is the 11th annual Bayou Vermilion Festival out of Vermilionville. Vermilionville Living History and Folk Life Museum is dedicated to preserving, promoting and education the history of the...

GIVERS play Jimmy Kimmel

GIVERS play yet another late night national talk show. Since beginning in a jam session a few years ago local darlings GIVERS have ratcheted up the chain of musical command rapidly, getting signed to...

WeekINDer 09.28.11

There's nothing that Louisianans excel at more than eating our way to altruism. The Cajundome hosts this year's Hearts of Hope Culinary Classic and Wine Expo... WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28 At this point, the...

INDfocus: Rootstock/En Francais

Rock 'n' roll and beer have enjoyed a long, happy marriage. The two renew their vows and seal it with a big, wet French kiss at the upcoming Rootstock concert, and on the forthcoming record, En...

INDfocus: Midtown Men

They're from all over the United States, but they'll forever be Jersey boys. Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer were the original stars of the hit Broadway Jersey...

1920's fundraiser for local art center

A 1920s-inspired fundraiser is just the ticket to help support downtown Lafayette theater Cité des Arts. Cité des Arts is located at 109 Vine St. in between Buchanan and Jefferon Streets. Since 2000...

Here is some theater news, darling

Downtown Lafayette is being happily inundated with great theater lately, even more so than usual. Now local thespians want you to take part. Sept. 26 and 27 from 6-8 p.m. at the Acadiana Center for...

WeekINDer 09.21.11

Sept. 23-25 You kill em, they grill em: Roadkill Diner: An Original Musical Comedy is running all weekend, 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday with a 2:30 p.m. matinée at Cité des Arts. This is (as of this...

Blackpot volunteers needed

If you are one of those folks who says they always mean to volunteer, now's your chance. Blackpot Festival is around the corner and they need you on Oct. 28 and 29. Blackpot Festival is a Cajun...

Hoot dat

Horton heard one and sometimes you've given one, but tonight Blue Moon is hosting one. Occasionally Blue Moon Saloon hosts a Hoot Night. Different established musicians, many with their full bands,...

Native Americans celebrated at Vermilionville

Vermilionville is dedicating Sept. 17 to educate the public about the indigenous peoples of this area. This Saturday representatives from different tribes in Louisiana will be at the Vermilionville...

Downtown Alive! has T.K. Hulin

T.K. Hulin plays for tomorrow night's Downtown Alive! in Parc International. Downtown Alive! is happening Friday in downtown Lafayette. This is an outdoor event and we do post if it is ever cancelled...

LA Fête Lafayette 2011 at Trynd

The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation (LCEF) announced that its annual fundraiser will this year be held in Lafayette at downtown hotspot Trynd. The Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation (LCEF)...

WeekINDer 09.14.11

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 Wednesday, September 14, 2011 THURSDAY, SEPT. 15 The fall fundraiser for Alliance Française de Lafayette will be poured Thursday at Jolie's Louisiana Bistro, 507 W....

'Escapee' in theaters, star Faith Ford in Lafayette

Pineville native Faith Ford was in town this past week to promote the new thriller movie Escapee, written and directed by Campion Murphy. Ford is most well known for her two television shows, Hope...

This blog gets pretty graphic

The Acadiana Center for the Arts is hosting Kody Chamberlain's book signing for Sweets: A New Orleans Crime Story. Sweets: A New Orleans Crime Story is an original graphic novel both written and drawn...

Bach rises and returns to Parc Sans Souci

The Lafayette Science Museum Foundation wants you to know that on top of bringing nea-to exhibitions to its downtown space they also like to get down. The museum is in charge of the Bach Lunch series...

A&E Calendar for Sept. 7-13

The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings and more... The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops,...

Fall Fest returns to ArtWalk Saturday

"An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the actual world." - George Santayana Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011 Written by Anna Purdy "An artist is a dreamer consenting to dream of the...

LFR and AcA go old school with Lost Bayou Ramblers

Louisiana Folk Roots and the Acadiana Center for the Art's Creativity @ the Center are pleased to present the fourth set of School of Music workshops featuring all five members, two alums and a major...

Bet the Bard would like gelato and Cody Daigle

Local playwright Cody Daigle brings a fresh take on the most famous writer in English literature and his family. The play, William and Judith, premieres Sept. 17 and runs through Oct. 2. Local...

Downtown Alive! Cancelled!

With a tropical depression set to soak the Hub City, the Nik-L-Beer curse lives on. The kick-off for the 2011 Fall Downtown Alive! concert series has met its match in a tropical depression. Gina...

Asleep at the Wheel and more to play AcA

The other day we posted the Louisiana Crossroads line-up for the 2011-12 season at the Acadiana Center for the Arts. Now a new series presented by Iberia Bank is bringing internationally appreciated...

A&E Calendar for Aug. 31-Sept. 6

The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings and more. The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings...

Line-up for Louisiana Crossroads

Lafayette's answer to Austin City Limits - Louisiana Crossroads - returns with Aaron Neville opening this fall. Louisiana Crossroads begins its 12th season at its relatively new home at the Acadiana...

Fall film series returns to Bijou

Starting Sept. 12 UL's Bayou Bijou Film Series begins again in the Student Union. Starting Sept. 12 UL's Bayou Bijou Film Series begins again in the Student Union. The film series is dedicated to...

A&E calendar for Aug. 24-30

The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings and more. The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings...

ACA: Resident artists wanted

The application process will be competitive and selective. Only residents of one of the eight parishes in Acadiana may qualify. The Acadiana Center for the Arts is introducing a new residency program....

Alcohol-free band battle Saturday

A battle of the bands festival called 21 For 21 will be this Saturday at Parc Sans Souci. The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) is in a partnership with the Knowledge Effect Coalition to hold a booze-free...

Fresh kill for Cité des Arts

Beginning Monday tickets go on sale for The Roadkill Diner, the newest musical for Cité des Arts in downtown Lafayette. The Roadkill Diner is an original musical comedy written by Dennis Ward of...

A&E calendar for Aug. 17-23

The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings and more. The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings...

Oh, the horror (films)!

Come celebrate the schlocky, the bloody, the huddled masses of zombies yearning to break free and eat brains: Louisiana's first ever horror film festival is creeping its way into Baton Rouge this...

The parks are alive with the sound of music

Downtown Alive!'s line-up for the fall 2011 season has been announced. For those disappointed that Nik-L-Beer was rained out, have no fear: they open this season. Starting the first Friday in...

Silk work shown at ACA

This week the Acadiana Center for the Arts will be revealing a lot of new work to correspond with August's ArtWalk. Being shown "in the vault" as they put it is Megan Barra's show Silk...

A&E calendar for Aug. 10-16

The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings and more. The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings...

The terrible twos, indeed

The Acadiana Roller Girls are turning 2 years old this weekend and they have a very toddler-like birthday wish: to throw a tantrum down on the Magnolia Roller Vixens Saturday night. Top Shelf Sports...

Songwriting celebrated in Hub City

It's a great weekend for music fans and songwriters in Southwest Louisiana. Keith Sykes It's a great weekend for music fans and songwriters in Southwest Louisiana. Friday night, those who want to...

A&E calendar for Aug. 3-9

The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings and more. To be considered for The Week, please submit information (including run dates, times, admission...

Second verse, same as the first

Some stuff is so cool it bears repeating. This is why we're mentioning again that both Midsummer Night's Dream and As You Like It, each composed primarily of casts who can't legally drive, is...

Joe Stewart is new artist in residence at UL

Lafayette native Joe Stewart is the University of Louisiana at Lafayette's Festival of the Arts 2012 Lifetime Achievement Honoree and, beginning this fall semester for one year, the artist in...

I can see clearly now the light is on

Light-based artwork inspired by a South American way of life has been loaned to the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum. From Aug. 6 to the end of 2011 the light sculpture installation...

A&E calendar for July 27-Aug. 2

The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings and more. Wednesday, July 27, 2011 Compiled by The Independent Staff The Independent Weekly's calendar...

Middle of summer welcomes Midsummer

Of all Billy Shakespeare's comedies, Midsummer Night's Dream is arguably the most popular one and it's coming to Cité des Arts, this weekend and next, courtesy of non-profit community theatre company...

Inside 'As You Like It'

The Shakespeare campers at the AcA offer an insiders' view of what goes into producing an Elizabethan comedy. For more on the Summer Youth Shakespeare Ensemble's production of As You Like It, click...

The Bard comes to AcA

As You Like It is being performed at Acadiana Center for the Arts this weekend and next with a cast entirely composed of people who don't know or understand life before the Internet. The Summer Youth...

A&E calendar for July 20-26

The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings and more. The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings...

After the Brew there's an afterparty

Gulf Brew is this Saturday. With all the free beers a college student, artist, connoisseur or drunk could ask for, the fun doesn't end when, like the circus, the tents fold up and leave town. There is...

Local art staple ends its downtown decade.

In July 2001 Galerie Eclaireuse opened its doors. This July it will close for good. Galerie Eclaireuse has been making its home on Jefferson Street for exactly 10 years this month and owners Jane...

WOMANBOMB performance tonight at Cité des Arts

Local playwrights and actors come together for a staged reading of a postmodern piece about ther ferocity of war from a young girl's point of view, minutes before her death. Tonight at Cité des Arts...

In the windmills of your mind

"Don Quixote" is riding into Acadiana Center for the Arts this Sunday. The Louisiana premiere of composer Robert W. Smith's Symphony No. 3 "Don Quixote" will be performed July 17...

A&E calendar for July 13-19

The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, meetings and more. 07/13 Wednesday COMMUNITY EVENTS Facilities at Vermilionville will remain open until full dark...

From NOMA to UL

The New Orleans Museum of Art is asking the Paul & Lulu Hilliard University Art Museumn to help blow out the candles on its centennial birthday cake by loaning out a traveling exhibition of...

Paparazzi roundup: Shaq at Artmosphere!

The recently retired NBA standout stopped by Artmosphere Friday night and made his second hookah purchase from the local restaurant-bar-hookah lounge. The crowd of hippy/hipster/indy rockers who were...

ArtWalk calendar for July 2011

The second Saturday of every month in downtown Lafayette is devoted to promoting the visual arts via ArtWalk. "Sunrise, Sunset," by Cynthia Alleman, will be on display at Gallery R at The...

A&E calendar for July 6-12

The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops, classes and other events. The Independent Weekly's calendar features community events, performances, workshops,...

Tea time

Local theatre troupe founded and managed entirely by its teenage members is performing this weekend and the following at Cite des Arts in downtown Lafayette. A local theatre troupe founded and managed...

Every live album has that one person

You know how on every live recording of a music or comedy album there is always that one guy who yells when everyone else is silent, purely to make sure they stand out on the record? If you want to be...

Open the gig bag

What's going on this weekend? Forthwith, a brief overview of some of the musical highlights happening around our fair Acadiana this weekend. Tonight: The Howdies play at Artmosphere...the woman, the...

Audrey doc coming to television

Fifty-four years to the day since Hurricane Audrey visited southwest Louisiana, bringing along a massive tidal surge, a documentary about it will be featured on The Documentary Channel June...

Shake it like a Polaroid picture

Oasis Bellydance Studio is holding at once a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity and a student showcase where dance devotees may shake their bon-bons for the public. Oasis Bellydance Studio is holding...

Why can't you be more like the Dege-ster?

Dege Legg has a song licensed by a national American television series. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation wants to teach you to do the same. Dege Legg has a song licensed by...

Local writer shows her Super Woman Panties in public

A fete for Julie Ann Jolivette's new book, Interviews with Super Women Panty Wearers, is being held this weekend. On Saturday, June 18 at the Community Coffee House in River Ranch, Julie Jolivette, an...

Dege Legg IS a Catch

After Marc Broussard and GIVERS each performed on "The George Lopez Show" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" last night, respectively, more local-kid-made-good news: Dege Legg's...

Good reason to watch Jimmy Fallon...finally

Local band GIVERS are going to be on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" Monday along with British comedic actor Simon Pegg and Jada Pinkett Smith. Whether you are a particular fan of GIVERS,...

Art can take the heat

While Downtown Alive!, Movies in the Parc, music festivals and other events roll to a slow summer stop due to the fear of sweltering heat, ArtWalk plods on every second Saturday of the month. June 11...

Cajun/Zydeco Grammy may be reinstated

Do you think the Cajun/Zydeco Grammy category should be reinstated? Yesterday morning in Los Angeles a press conference was held by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM). After the National...

ArtWalk returns Saturday

Downtown Lafayette's monthly extravaganza of visual art returns Saturday to Jefferson Street and vicinity. Purchases in the cultural district are exempt from state sales tax. ArtWalk takes place from...

The first sign is coughing up glitter

Though the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention has yet to issue a warning about it, it appears that Bieber fever is coming to Lafayette. Symptoms include excessive screaming and insisting...

Archivists are mad partiers

Tommorrow at Blue Moon Saloon, music is saving the past from the future. The Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism and the Archives of Cajun and Creole Folklore are throwing their annual fundraiser,...

There is a joke from "Airplane!" in here

All good things must come to an end, folks. The spring season of Downtown Alive! is such a casualty. Friday, June 3 marks the last Downtown Alive! until the fall when it returns with gusto. If you are...

Grant St. going smoke-free

Starting Saturday, Grant St. Dance Hall will be the first large music venue in Lafayette to convert to non-smoking indoors. Grant St. Dance Hall owners have taken a liking to the message of the Let's...

How you gonna keep them down on the farm?

We can't keep them to ourselves any longer, Lafayette - everyone wants a piece of GIVERS. After receiving lots of ink in national music magazines citing them as "the next new thing" it...

Howl at the Nue Moon

Like certain celestial alignments the stars come together four times a year for the Nue Moon Revue at Blue Moon Saloon, and tomorrow is another one of those times. Nue Moon Revue was begun by Caroline...

A Menagerie in downtown Lafayette

Starting tonight, Tennessee Williams comes alive at The Acadiana Center for the Arts. The Glass Menagerie begins tonight at 7:30 p.m. and runs Friday and Saturday at the same time, then a 2 p.m....

Do That Butt Thing, indeed

There are only two Downtown Alive! performances left for the Spring 2011 series. On Friday Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express hustle the second-to-last one into Parc San Souci. There are only two...

Powell intro'd as new Crossroads director

With deep connections in roots music, Dirk Powell brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the popular concert series. Photo by W. DeVane Pierce Dirk Powell, center, with AcA board President Ed...

Grupo music in downtown

Downtown Alive! features Grupo Fantasma Same bat time, same bat channel: Friday evenings are Downtown Alive! at Parc International. Grupo Fantasma is a band with accolades as long as their name....

Duchamp hosts 'Uncommon Women'

A splash of the cosmopolitan comes to St. Martin Parish through The Evangeline Players. Uncommon Women and Others runs until May 22 at the Duchamp Opera House in downtown St. Martinville. The play,...

Tragic past revisited through art

"If the Atlantic Ocean were to dry up, a trail of bones would lead from the shores of Africa to the Americas." - Dr. Barbara J. Molette on one of the inspirations for a new installation at...

Brother Dege is praying for you

Dege Legg, A.K.A. musician Brother Dege and until recently staff writer for this humble publication, is singing for his supper during ArtWalk at Recycled Cycles. Brother Dege Dege Legg, A.K.A....

Gourge with all sense at DTA

The 1st Annual Bread Pudding Taste-off is coinciding with the Lee Boys performance at Downtown Alive! Friday night at Parc International. First off, the Bread Pudding Taste-off is hosted by the same...

King Crawfish, Lord Byron rule the AcA

We may not be the French Riviera but we can have our own film festival highlighting Louisiana. With all the filmmaking and televisions series being shot in Louisiana from north to south it is both...

Soup's On for May 11

A short film by local writers and filmmakers premieres in downtown Lafayette on Wednesday. Soup's On is a psychological drama. Starring local writer, actor and teacher Stephen Cooper and actor Rachel...

Downtown is alive with the sounds of Howdies

Bust out your dancing shoes and gird your loins, The Howdies are playing for tonight's Downtown Alive! at Parc San Souci in downtown Lafayette. Bust out your dancing shoes and gird your loins, The...

Crouchstock educates and encourages

Would that fundraising would always have this much fun and food! One day a year there is a fundraiser for the non-profit Jacob Crouch Foundation. It is named in honor of Acadiana local Jacob Crouch...

South Regional Library remembers WWII

Lafayette's South Regional Library is doings its part for the month of May's remembrance days, which include Holocaust Remembrance Day (May 2), Armed Forces Day (May 21) and ending with Memorial Day...

Bienvenu cuts the baloney

Marcelle Bienvenu is trying to make sure you don't only take sardines and processed luncheon meat on trips. At 6 p.m. Friday, May 6 at Don's Seafood & Steakhouse in downtown Lafayette, Acadian...

The sheep vs. the goats

Horace Trahan & the Ossun Express bust out with an Allison Bohl directed video for "Same Knife Cut the Sheep Cut the Goat." Bang! Cut and print it. Lafayette's moving on upto the big...

FIL 2011 by John Mosier

Festival International 2011 photos by contributing photographer John Mosier. Festival International 2011 photos by contributing photographer John Mosier. To view a slide show by photographer Travis...

Festival International 2011 slideshow

Independ ent Weekly contributing photographer Danny Landry captures the spirit of Festival International de Louisiane. Independent Weekly contributing photographer Danny Landry captures the spirit of...

1 night, 100 theaters show autistic lives

In the past decade, movies and books written for and by people with autism have flourished. The movie Wretches and Jabberers continues this education on a condition that needs to be understood. In the...

LIME away

If you are a musician who is in the know then I know what you are doing the afternoon of April 29. If you are a musician who is in the know then I know what you are doing the afternoon of April...

Bach Lunch is still on

With all this International Festival going on, did you forget about Friday being Bach Lunch? We almost did. With all this International Festival going on, did you forget about Friday being Bach Lunch?...

Dreaming of dance

The AcA's first Artist in Residence Paige Krause's modern dance piece debuts Saturday during Festival International. The Acadiana Center for the Arts' first Artist in Residence Paige Krause's modern...

Picasso's Attic is up for grabs

Whitney Garland is throwing an event called Picasso's Attic Sale at the University Art Museum on May 5. The Paul & Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum has a new champion: Whitney Garland is...

Because sometimes it takes a woman's touch

Lafayette Habitat for Humanity is seeking women volunteers for an upcoming construction project in north Lafayette. It's time for Acadiana women to dig out their Rosie the Riveter bandanas and flex...

Jukebox hero to town hall hero

"We need the oil industry and we need to protect our environment. This is a way of finding balance between those two," says Drew Landry. After a bout with national fame last summer at the...

Chaplin would always win at charades

The Acadiana Center for the Arts has been coming up with a roster of neato stuff to draw in the whole community. One of those is a theme night they have once a month. Last month it was a viewing of...

Downtown Alive! for April 15 canceled

Due to severe weather conditions tonight's performance by NIK-L-BEER for Downtown Alive! has been cancelled. I spoke to Jody Nederveld of the Downtown Development Authority and predictions are that...

King of the Bach

The date: April 15. The time: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The place: Parc Sans Souci. The performer: Luke Winslow-King. The players: you and everyone you know Not every time does it turn out like this: In a...

I got 99 problems but 100 Days of Downtown ain't one

100 Days of Downtown is the newest means to promote downtown Lafayette businesses. From April 11 to Aug. 4 a different business located in this area will be highlighted by offering a unique special or...

Parc and watch it, buster

Movies in the Parc is back with more family friendly fare this Saturday night, kicking off the 2011 film series. Get thee to Parc International Saturday night for the kickoff of the 2011 Movies in the...

The Wooden Wings need your help to fly

Have you ever wanted to perform at Bonnaroo Music Festival 2011 in Manchester, Tenn.? Me either, but I can see how others might! The Wooden Wings, from left, are Graham Beduze, Cherie LeJeune,...

Scandals returns. Not far behind: Girbaud jeans.

The new Crowne Plaza Hotel welcomes an old Lafayette standby, Scandals Niteclub. Its first opening night is Friday. After nearly 20 years of nonexistence, Scandals is reopening its doors under Rick...

AcA couples dance with ArtWalk

This is what the Acadiana Center for the Arts is meant for: a home-grown arts production featuring modern dance, original choreography and a live musical score written by a local composer. This is...

Splendor in the grass

Cedric Watson & Bijou Trio play Bach Lunch. Lunch, live music, sun light and grass. What else do you want? Laser beams? Make it happen. Bach Lunch returns for this week's installment, which...

Bach Lunch: It's elementary, Watson

The Grammys may have killed the Cajun/Zydeco category but nothing stops Cedric Watson. Bach Lunch continues April 8. You can make like Yogi Bear and pack a pic-a-nic basket or drop a few coins on your...

Honey do DTA

The son of Greg Allman has a band. It's called Honeytribe. They play Downtown Alive! on April 8. Devan Allman, son of the legendary Greg Allman, describes his band Honeytribe as "science fiction...

How to sell your sole

Pack & Paddle host a TOMS Shoes "Style Your Sole Day" on April 9. Fact: Pack & Paddle rocks. The outdoors? Shoes? Canoes? Winning! As usual, they have a gang of stuff going on. On...

Verot School Road gets its own Oasis

Robert Guercio and Michael Delcambre of Lafayette's Greenroom Downtown have re-opened The Oasis. The Oasis has been at 2921 Verot School Road (in between La Neuville and Vincent roads) for some time,...

Band of the week: imagineIAM

Combing Quetzalcoatl scronk-hop, indie skiffle, patchouli crunk and a bunch of other rad ingredients, imagineIAM boogies on the radar as this week's band of the week. ImagineIAM combine Quetzalcoatl...

Sasha swings for your supper

On the menu today is Sasha Masakowski for the Bach Lunch in Parc Sans Souci. Starting at noon Sasha Masakowski brings her New Orleans jazz style to downtown. She's won the Big Easy Music Award for...

DTA Grammy after party

Downtown Alive! goes all champagne supernova tonight with a special Grammy after party installment with the Pine Leaf Boys and Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band. Downtown Alive! goes all...

Going once, going twice: Auction benefits CCET

The Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism is throwing a shindig on Thursday where you can win cool stuff, listen to great music and maybe even learn a little. "Courir de Mardi Gras" by Herb...

Gimmie Shelter

Local roots rocker Kevin Sekhai hosts a Rolling Stones Hoot Night at the Blue Moon Saloon on March 31. Who doesn't love The Stones? You've got Mick, prancing around like a crazy rooster and doing his...

Roll with it

Roller derby is back. Acadiana's first and only roller derby team  - Acadiana Roller Girls - is ramping up for the 2011 season with bouts against teams from Louisiana, Texas, and Mississippi. Roller...

Call Tyrone - and tell him Bach Lunch starts at noon

Bach Lunch's spring series continues Friday with Khris Royal & Dark Matter, an alternative funk band whose leader has played alongside modern soul goddess Erykah Badu. Bach Lunch's spring series...

GIVERS get back in Time

Local Lafayette band GIVERS is one of ten bands featured in a Time.com article on South by Southwest. Lafayette's own upbeat-sunshine, rainbow wonders GIVERS are one of the bands featured in a...

Thus speaks v'jayjay

It started as a one-person play in New York City and spawned a global movement to educate the public on a word that, frankly, makes half the population of any location blush. Written by Eve Ensler,...

UL Festival of the Arts

UL hosts Festival of the Arts March 20-26 at various locations in Lafayette. UL hosts Festival of the Arts March 20-26. The annual festival, which takes places at various locations in Lafayette,...

Snakes to be banished from Parc International

Tonight at 5pm locals Marc Broussard and NIKLBEER join New Orleans' party band the Molly Ringwalds for Patty in the Parc, performing at Parc International in downtown Lafayette. Local radio stations...

Bach Lunch kicks off

Bach Lunch opens its spring 2010 season with deconstructed jazzicide agent and army intelligence warrior WATIV. Bach Lunch opens its 2011 spring series Friday, March 18. There's no better way to...

Go green at The Green Room

UL's SPEAK organization hosts a gathering of eco-conscious youth at The Green Room on March 17. Whether it is hugging a tree, protecting the Atchafalaya Basin, recycling or any number of other...

Portland calling

Portland, Oregon band Miriam's Well brings their rock and blues hybrid to the Blue Moon Saloon on March 15. They've been hailed as "one of the most exciting bands to come out of Portland in a...

Song Circle workshop with Marce Lacouture

Vocalist and KRVS radio host Marce Lacouture holds a vocal workshop at Acadiana Center for the Arts. Acadiana songstress Marce Lacouture hosts a "Song Circle" workshop at Acadiana Center for...

Downtown Alive! kicks off spring 2011 season

DTA kicks off their spring 2011 season with the Andy Smith Band in Parc International. Downtown Alive! kicks off their spring 2011 season tonight in Parc International with the Andy Smith Band. For...

Morgan fund gets boost from famed quartet

If you've never heard Jimi Hendrix classics like "Hey Joe" and "All Along the Watchtower" performed by a string quartet, now's your chance. Internationally acclaimed Turtle Island...

Music & Market spring 2011 schedule

Opelousas' Music & Market announces its spring 2011 season. Lafayette isn't the only city in Acadiana with its own seasonal music series. Don't forget Opelousas. The city's Music & Market...

Mardi Gras at the Moon

The Blue Moon Saloon packs the action in for Mardi Gras week. As always, the Blue Moon Saloon is on it when it comes to booking shows during a holiday or festival weekend. This year's Mardi Gras is no...

Bach Lunch heats up the spring season

Bach Lunch kicks off its 2011 spring series on March 18. Bach Lunch kicks off its 2011 spring series on March 18. There's no better way to welcome spring than by enjoying your lunch in Parc Sans Souci...

Downtown Alive! announces spring 2011 season

Just as the winter thaws, Downtown Alive releases its 2011 spring season line-up. Downtown Alive! (with the explanation point) is back again for another round of live music shows. After the cold...

Fight or flight

The Blue Moon Saloon hosts a night of indie-dance and abrstract jam rock with Lafayette's Fights and New Orleans' The Other Planets. Indie-disco dance boys and girls can get their slow wave on Feb. 25...

Lights Out in Blackham documentary

A new documentary on the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL) explores the college's bold moves to integrate its sports teams in the 1950s. Few people know that U.L. at Lafayette (formerly known...

Converse with the curator at UL

The Hilliard Universtity Art Museum hosts Conversations with the Curator, a look behind the scenes of the art exhibitions. The UL Lafayette Hilliard University Art Museum is hosting a new series for...

Crying country time at the Richard Sale Barn

Yvette Landry plays the Richard Sale Barn in Abbeville on Feb. 19. If you like your country music with more old school tumbleweed and Texas twang than fast burning plastic of the modern stuff, then...

Hopefest keeps the hope alive

St. Thomas More High School celebrates another year of faith, hope and love at Parc International on Feb. 19. Keep hope alive. Good old positivity and hope never hurt when you factor it into the...

Rhythms on the River announces spring line-up

The folks behind River Ranch's Rhythms on the River have announced their spring 2010 schedule of bands and entertainers. Spring is on the way as various series organizers solidify their music line-ups...

Southern comfort meets the crown jewels

New online film documents British band The Scoundrels time spent in southern Louisiana. It's not often that a young and up-and-coming band of British dudes comes to Lafayette to live for a month and...

Chubby Carrier takes Zydeco/Cajun Grammy

Acadiana's Chubby Carrier took home the Grammy award in the Zydeco/Cajun category at last night's 2011 Grammy Awards ceremony. Last night's Grammy Awards were, as usual, a big throw down with many...

Stephen Belber's play 'Tape' hits UL campus

The U.L. Lafayette Department of Performing Arts presents Stephen Belber's play Tape. The UL Lafayette Department of Performing Arts presents Stephen Belber's play Tape on Feb. 11 and 12 at 7:30 p.m....

Roots-o-rama

The Blue Moon Saloon hosts a full weekend of raw, weary and ripping roots music. As usual, the Blue Moon Saloon is hosting a killer end-to-end weekend of roots music. All three bands in this weekend's...

Fear of a Honky planet

Texas rockers Honky play The Wild Salmon in Lafayette. If you like anything having to do with Texas and rock and roll, check out Honky. The band traffics in Texas punk and 70s rock part Stooges...

Indie film group start-up The Station

Lafayette indie film lovers now have group with which to gather when in the mood to view the cinematic arts. The Station is a slightly secretive but open to the public film society for film lovers in...

Tumbling dice with Vince Gill

Country music heavyweight Vince Gill plays the Paragon Casino. He has recorded more than 20 studio albums, charted more than 40 singles and sold more than 26 million albums. Country singer-songwriter...

Barney Live at the Cajundome

Grab the kids, pack them in the car, and head to the Cajundome to see Barney Live. I'm going to out on a limb here and say something I've never said before: Barney is coming to town and he's playing...

Givers ink record deal

Afro-influenced, indie pop Lafayette band Givers has signed a recording deal with Glassnote Records. No band in Lafayette - Cajun, zydeco, country, rock, indie, or whatever - was hotter than Givers in...

Grammy go round

Blue Moon Saloon hosts a weekend of Grammy send-off shows for Acadiana's Cajun and zydeco nominees. It's that time again. Dudes and chicks getting Grammys and bouncing around in ruffled tuxedos and...

Festival International unveils artwork

Festival International is only a few months away and the organizers of Lafayette's biggest free festival unveiled all the 2011 artwork for Lafayette's biggest free festival. Festival International is...

Morning comes alive

Zydeco Enterprises and director Tom Uhl have teamed up to document the zydeco breakfast celebration phenomenon in a new film entitled Zydeco Breakfast. It is a variety of Americana that can only be...

Funk-o-thon

Artmosphere hosts three nights of funk and dance music. It is no secret that those crazy kids at Artmosphere with their wacky haircuts and hookah pipes sure like to dance. Artmosphere goes full-funk...

Playing Favorites with Robbie Taylor

The Robbie Taylor Trio hosts a night of Buddy Holly music at the Wild Salmon. Lifelong fan of Buddy Holly, Robbie Taylor of the Roebucks, once escorted Buddy Holly's wife, Maria Elena, to a Texas...

Skate & redeploy

Grip it and rip it at the grand opening of Lafayette's The Spot Skatepark on Jan 29. Lafayette has a long and storied skate scene. Beginning in the mid-70s with legendary skaters like Vance Carlin and...

Bayou babylon

The Cinema on the Bayou Film Festival hits downtown Lafayette this week with four days of independent film screenings and industry related schmooze and shenanigans. The Cinema on the Bayou Film...

Jazz Fest announces 2011 lineup

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced its 2011 lineup today. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced its 2011 lineup today. Held over two weekends between April 29 and...

Lafayette Independent Music Fest

Grant Street Dancehall hosts the first annual Lafayette Independent Music Festival on Jan. 22. The scene was here long before any of us showed up; it'll be here long after we're gone. As long as there...

Love in vain

Acadiana Center for the Arts hosts a tribute to the great Delta blues guitarist Robert Johnson. Robert Johnson is to the blues as Albert Einstein is to physics. Like some ghostly figure, beamed here...

To twang or not to twang

Country musician Kevin Anthony and The Berard Family band team up to twang hard at the Blue Moon. Funny how the older you get, the more country music and jazz make sense. Not all of it. But some of...

Playing Favorites with The Reaching Hand

The Reaching Hand hosts Soul Night at Artmosphere on Jan. 17. Moog out to your Mind and your brain and your butt with the quasi-ambient, future soundscapes of The Reaching Hand aka Andre Broussard as...

Not a Death Ray

Not a Death Ray play Artmosphere on Jan. 15. New Lafayette band alert: Featuring ex-members of The Transmission, Foul Stench of Youth and others, Not a Death Ray forge a Frankenstein-like version of...

Lil' Buck to bash self for birthday

One of Lafayette's blues guitar greats celebrates his birthday this weekend at the Blue Moon. The "gentle giant" of the guitar returns to the Blue Moon Saloon to play his birthday bash....

Cinema on the Bayou Festival comes to ACA

Local filmmaker Pat Mire's annual Cinema on the Bayou is teaming up with the Acadiana Center for the Arts and the new James Devin Moncus Theater for this year's festival, to be held Jan. 26-30. Local...

Don't say nay to horse play

Cajun and Creole cowboys aren't just the guys with white hats on the bandstand, or trail riding on Saturday mornings. The roots of horse and cattle traditionS go back to the settling of southwest...

Hank Sr. tribute

The Liberty Theater hosts a Hank Williams Sr. tribute show with DL Menard, Terry Huval and more. Born in a log cabin in Alabama and supposedly named after one of the founders of the Masons, Hank...

Girl of the Golden West screens at AcA

Everybody loves cowboys, even European artists. Everybody loves cowboys, even European artists. Think Sergio Leone (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly), Morris (Lucky Luke) and Giacomo Puccini, whose...

Dumpster diving

Documentary exploring the phenomenon of eating out of dumpsters comes to AcA. Dumpster diving is an art, a contact sport and a way of life for many people who detest waste and can't afford to buy...

Come in from the Cold

Barnes & Noble's Come in from the Cold music series is back this winter season with performances from local musicians. Barnes & Noble's Come in from the Cold music series is back this winter...

Last call for Elemore Morgan tribute

Painter Elemore Morgan Jr. touched more lives in more ways than any other artist in Acadiana. Painter Elemore Morgan Jr. touched more lives in more ways than any other artist in Acadiana. His works...

NYE at Blue Moon + Steve Riley CD release party

Steve Riley rolls out his new CD Grand Isle on Dec. 30 and on the following night, Ryan Brunet and the Malfecteurs and the Viatones ring in the New Year. One thing is for sure, when a big holiday...

NYE Posthaste with Vagabond Swing

Vagabond Swing hosts their CD release party and masquerade ball on New Year's Eve at Artmosphere. Vagabond Swing just finished up recording their debut album of gypsy jazz and tarantella swing tunes...

Adcock, Cadillac and a firearm

Local rocker and snakeskin connoisseur makes an appearance in this month's Spin Magazine. Love him or hate him he sometimes has that effect on people producer, musician and snakeskin connoisseur CC...

Brass Follet

Brass Bed and Feufollet play Blue Moon Dec. 23. Feufollet has been all over the place this year. Their album En Coulers has been nominated in the Best Cajun or Zydeco category for the 2011 Grammy...

Black Sheep Christmas Ball

DJ Judd Kennedy hosts the annual Black Sheep Christmas Ball on Dec. 25 at Blue Moon Saloon. Are your relatives starting to get on your holiday nerves? Is your dad still hassling you about getting a...

Lunar eclipse (video)

Photos and video of last night's lunar eclipse...in case you missed it. If you missed it or couldn't get a good look at it because of local cloud cover in the Acadiana area, here are some time-lapse...

Barn Burning

Michael Juan Nunez plays the Richard Sale Barn in Abbeville on Dec. 18. Over the past few years, Michael Juan Nunez reinvented his music, himself and his Mind. And he is still on the go. The Christmas...

Country time at the Heymann

Country singer Tritt brings his show to the Heymann Center on Dec. 17. Georgia native, former furniture store and supermarket clerk, and caretaker of the man-mullet, Travis Tritt brings his classic...

Posthaste Q&A with Dirk Powell

Dirk Powell throws the CD release party for A Fret-Free Christmas at Café des Amis in Breaux Bridge tonight, Dec. 15 from 7- 9 p.m. Call and get your reservation in now. Musician, composer, producer,...

Making the nature scene with Greg Guirard

Louisiana photographer conducts a slide show and book signing at Pack & Paddle. Pack & Paddle hosts a special night with noted Louisiana photographer and author Greg Guirard. Guirard is known...

Cooking with Pat Mould and Barry Ancelet

Chef Pat Mould and folklorist Barry Ancelet team up for the In Our Own Backyard series for a holiday cooking demo. The art of cooking is genetically fused into Cajun culture. During the holidays,...

Toys for Tots Fundraiser at The Shed

The Shed BBQ in Scott hosts a Toys for Tots fundraiser. If you haven't checked out Acadiana's newest blues haunt, you're missing out. The Shed BBQ, located in Scott, is both a blues joint offering the...

Rap ain't dead

Hip hop stays alive in the Hub City. Hip hop ain't dead yet. Just like punk rock, it goes through periods of sustained interest followed by abject flagellation, but it never dies. Wyzdom360 and Swell...

The Dawn of Gonk

Lafayette mondo-tribrid crunksters play Blue Moon Saloon. Imagine being wasted on O'Doul's and angel trumpets while floating in bog-pond of cubic zirconium marmalade and jamming some chopped &...

Made in Louisiana

The Acadiana Center for the Arts hosts the premiere of Music Voyager - Made in Louisiana at the James Devin Moncus Theater on Dec. 11. There's a lot of moving and shaking going on in the Louisiana...

Lord Byron goes to Sundance

Acadiana filmakers Zack Godshall and Ross Brupbacher spent the last year working on a film entirely shot in Acadiana. They wrote the script, found unknowns to cast as their stars, borrowed funky...

Family-friendly rock fest on tap

Surgefest hits the Cajundome parking lot this weekend. Another day, another festival. "Every citizen, a festival," the Louisiana license plate should read. Here comes Surgefest, a Christian...

Ursula Picard exhibit opens at The Alamo

It is the rare bird who, upon receiving a death sentence, bursts into artistic bloom. But that is the strange case of Ursula Picard, who will open a show titled "Ursula's Last Exhibit," on...

DSB skate invasion at AcA

DSB skate crew premieres their new skate video DSB III at AcA. Real skateboarding happens in the streets. Between man and society dwells the skateboarder. The local skate crew known as DSB has been...

Medicine Show 11

The Medicine Show announces it's line-up and new venue. Nearing full-time, institutional status as a local cultural touchstone, the organizers behind the annual, music fundraiser known as The Medicine...

Raised on Rice and Gravy screening

Cafe Azul hosts a special screening of Raised on Rice and Gravy The independent filmmaking scene in Lafayette is alive and thriving. Case in point: Raised on Rice and Gravy a locally produced...

Thanksgiving Eve Downtown Alive!

DTA! closes out its Fall 2010 season with a special Thanksgiving Eve event featuring High Performance. It's the last Downtown Alive! of the Fall 2010 season and they are going out with a bang and some...

The Viatones play DTA!

60s garage revivalists rock DTA. The 1960s were the Renaissance of rock & roll. Things haven't been the same since. The Viatones bring their nostalgic 60s rock to Parc Sans Souci for tonight's...

Country legend at Heymann Center

Country music legend George Jones hits the Heymann Performing Arts Center. Lafayette is heating up. Last month big name performers Ani DiFranco and Marianne Faithfull (along with Zachary Richard,...

The 90s are back

Nineties alt-rock balladeers play Nitetown in downtown Lafayette. Formed in 1989 in Brownsville, Tenn., titans of 90s balladry Fuel made the alt-rock rounds back in the day. Their hit "Hemorage...

The Canes at Downtown Alive!

Lafayette's root-boogie bad boys The Canes rock DTA. Lafayette's root, boogie, and tasteful twang rockers The Canes plays Downtown Alive! tonight, Nov. 12 in Parc Sans Souci. If you dig good lyrics,...

Festival of frogs

The city of Rayne hosts the annual Frog Festival. Sometimes known as the "Louisiana City of Murals," but most popularly known as the "Frog Capital of the World," Rayne hosts their...

LAfestival takes the stage

Acadiana's newest music fest seeks to join an ecological consciousness with commerce and, of course, live music. There's a new music festival in town. And this one is big. LAfestival is the latest...

Reel Deal

Now in its fourth year, the Acadiana Film Festival continues to showcase both out-of-town and local independent filmmakers. Now in its fourth year, the Acadiana Film Festival continues to showcase...

Cirque de la Symphonie

Cirque de la Symphonie hits town this weekend with a gang of events for the kids. Cirque de la Symphonie hits town this weekend with a gang of events for the kids. The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra...

The long and winding road to Louisiana Crossroads

Shreveport folkie plays Louisiana Crossroads. Oh, to be young, cool, and backed by well-connected music industry people who know how to get your music into the right hands so that you can live the...

LUS Fiber to hold 'Community Fest' Nov. 20

With its buildout weeks away from completion, LUS Fiber is increasingly looking for ways to get the word out about its new citywide fiber to the home phone, internet and cable TV service. With its...

Award-winning local sci-fi flick returns to Lafayette

After a spate of awards at independent and science-fiction film festivals in the United States and abroad, Lunopolis returns to its spawning ground for a free showing Saturday at Cité des Arts. After...

Jacob Jones plays Blue Moon

Tennessee singer-songwriter Jacob Jones comes to town. Tennessee is known for breeding a lot of great singer-songwriters. Jacob Jones is no different. He brings his neo-roots and trad-folk grass to...

Lil'Band O'Gold at DTA!

Acadiana's swamp pop all-star band plays Downtown Alive! tonight. The golden gods of swamp pop have basked in the glow of many different types of starlight most notably their own but Lil'Band O'Gold's...

AcA Grand Opening Thursday

Tonight's the night. After two long years of construction, the new theatre wing of the Acadiana Center for the Arts opens with a ribbon cutting, tour and, of course, cocktails. Tonight's the night....

KRVS rocks the moon

One of Lafayette's greatest assets hosts a listener appreciation party at the Blue Moon Saloon. KRVS 88.7 FM is one of Lafayette's greatest assets. They are a listener-supported, public radio station,...

Radio killed the video star

Local radio show conducts massive evaluation of that strange period of time known as "the 80s." Award-winning print, TV and radio journalist, Lou Rom's got a lot of things on the burner. His...

Mano a Manno

Haitian freedom fighter and musician makes his Lafayette debut. The former elected mayor of Port-au-Prince is a rock star in Haiti. Yes. Now living in Miami, Manno Charlemange is a freedom fighting...

Book it: Saturday festival celebrates local authors

The festival is free and open to the public and sponsored by the Writers' Guild of Acadiana. About 45 authors are scheduled to attend the Acadiana Book Festival from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct....

Gaines Center opening Sunday

Years in the works, the Ernest Gaines Center, located in Edith Garland Dupre Library at UL Lafayette, will hold its formal opening ceremony on Sunday, Oct. 31. Years in the works, the Ernest Gaines...

Black Bayou Construkt headlines DTA!

Come out tonight to help Downtown Alive and The Independent celebrate with one of our own. Come out tonight to help Downtown Alive and The Independent celebrate with one of our own. Tonight's DTA...

Monster mash

Grant Street hosts a super eclectic gather of underground musicians for Halloween weekend. It's going to be a tripped out full-on, fun-style freak fest at Grant Street this weekend. With a tripped...

LAA featuring printmaker de Boisblanc Nov. 1

The Lafayette Art Association is hosting printmaker Edmond de Boisblanc's "What Makes a Print an Art Print?" presentation Monday, Nov. 1. The Lafayette Art Association is hosting printmaker...

Big Hair 'Do Ball and Benefit (video)

Video trailer of The Independent Weekly's fourth annual Big Hair 'Do Ball and Benefit. If you missed it, here's you dose of avant-freaky and urban chic. Shot, directed, and edited by Lafayette...

Blackpot Festival returns

If you like your roots music with a bit of an edge, Acadiana's Blackpot Festival is the place to be. Lafayette's raddest roots music festival returns. The Blackpot Festival is like a miniature...

George Jones at the Heymann Center on Nov. 18

The great country legend comes to Lafayette to play his greatest hits at The Heymann Center. Lafayette is heating up. Last month big name performers Ani DiFranco and Marianne Faithfull (along with...

Beethoven, Barbecue and Beer

There's more than one way to support the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra this fall. There's more than one way to support the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra this fall. For starters, get your tickets for ASO's...

The weekend rundown Oct. 22-24

All that's happening in Lafayette over the Oct. 22-24 weekend. Here's the weekend rundown for what's happening in Acadiana from Oct. 22-24. whether it is live entertainment for the adults or good...

UL revives Beaux Arts Ball

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette College of the Arts will be joining arts organizations around the country in the tradition of the Beaux Arts Ball tonight, Oct. 21, with the theme: Renew,...

Nue Moon Revue

The Blue Moon hosts an eclectic gathering of songwriters. The Blue Moon has long been a breeding ground for singer-songwriters, so it's no surprise that they have their own official gathering of such....

Morning at the opera

Opera nuts of Lafayette have just hit a high C. Opera nuts of Lafayette have just hit a high C. The first showing on the new Acadiana Center for the Arts big screen will be a live simulcast of...

Band on the run: Brass Bed

Lafayette's Brass Bed are currently on tour in support of their new album Melt White. Bands come and go. Most last one to three years. Some make it to five. Some bands muster the intestinal fortitude...

The dance of illusion

PASA presents the illusionist dance theater company MOMIX Botanica. PASA has no shortage of eclectic performers this season. As always, they provide the community with the best in great performances...

Bach Alive!

Bach Lunch and Downtown Alive! provide the day's live musical entertainment on this beautiful day. It's a Friday full of live entertainment. There's no reason to Grinch on anything you've got cool...

The Bluerunners at the crossroads

The original line-up for The Bluerunners reunites for Louisiana Crossroads Louisiana Crossroads kicks off its 11th season Thursday, Oct. 14 at the Sliman Theater in New Iberia with the first-ever...

Museum of Fear returns

A toxic fog has descended upon Lafayette, and now the morgues are filling up faster than bodies can get under ground. A toxic fog has descended upon Lafayette, and now the morgues are filling up...

INDfocus for 10/13/10

BOUDIN COOK-OFF It's a Louisiana sausage kind of thing that you might not understand if you're not from here. If you like Cajun culture's squiggliest export, you're going to love the big Boudin...

Treme music videos on iTunes

Treme music videos are now available on iTunes, $1.99 each, including a clip of the Pine Leaf Boys playing "Homage a Poullard" with actress and fiddler Lucia Micarelli, who plays Annie on...

Punks drafted by the geeks

Lafayette comic artist Kody Chamberlain's comic punks has been licensed by MTV. As usual, Lafayette comic artist Kody Chamberlain has a lot of stuff going on. If he's not writing, illustrating, and...

Locally shot Secretariat opens nationwide

Shot and edited in the Lafayette area, Disney's Secretariat - which stars Diane Lane and John Malkovich - opens nationwide Friday. Shot and edited in the Lafayette area, Disney's Secretariat - which...

Festivals Acadien et Creoles kicks off

Festivals Acadiens et Creoles fills this weekend's must-do list. It started as a noble effort to keep Cajun culture alive and thriving in 1972 and has evolved into the largest Cajun and Creole music...

LBR and Cedric kick off festival with DTA show

Lost Bayou Ramblers and Cedric Watson play DTA Friday, the opening salvo in this weekend's Festivals Acadiens et Creoles. Downtown Alive! kicks off Festivals Acadien et Creole Friday with the Lost...

Keith Sonnier show opens in Baton Rouge

Tommorow night, the Louisiana Art & Science Museum with open a show by Keith Sonnier, an internationally renowned artist best known for his neon sculptures and large scale light...

Fiddlers on the Bayou at Vermilionville

Fiddlers on the Bayou is back for another round of eclectic fiddle playing at Vermilionville. Fiddlers on the Bayou is back for its third go-around. Fiddler extraordinaire David Greely of Steve Riley...

Judy Collins concert postponed

The Judy Collins performance, set for Oct. 15 at the Heymann Performing Arts Center, has been postponed until the spring of 2011. Due to scheduling issues beyond PASA's control, the Judy Collins...

Louisiana Crossroads season 11

Louisiana Crossroads has a killer musical line-up for the coming season. Louisiana Crossroads, Lafayette's finest and most eclectic live music series, is back with another season of buttocks-kicking...

Bach Lunch Fall 2010

Bach Lunch releases its Fall 2010 schedule. Just as summer loosens its cruel grip on the city, Bach Lunch returns as the first vestiges of autumn hit the tender ground. This lunchtime event takes...

Vivaz plays Downtown Alive!

New Orleans' Vivaz plays DTA. They're explosive. They're spicy. They're exciting, mesmerizing and exotic. New Orleans' Vivaz fuses Latin Jazz, Salsa and Caribbean rhythms in a heady stew that gets...

Sol Musica gathering

Local and regional bands gather at Grant Street for solar power. Here's to new energy sources. You may not have heard of zero-point energy and over-unity devices yet, but definitely know something...

AcA Nov. 6 grand opening: gotta Lovett

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band will be the musical guest at the Nov. 6 grand opening of AcA's new performance theater. Bang! Time to blow the lid off some local chitchat. According to rumor and the...

Acadiana AirFest Oct. 2-3 in New Iberia

The Acadiana AirFest is this weekend, Oct. 2-3, at the Acadiana Regional Airport in New Iberia. The Acadiana AirFest is this weekend, Oct. 2-3, at the Acadiana Regional Airport in New Iberia. The...

'Sleep Dealer' at the Bayou Bijou

It's another Monday night movie at the UL Bayou Bijou Film Series. It's another Monday night movie at the Bayou Bijou at UL. The Bayou Bijou Film Series is dedicated to bringing a provocative,...

The weekend rundown

Here is the live music and entertainment rundown on cool things happening in Acadiana over the weekend (Sept. 23-26). Here is the live music and entertainment rundown on cool things happening in...

Cowboy Mouth at Downtown Alive!

New Orleans' pump and pop rockers play Downtown Alive! Louisiana pop rockers Cowboy Mouth are an institution on the party rock, college circuit and a powerhouse live act. If you want to chug a keg of...

Trip the light fantastic

On Thursday Sadie's hosts an electronic music showcase featuring some of Lafayette's most badass electroid boys and digit-girls. Electronic-based music ain't all blips, beeps and tweepers. Whereas...

Brass Bed release Melt White

Local band Brass Bed release Melt White album. It hits the street as of today, Sept. 21. Local indie-post, proto-rockers Brass Bed release their second album, Melt White, on Park the Van Records....

Lafayette man surviving CBS reality hit

Lafayette's Shannon Elkins is the latest Hub City resident to appear on the popular, long-running CBS reality series "Survivor." Lafayette's Shannon Elkins is the latest Hub City resident...

So Percussion workshop in River Ranch

Brooklyn, New York's So Percussion drum group conducts a workshop in River Ranch. Brooklyn, New York's So Percussion drum group makes its Acadiana debut at Parc International on Sept. 22 for PASA's...

'Pie Day' screens in Grand Coteau

Local film by musician Drew Landry screens at Casa Azul. Musician Drew Landry's short film, Pie Day, screens in Grand Coteau tonight at Casa Azul at 7 p.m.  In addition to being a busy musician and...

For Our Coast benefit goes down at AcA Saturday

It's star-packed benefit for the Gulf Coast at AcA's new performance theater. Construction of the new Acadiana Center for the Arts performance theater is all but complete. What better way to celebrate...

Nik-L Beer at Downtown Alive!

Popular variety band takes the DTA stage Friday. They've got the Tommy Bahama look. They've got the expensive shoes. They've got the variety tunes. They've got the cow bell. They've got the saxophone....

Feufollet gets top world music nod

The progressive Cajun band is getting the recognition it deserves. Good news on the musical home front for the Lafayette indie Cajun, roots band Feufollet. Their latest record, En Couleurs, has been...

Bird City video for "Black Eyes"

Local band Bird City debut new video for "Black Eyes" Lafayette psych-garage rockers Bird City primed the hype machine during the Sept. 11 ArtWalk, playing a gig at Cite des Arts and...

Go to Bed

Mom's favorite phrase gets a new twist as Bed Nightclub and Lounge opens downtown tonight. Giving us a never ending supply of wordplay, Bed Nightclub and Lounge opens tonight at 9pm. Housed where...

Saturday's Fall Fest honors Morgan

This Saturday's ArtWalk celebrates the life and work of the late Elemore Morgan Jr.in downtown Lafayette with art, live acoustic music, and more. Photo by Philip Gould Come downtown tomorrow for a...

Fall Fest honors Elemore Morgan Jr.

Come downtown tomorrow for a special Saturday ArtWalk. Come downtown tomorrow for a special Saturday ArtWalk. Fall Fest honors painter Elemore Morgan Jr. This celebration of Morgan's life, his art and...

Downtown Alive! kicks off Fall 2010 season

Feufollet kicks off DTA Friday in downtown Lafayette at Parc International. Downtown Alive! (exclamation mark included!) kicks off its Fall 2010 season tonight in downtown Lafayette with the...

BP donates art collection to UAM

BP's latest act of restitution is a great windfall for the Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum here in Lafayette. BP's latest act of restitution is a great windfall for the Paul and Lulu...

CC Adocck and HBO's 'True Blood' season two

The Lafayette roots rocker appears in a mini-documentry preceding True Blood's season finale. Lafayette roots rocker CC Adcock has been flirting with the film and TV industry for over a decade,...

LITE hosts premier of 'Lafayette: Lost Hero'

The film explores the life and legend of the Hub City's namesake. The Louisiana Immersive Technologies Enterprise hosts the world premiere of the movie Lafayette: Lost Hero, an historical detective...

New Orleans' Rotary Downs at Grant Street Friday

New Orleans indie-rock gentry hit Grant Street Dancehall tonight. Delicate and mannered. Grooving and eclectic. Other times tweaky and dissonant. Over the course of the past nine years and five...

The Give Project at the Blue Moon

Altruistic network of people giving to people celebrates the act of giving at the Blue Moon In a world populated with me Me ME and my My MY. And my-this. And my-that. And what can you do for me or...

Downtown Alive! Fall 2010 kick-off tonight

DTA kicks off it's Fall 2010 season with Feufollet in Parc International. Downtown Alive! kicks off its Fall 2010 season tonight in downtown Lafayette at Parc International with Cajun band Feufollet. ...

Fall 2010 Bayou Film Series

University of Louisiana at Lafayette announces its Fall 2010 Bayou Film Series The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has announced its Fall 2010 Bayou Film Series. The series is dedicated to...

Rhythms on the River announces fall 2010 line-up

Rhythms on the River announces its fall 2010 season. Rhythms on the River returns in all its glory this fall 2010 season with a spectacular line-up of Acadiana musicians. This season's roster goes...

NuNu's fire benefit at the Blue Moon Saloon

Blue Moon hosts a fire damage benefit for NuNu's this Sunday. "Nu-Nu's is better than No-Nu's Benefit" so goes the tagline. One club helps out another. One community helps out another. It's...

Big Hair ‘Do Ball and Benefit goes down tonight

If you haven't been to a do before, don't miss this one! The Independent Weekly's fourth annual Big Hair Do Ball and Benefit... ****Friday, August 27, 2010        Acadiana Center for the Arts 101 W....

Roller derby this weekend

Women's roller derby invades Youngsville. For the past year or so, women's roller derby has slowly crept into the cultural patchwork of Acadiana. Now it's somewhat of an official local sport with a...

Acadiana Symphony Orchestra in Summer Serenades

Summer Serenades takes place on Aug. 29 at 3 p.m.at the Grand Opera House in Crowley. The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra comes to Crowley this weekend, bringing the strings, the brass and all the other...

The Nighttripper hits Baton Rouge

Dr. John plays the Manship Theater in Baton Rouge on Aug. 25. The Nighttripper Gris-Gris, Dr. John, aka Mac Rebennack, was an aspiring guitar player before he broke his ring finger in a fight...

Theater productions heat up in Acadiana

Two theater production in Acadiana are heating up the stage. If you've been missing that special something that comes from a live theater experience, there are two Acadiana area plays currently in...

Groovers invade Lafayette

Three Lafayette clubs host fancy dancing, groove bands this weekend. In the music world you have doomers, rockers, pickers, slow jammers, shoe gazers, country fryers, and groovers. And many more....

Greasers invade New Iberia

Iberia Performing Arts League presents Remember When, an original 50s musical. Greasers, draggers, hagglers, stragglers, and mad-rag-tagglers invade the city of New Iberia for the premiere of Remember...

St. Pierre's Center for the Arts grand opening

St. Pierre's Center for the Arts will hold its grand opening ceremony on Aug. 20. St. Pierre's Center for the Arts will hold its grand opening ceremony on Aug. 20. The ribbon cutting will begin at 3...

Good Enough for Good Times at Grant Street

Grant Street Dancehall presents a rare performance by New Orleans jam band supergroup Good Enough for Good Times tonight. Grant Street Dancehall presents a rare performance by New Orleans jam band...

Posthaste Q&A with The Cornhole Dukes

Houston's Cornhole Dukes sit down for a lightning round of Posthaste Q&A. The Cornhole Dukes may have one of the most illustrious names in rock and roll. How they fell upon it, no one knows, but...

AOC announces Three Minute Movie Challenge

Back by popular demand, Acadiana Open Channel is challenging Lafayette creatives to create movies that fit our ever shortening attention spans. Back by popular demand, Acadiana Open Channel is...

Oil in vogue

This month's Italian Vogue magazine features an unusual choice of fashion. This month's Italian Vogue magazine features an unusual choice of fashion.The August issue, titled "The Latest...

DTA announces 2010 Fall season line-up

DTA packs in the high-powered talent for the Fall 2010 season. For 27 years, Downtown Alive! has united community and culture to create a weekly tradition and celebration in downtown Lafayette every...

Lost Bayou Ramblers at Blue Moon

LBR play the Blue Moon Saloon Friday. I've yet to see a Cajun band that can out rock the Lost Bayou Ramblers. Some people call them LBR. Some just call them Lost Bayou. Growing up in Pilette, brothers...

Summer Fest this weekend

Summer Fest hits Parc International on Aug. 14. Lafayette sure has a lot of festivals. Here's one more for the kids. Summer Fest htis Parc International this weekend on Aug. 14. This end-of-summer...

Explore your creative side with the AcA

The Acadiana Center for the Arts is offering some really cool classes this month. The Acadiana Center for the Arts is offering some really cool classes this month. Beginner guitar lessons, both for...

Weekend round-up for live music

Highlights of the week's entertainment and various razzmatazz. Here's the rundown on things to do this weekend in the Acadiana area. The mid-summer lull is over. The heat is pounding and Unicorn...

Joan Baez hits Baton Rouge

Joan Baez plays the Baton Rouge River Center on Thursday, Aug. 5. She's the Matriarch Folk Queen. Joan Baez was one of the major movers and shakers of the folk revival of the '60s that included Bob...

Posthaste Q&A with Keith Blair

Keith Blair plays the Blue Moon on July 29 Keith Blair is everywhere! Facebook, Blue Moon, Grant Street. Artmosphere. The parking lot. Home Depot. St. John's Cathedral. A Porto-Jon. Kart Ranch....

Top 5 with Toby Dore

Tuesday's Top 5 with Toby Dore of Bodacious Brothers Productions Toby Dore is the man behind Bodacious Brothers Productions and the recent upsurge in live music at Grant Street Dancehall. Since taking...

Drum Corps International takes Cajun Field

Drum Corps International returns to Lafayette Monday for the fourth annual "Drums Across Cajun Field." Drum Corps International returns to Lafayette Monday for the fourth annual "Drums...

Drums across Cajun Field

Drummers from around Acadiana compete at Cajun Field today at 6:30 p.m. People love beating on stuff. When one gets really good at it, they sometimes call you a drummer. In this case, it will be a lot...

Strings & Marionettes

The Nouveau String Band and The Dream of the Marionettes Cabaret team up for "a special cabaret performance." The Nouveau String Band and The Dream of the Marionettes Cabaret team up for...

Suds for you and your buds: Gulf Brew 2010

Gulf Brew 2010 hits Parc International this weekend. Slug back a chug of suds for you and your buds, then knock it down with some cruds from the food booth this weekend at the 2010 Gulf Brew....

The Green Monkeys vs. oil spill

Local environmental organization throws a fundraiser. The Green Monkeys are at it again. This time they've organized Cans for the Coast Fundraiser for the Gulf. All donations will go toward rallying a...

The high art of funkology

Legendary bassist George Porter Jr. play Blue Moon on July 17. Born in 1947 in New Orleans, Louisiana, George Porter, Jr. is one of the godfathers of funk. Best known best known as the bassist of The...

Kody Chamberlain's SWEETS in stores now

Locally penned gritty miniseries about a spree killer in New Orleans is on shelves now. As usual, Lafayette writer and artist Kody Chamberlain has been super busy as of late. His latest project is...

Top Five Albums with Scott Alan Stagg

Top Five Albums of all time with Lafayette singer-songwriter Scott Alan Stagg. After making his comeback a few weeks ago, Lafayette singer-songwriter Scott Alan Scott has been holding it steady with...

ArtWalk on July 10

ArtWalk hits downtown Lafayette on Saturday, July 10. Downtown Lafayette comes alive for this Saturday's ArtWalk as galleries, restaurants and shops offer live music, food, drink, art, and...

Treme nominated for two Emmys

The first season of the HBO series Treme, set in post-Katrina New Orleans, has been nominated for two Emmys. The first season of the HBO series Treme, set in post-Katrina New Orleans, has been...

Lafayette makes list of top music towns

In his Fourth of July article "High Notes: America's best music towns", Jim Harrington of the Oakland Tribune ranks Lafayette right alongside music meccas Austin, Seattle and New Orleans,...

Faux Elvis hits Crowley

Elivs tribute artist Donnie Edwards plays the Grand Opera House of the South. It's got to be a weird scene, being an Elvis impersonator (or uh, "tribute artist") scraps of peanut butter,...

Dave Robicheaux pursues Jeff Davis serial killer

Author James Lee Burke is set to release his latest novel, The Glass Rainbow, next week. Author James Lee Burke is set to release his latest novel, The Glass Rainbow, next week. The book represents...

4th of July festivities

Here's the rundown on 4th of July events in Acadiana Stuff goes boom. Pow. And lights up the sky. America celebrates its Independence Day, yet in many ways we're still fighting the American...

Gulf Coast benefits in Lafayette Thursday

Acadiana venues and artists donating their services for tonight's national Gulf Coast Benefit for Fishermen & Wildlife. Acadiana venues and artists are donating their services for tonight's...

Playing Favorites with songwriter Jacob Jones

Tennessee singer-songwriter Jacob Jones brings his neo-Appalachian folkgrass to Artmosphere on July 1. Tennessee singer-songwriter and rootster Jacob Jones brings his neo-Appalachian folkgrass and...

Nationwide Gulf Coast benefits on July 1

Bands, fans, music lovers, activists, and more gather together for a nationwide series on concerts. On July 1, in the spirit of Independence Day, nationwide concerts will be hosted by music venues to...

Comedy with a cause

"Dirty Jokes/Clean Gulf" will help clean up the mess with laughs tonight. (Tim Landry) Comedy with a cause hits downtown Lafrayette tonight. Comedians Zach Broussard and Tim Landry are...

Up from the underground

Underground heavy rock and roll hits downtown Lafayette tonight. After years of independent music growing increasingly genteel, mannered, and estranged its punk rock roots – having more in common with...

'King Crawfish' premiers tonight at Bayou Bijou

Local filmmakers Conni Castille and Allison Bohl, whose award-winning documentary shorts I Always Do My Collars First and Raised on Rice and Gravy explored some of Acadiana's unique daily rituals,...

Landreth to appear at Gulf Coast benefit

A cheeseburger in paradise could soon well be a less common thing on Gulf Coast state beaches, if BP can't get control of the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. A cheeseburger in paradise...

Southern rock comes to Lafayette

Oklahoma rockers come to Lafayette. If the Paul "The Voice" Rodgers from Bad Company were still alive, he'd dig Taddy Porter. Actually, Paul Rodgers ain't dead, so scratch that. He'd still...

Acadiana School of the Arts summer rock camp

Acadiana School of the Arts throws a summer rock camp. Kids want to rock. Period. Parents might want them to learn classical music or polka, but the kids almost overwhelmingly gravitate toward the...

Brother Dege discovered

Two months ago, Independent writer and musician Dege Legg released his first solo album, Folk Songs of the American Longhair. Two months ago, Independent writer and musician Dege Legg released his...

Flamenco comes to Artmosphere

Flamenco guitarist Nathan Rice plays Artmosphere tonight. Musician, skater, metalhead, offshore worker. What else can you use to describe Nathan Rice? How about "flamenco guitarist?" Yeah!...

No DTA tonight

Although DTA is listed in this week's calendar of The Independent Weekly there is no Downtown Alive tonight. The fall series of DTA begins on Sept....

Crawfish fest film debuts at Bayou Bijou

Over two years in the making, the latest documentary from filmmakers Conni Castille and Allison Bohl, King Crawfish, will debut at the Bayou Bijou Theatre Thursday, June 24. Over two years in the...

Tuesday's Top 5 with Gavriel Morningstar

Discordia Culture Shop owner gives us his Top 5 do's and don'ts of owning and operating a small business. TOP 5 Small Business Do's and Don'ts with Gavriel Morningstar (owner of Discordia Culture...

Rob Perillo hosts In Our Own Backyard Series Tuesday

Rob Perillo hosts Vermilionville lecture series tonight. He's the wild man wizard of modern meteorology. Tonight Rob Perillo will take leave from his secret enclave at the KATC-TV3 station cautiously...

Posthaste with Cracker guitarist Johnny Hickman

Johnny Hickman of the band Cracker stops by The Independent Weekly for a lightning round of Posthaste shenanigans. "Take the Skinheads Bowling" is one of the most classic tunes to ever come...

The Canes close out spring DTA

Downtown Alive closes out its spring schedule this afternoon in Parc Sans Souci with a performance from Lafayette's own The Canes. Downtown Alive closes out its Spring schedule this afternoon in Parc...

Playing Favorites with Like Trains & Taxis

New Jersey's Like Trains & Taxis sit down for a round of Playing Favorites. New Jersey's Like Trains & Taxis play soulified, indie pop for hipsters and wallflowers who ain't afraid to get...

TOP 5 with Christopher Slim

Tuesday's Top 5 with musician Christopher Slim. Top 5 Creepy/Horror/Rock-Punk-Garage Groups 1. The Misfits: grandfathers of horror-punk. ** 2. Deadbolt:** down-tempo California surf-rock. Self...

La. State Museum to open Katrina exhibit

Today marks the start of hurricane and the Louisiana State Museum took the opportunity to announce a new major exhibit opening in the fall titled,  "Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and...

Givers at Downtown Alive tonight

Givers play Parc Sans Souci for DTA. The Fruitarian Meritocracy returns. The sound is kaleidoscopic, optimistic, and celebratory like a rainbow plastered journey into the upper reaches of the heart....

Road blog: Brother Dege on tour pt. 7

The tour ends and the next chapter begins. [Editor's note: Independent Weekly arts/entertainment writer Dege Legg has just completed of a month-long music tour up the East Coast to Boston, west across...

Road blog: Brother Dege on tour pt. 6

The road continues... [Editor's note: Independent Weekly arts/entertainment writer Dege Legg has just completed of a month-long music tour up the East Coast to Boston, west across the Upper Midwest...

Road blog: Brother Dege on tour - pt. 5

Wherein the bearded one makes new friends, serenades sports fans, sees his first Great Lake, plays his first encore, and has a monster, three-hour set occasioned by random, robust tinkling of the...

Road blog: Brother Dege on tour - pt. 4

Dege takes New York City by sturm und drang. [Editor's note: Independent Weekly arts/entertainment writer Dege Legg is in the midst of a month-long music tour up the East Coast to Boston, west across...

Blogging the spill: Jon Bowermaster

Documentary filmmaker Jon Bowermaster has a fine blog up today about Louisiana's relationship with oil and water. Documentary filmmaker Jon Bowermaster has a fine blog up today about Louisiana's...

Road blog: Brother Dege on tour - pt. 3

Farther north and further along, Dege Legg continues his musical journey. [Editor's note: Independent Weekly arts/entertainment writer Dege Legg is in the midst of a month-long music tour up the East...

Road blog: Brother Dege on tour - pt. 2

Our intrepid Dobro brother continues his musical journey up the Appalachian Trail. [Editor's note: Independent Weekly arts/entertainment writer Dege Legg is in the second furlong of a month-long music...

'Secretariat' trailer released

The Walt Disney production filmed in Acadiana will be released this fall. Walt Disney Films has released the trailer for Secretariat, the biopic about the legendary thoroughbred that won the Triple...

May 8 ArtWalk – Student Art fills Downtown

This month Downtown businesses and galleries will open their doors for a celebration of student art. This month Downtown businesses and galleries will open their doors for a celebration of student...

Robbie Bush Band farewell gig at DTA tonight

Rockin' feel-good tunes for the last eight years as Lafayette's go-to party ensemble, The Robbie Bush Band grooves Downtown Alive! one final time this week before throwing in the towel and calling it...

Richie Havens plays Grant Street Dancehall Thursday

He's the unspoken king of Woodstock. He's the unspoken king of Woodstock. Folk singer and guitarist Richie Havens opened the legendary 1969 festival with a marathon three hour set of acoustic folk...

Road blog: Brother Dege on tour - pt. 1

The Independent's Dege Legg transmits his transits from a monthlong East Coast tour. [Editor's note: Independent Weekly arts/entertainment writer Dege Legg is in the first furlong of a month-long...

Crawfish Fest celebrates 50 years

It began in 1960, the year after the Louisiana Legislature had declared Breaux Bridge the Crawfish Capitol of the world, as a spin-off of the town's Centennial Celebration. It began in 1960, the year...

Skillet serves up lamb at Cajundome

Christian rockers bring it. Skillet Rocking ain't just for the devil, buster. Christians like to do it, too. While all stripe of rabid and horny heathenish hellfire boys have cultivated the flame of...

Stratocaster master returns to Blue Moon

Lil' Buck Sinegal will daze and amaze. Local god of torque and twang, Lil'Buck Sinegal returns to the Blue Moon to do his thing. Raised in Veazay, reared on the roots, Lil'Buck honed his chops with...

Tremé filming Friday at Crawfish Festival

The producers of the acclaimed HBO drama will be in Breaux Bridge Friday to film a scene for the New Orleans-based series. Photo by David Simpson The producers of the acclaimed HBO drama Tremé will...

Festival plus more for Thursday night

Come and get it. Thursday night of the festival kicks off. It's the second night of Festival International. Here's a list of bands you can see tonight in downtown Lafayette, Festival and non-Festival...

Marc Broussard at the Blue Moon tonight

Marc Broussard kicks off Blue Moon's Rhythm & Roots Series tonight. The Blue Moon Saloon kicks off its Rhythms and Roots series in conjunction with Festival International tonight with their...

SPEAK Fest this weekend

The Society for Peace, Environment, Action, & Knowledge hosts a mother earth benefit. SPEAK FEST returns. The Society for Peace, Environment, Action, & Knowledge at UL is one of those great...

Bach Lunch + Downtown Alive!

Friday is here. Why not catch both Bach Lunch and DTA? Lafayette local roots rockers The Canes bring their hopped up Blonde on Blonde style riffage and  hyper catchy tunes to the Parc Sans Souci today...

Festival International aims to become smoke free

Festival International hopes the only thing smoking at this year's event is great barbecue, Sonny Landreth's guitar solos and Steel Pulse's horn section. Festival International hopes the only thing...

Tuesday's Top 5 with musician Keith Blair

Keith Blair is everywhere... "Keith Blair is Everywhere!" That's the new catchphrase I'm launching for Lafayette roots musician, songwriter, and blues guitar gunslinger. If you haven't seen...

Posthaste with artist Reggie Rodrigue

Lafayette artist Reggie Rodrigues sits down for a Posthaste Q&A. This month's ArtWalk hits on April 10 and one of the new, upcoming artists featured at Gallery R will be Reggie Michael Rodrigue....

Paul Schexnayder show opens during ArtWalk

"Storylines" a new exhibit by Paul Schexnayder will be on display at Galerie Eclaireuse for the upcoming ArtWalk on Saturday. "Storylines" features over 20 wooden...

Artist Tanya Falgout opens at Cajun Spice gallery

The upcoming ArtWalk on April 10 is promising to be a blockbuster event. Festival International brings a beat 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., with bands playing all over downtown. This week, I'll be introducing...

Tuesday's Top 5 with DJ Andre Broussard

**Tuesday's Top 5 with Lafayette DJ Andre Broussard **TOP 5 Dance Floor Fillers with DJ Andre Broussard Here are the five songs that, when played, are guaranteed to make even the sweaty Goth kid in...

'Treme' producers on 'Fresh Air' tonight

If you loved The Wire, turn on your radio. David Simon and Eric Overmyer, co-creators of HBO's The Wire and now the widely anticipated new series, Treme, set in post-Katrina New Orleans, are the...

Good Friday Bach Lunch with The Howdies

Bach Lunch does Good Friday.  Bach Lunch Spring continues this Friday, April 2 with family in for the Easter weekend and kids out of school on Easter break. This is a great way to spend your lunch...

One Man Machine vs. Pong

Blowfly Motown, art damage action comes to town. One Man Machine returns to Lafayette with his Molotov Motown jam and Blowfly post-funk. It's like deconstructed rooster rock. It's like a cockfight...

GoatWhore tonight at Sadie's

Blackened death metal comes to Lafayette. Hark! The foul cry of the crow's beak squawks a forlorn message. Metal, metal. Talking metal, dude. Easy listening enthusiasts, adult alternative sleezers,...

Tuesday's Top 5 with artist Reggie Rodrigue

Lafayette artist Reggie Rodrigue educates us on the Top 5 major foods of starving artists. Top 5 Foods of a Starving Artist with Reggie Rodrigue 1. Boxed macaroni and cheese with chicken, hamburger or...

Blue Moon weekend

Blue Moon kicks out the jams this weekend. It's no secret that the Blue Moon Saloon has no shortage of killer shows. Some weekends, though, the stars align and they hammer out back to back rad bills. ...

Classical shred-heads invade UL

UL Lafayette School of Music gets their shred on with the Friends of Music Classical Guitar Competition. And you thought shred was just for the metal heads. You thought wrong, stoner. Classical dudes...

Get your Spirit Pole and go!

Come spend the morning with John Geldersma to create your own Spirit Pole. Renowned artist John Geldersma will discuss his creative process and give a brief demonstration. This will be followed by...

Top 5 at SXSW with Tiffany Lamson

**Top 5 at South by Southwest Tif Lamson **TOP 5 at SXSW with Tiffany Lamson (of GIVERS) 1. Local Natives at the Galaxy Room keepin' it warm and fresh. I love when bands can make a packed room feel...

Top 5 at SXSW with Drew Landry

Top 5 with Drew Landry of Bandryland at South by Southwest TOP 5 at SXSW with Drew Landry In past years I fought crowds and the Austin PD, and followed the big band. This year I didn't even get a...

Les Blank screening at AcA

"If I could bring the old days back," says a woman in Les Blank's film, Dry Wood, "I would do it." Those were the good times, she says, when we had time to talk all day long. Shot...

Grindz and Rhymez Tour at Skate Spot tonight

Freestyle BMX and skate demo hits Lafayette this evening. Lafayette's Skate Spot does a killer job of keeping kids occupied with positive activities like skateboarding and freestyle BMX riding....

Expectations high for 'Treme'

Expectations could not be higher for Treme, an upcoming HBO original series from David Simon Expectations could not be higher for Treme, an upcoming HBO original series from David Simon, creator of...

'American Creole' screens this Sunday at AcA

The Acadiana Center for the Arts continues their film series this Sunday with American Creole. Louisiana filmmakers Glen Pitre and Michelle Benoit screen their 2006 film on New Orleans jazz man Don...

Pine Leaf Boys at Downtown Alive! tonight

The Pine Leaf boys hit Parc Sans Souci in downtown Lafayette. Lafayette's own three-time Grammy-nominated monsters known as the Pine Leaf Boys play Downtown Alive tonight. Or should I say Downtown...

Posthaste with Zach Myers of Shinedown

Guitarist for Florida rock band Shinedown goes a few rounds Posthasteville. POSTHASTE WITH ZACH MYERS OF SHINEDOWN 1. What's up with all these hits, man? Is it a trip to be, like, "Dude, I got...

Tuesday's Top 5 with James Van Way

**Read Tuesday's TOP 5 with KRVS radio host James Van Way TOP 5 SEMI-OBSCURE RECORDS WITH JAMES VAN WAY (host of KRVS radio show The Fringe) ** 1. American Music Club, Mercury. I saw the video for the...

Posthaste with Coby Cox of AAA Tattoo

Quick Q&A with AAA Tattoo shop owner & artist Coby Cox. AAA Tattoo in the Haus. Since Neolithic times, cavemen to Japanese Yakuza have inked their girlfriend's names on their arms. Tattoos...

Jason Isbell and Drew Landry at Grant Street tonight

Former Drive-by Trucker and Drew Landry pair up to bring live music back to Grant Street. Two amazing songwritters hit the stage at Grant Street Dancehall tonight, March 12. Former Drive-by Trucker...

DTA, Bach Lunch, & Rhythms on the River schedules

Beautiful weather + Bach Lunch + Downtown Alive = YES. It is almost springtime and that can only mean a few things: gallant poets riding white horses and spouting noble poems of undying love, a...

RV Ramblin' Man comes to Lafayette

Traveling RV writer hits the Lafayette area. Jim Jaillet, a contributing writer and traveling RV man for the Seattle PI website, hit the Acadiana area this week in his motor home.  Read about his...

Top 5 with Christian Mader

Lafayette musician Christian Mader gives us this Tuesdays's Top 5. Top 5 unorthodox recording techniques with Christian Mader (of the band Brass Bed).   1. Using a bass cabinet as a microphone for a...

Movie night at Pack & Paddle

Pack & Paddle screens Trek: A Journey on the Appalachian Trail. And no, it's not about a certain Palmetto-state governor. The folks at Pack & Paddle always have some cool stuff going on at the...

Photo workshop with Philip Gould on Sunday

Photographer Philip Gould, who has been chronicling Louisiana culture and architecture for over 30 years, will teach an intermediate photography workshop on Sunday. Photographer Philip Gould will...

Posthaste with Rotary Downs

New Orleans' indie rock elders go a few rounds in the Posthaste mobile. This ain't Blowtard rock, buddy. This is something else. Ultra-literate. Byzantine Chiaroscuro. Delicate and mannered, other...

Pink Floyd tribute at Nitetown

Bricks in the Wall, a Pink Floyd tribute act plays Nitetown tonight They got the laser lights. They got the trippy fog machines. They got the wall. They got the props. And the pig. And they got the...

Geronimo alt-music festival

The Blue Moon, Artmosphere, Sadie's, and Cedar Deli with Bordens host Geronimo Music Festival Acadiana is no stranger to festivals. When spring hits there's practically one every weekend celebrating...

Henry Gray plays the Richard Sale Barn this weekend

The legendary bluesman hits Abbeville on March 6. Blues legend Henry Gray will perform at the Richard Sale Barn in Abbeville this weekend. He'll be rocking with his killer backing band affectionately...

Porgy and Bess performance Sunday, March 7

Even if you think you don't know anything about opera, there is one song everyone knows well enough to sing along, and I don't mean the Bugs Bunny version of the toreador song from Carmen. It's the...

Top 5 with Primo

Troy Primo's top five albums Top 5 with Albums with Primo (guitarist, Santeria) 1. Guns n' Roses, Appetite for Destruction I caught this band with Motley Crew in the Cajundome in 1987 (yes we used to...

Dickie Landry stars in Robert Wilson production

The Lafayette musician, artist, and hipster extraordinaire has been living overseas for the past month... If you haven't seen Dickie Landry bouncing around downtown Lafayette lately it's because the...

Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas on PBS concert special

Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas will appear on a PBS concert special. Acadiana Zydeco band Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas make an appearance on Rounder Record's 40th anniversary concert special. The...

Women Across Cultures at UL

As the landscape around us comes to life in the spring, it's a reminder that we should also awaken our minds. Dr. Mary Ann Wilson is offering a course in "Women Across Cultures," exploring...

Top 5 with Lafayette artist Herb Roe

Lafayette artist Herb Roe give us this week's Top 5. Top 5 Reasons to live in Acadiana with artist Herb Roe 1. The culture, the festivals, and the music. We have the best local music scene in the...

Local sci-fi flick gets raves in Bean Town

Lunopolis, a sci-fi faux documentary, received rave reviews from fans of the genre following its world premiere recently at the Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival. Lunopolis, a sci-fi faux documentary by...

Rumble in Rayne

Get ready to rumble in Rayne as professional boxing comes to town. Attention: knuckleheads, juggalos, bruisers, busters, bangers, and fans of boxing. Boxcar Productions presents another round of live...

Bach Lunch Spring 2010

Here comes the Bach Lunch 2010 Line-up. The Lafayette Science Museum Foundation has announced its spring Bach Lunch 2010 season lineup. Going strong for 22 years, Bach Lunch is the popular free lunch...

Theresa Andersson gets loopy Friday

Like a whirling, many-armed Hindu goddess, multi-instrumentalist Theresa Andersson swirls among a dulcimer, drums, a violin, microphones and a dizzying array of electronic foot pedals in her New...

Acting Up opens Williams mash-up Thursday

So, what to do with works by one of the great American playwrights? Mash them up of course. So, what to do with works by one of the great American playwrights? Mash them up of course. Always one to...

Downtown Alive Spring line-up

Downtown Alive announces its Spring 2010 line-up. DTA, better known as Downtown Alive, has announced its 2010 Spring season line-up. A community tradition for 26 years, the Downtown Alive 2010 series...

Library screens Faubourg Treme tomorrow

As part of February events celebrating black history month, the Lafayette Public library will be screening the critically acclaimed documentary, Faubourg Treme: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans...

Sonny Landreth to play Clapton's Crossroads Festival

Sonny Landreth has once again been picked to play Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival. Louisiana songwriter and slide guitarist extraordinaire Sonny Landreth has once again been picked to play...

Dance for a Chicken screens at Film @ the Center

If you've got a fondness for chickens and/or rural celebrations of Mardi Gras, you would do yourself right to check out this week's installment of Film @ the Center. If you've got a fondness for...

NOLA Art House shut down

Police shut down the NOLA Art House, a housing and art co-op located in the Treme neighborhood in New Orleans. Count this as one of the more absurd and arbitrary things to go down in New Orleans over...

Black Pot Festival on American Routes radio show

Black Pot music festival featured on American Routes today at 1 p.m. Lafayette's Black Pot Music Festival makes an appearance on today's installment of the syndicated radio show American Routes. You...

Brass Bed sound recording experiment at ACFM

Local band Brass Bed invites users to bring the noise for local sound recording experiment. Lafayette indie rock band Brass Bed are sending out an open invitation to Lafayette area music fans and cell...

Keep the Atchafalaya Wild Night at Pack & Paddle

The folks at Pack & Paddle are hosting a "Keep the Atchafalaya Wild Night" to raise awareness and possibly even drum up a little fundraising. The Atchafalaya Basin holds the title of...

Mardi Gras week: Artmosphere

Artmosphere is located on the parade route on Johnston and Convent; therefore, you won't miss much of the action if you go there to hang out. Due to an omission in this week's issue of our paper,...

Stuff to do this weekend

The Performing Arts Society of Acadiana kicks off its PASA Plus performances with a chamber music recital performed by the musicians from the UL School of Music. The chamber music performance will...

Chris Thomas King plays Louisiana Crossroads tonight

From the Delta blues you can trace the roots of rock and roll, rockabilly, southern rock, punk rock, alt-country, modern R & B, pop music, jazz, hip-hop, elements of Cajun, zydeco, and Creole...

Festival International de Louisiane 2010 line-up

Festival International de Louisiane has announced their 2010 schedule of artists and acts from around the world and from your own backyard. Over 100 performances in five days - all of it...

Kayak fishing in Acadiana

Pack & Paddle hosts a kayak fishing meeting tomorrow night, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. Guest speakers will discuss fishing techniques, launch locations, and various routes. "We have a lot of new...


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