IND L!VE offers highlights of the many live music events taking place around Acadiana this weekend.
NEW NATIVES BRASS BAND + MAGIC CRAWFISH
Thursday, March 24
Blue Moon Saloon
Doors: 9:30 p.m.
The New Native Brass Band is Lafayette's premier New Orleans second line brass band.
Magic Crawfish is an alternative rock and cover band from Lafayette, LA. The group consists of University of Louisiana at Lafayette percussion students.
BOOM! BOOM! BURLESQUE - POETRY & PASTIES
Thursday, March 24
Artmosphere Bistro
Doors: 10 p.m.
Admission: $10
Boom! Boom! Burlesque presents a collaborative performance including local poets and Boom! Boom! Burlesque exploring the visual beauty of spoken word.
Rhythms on the River: The Molly Ringwalds
Thursday, March 24
River Ranch Town Square
Doors: 5:30 p.m.
The Molly Ringwalds will be kicking off the spring season of Rhythms on the River at River Ranch Town Square Thursday on Thursday, March 24 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
B.B. PALMER + CAT HEAD BISCUIT BOYS
Friday, March 25
Feed & Seed
Doors: 8 p.m.
B.B. Palmer is a Southern Americana Singer/Songwriter located out of Lee County, AL. B.B. Palmer sometimes refers to their musical stylings as “cosmic country,” a genre that blurs the lines between various styles of music such as bluegrass, folk, soul and rock.
Bach Lunch: Cedric Watson Trio
Friday, March 25
Parc Sans Souci
Doors: 12 p.m.
The Lafayette Science Museum Foundation is pleased to announce its spring 2016 Bach Lunch season lineup. Bach Lunch will be celebrating 28 years this spring as the popular free lunch hour series featuring different musicians performing from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. Lunches are available for purchase from local restaurants on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 11:15 a.m. The concerts are held in downtown Lafayette at Parc Sans Souci at the corner of Polk, Congress and Vermilion streets. Proceeds go to the support of the Lafayette Science Museum.
JULIAN PRIMEAUX + J BURTON
Friday, March 25
Artmosphere Bistro
Doors: 9 p.m.
J Burton and Julian Primeaux perform at Artmosphere Friday night.
THE PINE LEAF BOYS + FEUFOLLET
Friday, March 25
Blue Moon Saloon
Doors: 9 p.m.
Louisiana's finest, four-time Grammy-Nominated performers The Pine Leaf Boys have made a name for presenting their own inimitable brand of Cajun music with youthful exuberance. They will be playing with the young and vibrant Southwest Louisiana band Feufollet who takes Cajun, honky-tonk, and string-band music as their starting point, and keeps an open mind about where their song craft will lead them.
BURRIS + FOXFIRE + JORDY SEARCY
Saturday, March 26
Artmosphere Bistro
Doors: 9 p.m.
Join Foxfire and Burris featuring special guest Jordy Searcy at Artmosphere Bistro March 26th for a night of sweet tunes and good hangs.
HANK NIGHT
Saturday, March 26
Feed & Seed
Doors: 9 p.m.
Admission: $12
So Lonesome You Could Cry? Got the Love Sick Blues? Join Feed & Seed for what's certain to be an amazing show, paying homage to Luke the Drifter, the father of country music. Blayze & Saddles, Sabra & The Get Rights, and Julie & the Giants will be delivering all of your favorite Hank tunes and then some. This star-studded stable of local artists will be covering classic Hank Williams tunes both true to their original stylings, as well as some with very original twists. So, when you're sad and lonely and have no place to go, call us up sweet baby and bring along some dough...and we'll go honky tonkin'!
MICHOT MELODY MAKERS + J BURTON
Saturday, March 26
Blue Moon Saloon
Doors: 10 p.m.
If you're searching for a fun Saturday night, look no further! J Burton, an accomplished musician from right here in Lafayette, takes the stage at 10! After that, the Michot Melody Makers go on at 11! What better way to celebrate your weekend than with these two amazing groups in one night?
KEITH FRANK
Sunday, March 27
Warehouse 535
Doors: 6 p.m.
Keith Frank performs at Warehouse 535 on Sunday, March 27.