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Meet Me@ the 'Met - for these great upcoming performances...
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MUSIC FROM THE NEW ORLEANS FESTIVAL:
Four days of music, film, food and talks dedicated to the Big Easy and remembering the work that still needs to be done five years after Katrina- in the wake of the lasting BP Oil Spill Disaster.
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Red Stick Ramblers
Sunday, August 29 at 8:15PM
General Admission $20.00
Preferred Seating First 3 Rows $30.00
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The music of Louisiana has a lot in common with the cuisine. An initial blast of heat usually commands attention right off the bat, but then -- slowly, but surely -- all sorts of subtler notes start to creep in, making for an irresistibly captivating experience. That’s the vibe that emanates from The Red Stick Ramblers, an appropriately-named aggregation that builds stylistic bridges spanning the decades -- not to mention connecting styles as diverse as traditional Cajun, western swing, blues and old-school jazz.
“From day one, we were just interested in all sorts of music, from Django Reinhardt to Duke Ellington to the Cajun stuff that a few of the guys in the band grew up around,” says Mississippi-bred guitarist Chas Justus. “We never put any limits on what we listened to or what we played. "At first, we didn’t think that hundreds of college kids would come out to hear that kind of music, but when we added a little extra drive to it with a drum kit and all, it was really a revelation to see how contagious it could be."
The Red Stick Ramblers first scooted out of Baton Rouge, Louisiana -- where Young, Justus and drummer Glenn Fields were studying at Louisiana State University -- about eight years ago, suits crisply pressed and bows rosined-up and ready to rollick. They quickly developed a following around the Gulf Coast region thanks to their unflaggingly energetic live shows, and spread the message even more widely with the 2002 release of their self-titled debut album -- a disc that brought them the tag “the great Cajun hope.”
The Ramblers certainly demonstrated the musical firepower to don that mantle, but deftly sidestepped the pigeonhole it threatened to place them into on their sophomore outing, Bring It on Down. That disc, which nodded to forebears like Bob Wills and Johnny Cash, prompted the New Orleans Times-Picayne to tout them for proffering “a potent brew that swings so hard that it’s almost sick, and rocks like crazy.”
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Marcia Ball
Thursday, September 2 at 8:15PM
Advance: $25.00
Day of: $30.00
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Singer/pianist Marcia Ball knows how to raise roofs and tear down walls with her infectious, intelligent and deeply emotional brand of southern boogie, rollicking, roadhouse blues and heartfelt ballads. Over the course of her three-decade career, Ball has earned a huge and intensely loyal following all over the world. Her exquisite piano playing and passionate, playful vocals fuse New Orleans and Gulf Coast R&B with Austin's deep songwriting tradition into a sound No Depression described as "a little rock, a lot of roll, a pinch of rhythm and a handful of blues."
"A sensational, saucy singer and superb pianist... where Texas stomp-rock and Louisiana blues-swamp meet" - USA Today. "Rollicking, playful, good time blues and intimate, reflective balladry...her songs ring with emotional depth." - Rolling Stone
"An irresistible, celebratory blend of rollicking, two-fisted New Orleans piano, Louisiana Swamp rock and smoldering Texas blues from a compelling storyteller." - Boston Globe
"A sensational, saucy singer and superb pianist...where Texas stomp-rock and Louisiana blues-swamp meet" - USA Today
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Jeffery Broussard
& the Creole Cowboys
Sunday, September 5 at 8:15PM
General Admission: $20.00
Day of: $25.00
Preferred Seating- 1st 3 rows: $30
Zydeco Dance Music
Echoing the Creole Past, Charting Zydeco’s Future
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"Accordionist of the Year" -Zydeco Music & Creole Heritage Awards 2007
Louisiana Division of the Arts grant recipient 2007-2008
Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys features the accordion mastery and soulful vocals of front man Jeffery Broussard, from the legendary band, Zydeco Force.
The band delivers great, pack-the-floor renditions of Creole classics as well as their own brand of contemporary Zydeco.
Early Creole music, as played by legends Canray Fontenot on fiddle and Jeffery’s father, accordion player Delton Broussard, is experiencing a well-deserved resurgence of interest in Louisiana today.
Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys are taking the next generation’s perspective of this music and presenting it with contemporary flair and expertise.
Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys create incredible music and outstanding performances, cultivating and inspiring new generations of Creole zydeco fans.
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Iris Dement September 18 at 8:15PM
Advance: $25.00
Day of: $30.00
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One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, singer/songwriter Iris Dement was born on January 5, 1961, in rural Paragould, AR, the youngest of 14 children. At the age of three, her devoutly religious family moved to California, where she grew up singing gospel music; during her teenaged years, however, she was first exposed to country, folk, and R&B, drawing influence from Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell. Upon graduating high school, she relocated to Kansas City to attend college.
After a series of jobs waitressing and typing, Dement first began composing songs at the age of 25. Honing her skills at open-mic nights, in 1988 she moved to Nashville, where she contacted producer Jim Rooney, who helped her land a record contract. Dement did not make her recording debut until 1992, when her independent label offering, Infamous Angel, won almost universal acclaim thanks to her pure, evocative vocal style and spare, heartfelt songcraft. Despite a complete lack of support from country radio, the record's word-of-mouth praise earned her a deal with Warner Bros., which reissued Infamous Angel in 1993 as well as its follow-up, 1994's stunning My Life. Her third LP, 1996's eclectic The Way I Should, marked a dramatic change not only in its more rock-influenced sound but also in its subject matter; where Dement's prior work was introspective and deeply personal, The Way I Should was fiercely political, tackling topics like sexual abuse, religion, government policy, and Vietnam. In 1999, she collaborated with country man John Prine on his album, In Spite of Ourselves. Dement recorded four duets with Prine that earned her a Grammy nod the following year.
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