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Beats Antique
Wednesday, December 10. The Joy Theater. 8PM. $33.80+.
"Beats Antique is a U.S.-based experimental world fusion and electronic music group. Formed in 2007 in conjunction with producer Miles Copeland, the group has become noted for their mix of different genres as well as their live shows, which mix samples and heavy percussives with Tribal Fusion dance and performance art." - Wikipedia. The lineup includes bellydancer Zoe Jakes. An obscure band boasting 315k Facebook followers. No opening act listed.

Wavering | Chalant
Wednesday, December 10. Saturn Bar. 8PM. $10.
NOLA trio Wavering (Rosemary, Peter, & Toren) makes drifty, improvisation-based electro-acoustic dream pop for those reflective moments. I'm not afraid. Flyer: https://dice-media.imgix.net/attachments/2025-11-25/8424138f-ceff-493b-a3f6-3e0a25ce67e4.jpg

Sky Choice
Wednesday, December 10. The Celestine (727 Toulouse Street). 6:30PM.

Chef Menteur | Fantasy Non Fiction | Bright Cloud
Thursday, December 11. Carrollton Station. 8PM. $10.

Bright Cloud | Chef Menteur | Fantasy Non-Fiction
Thursday, December 11. Carrollton Station (8140 Willow Street). 8PM. $10.
All NOLA bands. Bright Cloud's Insta [brightcloudband] bio cryptically reads "Guitar, bass, drum, vox, another guitar, synth." So... Genesis? Maroon 5? Earth, Wind & Fire? Recently-resurfaced early '00s stalwarts (remember them opening for ambient drone duo Growing at the Mermaid Lounge in '04?) Chef Menteur do hip post-rock, psychedelia, etc. FNF craft that sweet jangly indie pop. 21+. Flyer: instagram.com/p/DRUwuzQDvZF

Shovels & Rope
Thursday, December 11. Chickie Wah Wah. 9PM. $39 (advance).
"Carving out a niche in the Americana world with strong, rootsy efforts... Shovels & Rope [Cary Ann Hearst & Michael Trent] have earned the right to follow their own muse." It's "An Intimate Evening with," hence no openers. Flyer: https://i.ticketweb.com/i/00/12/67/28/84_Original.jpg

Seprock
Friday, December 12. Domino Sound Record Shack (2557 Bayou Road). 6PM. FREE. Booking
Seprock in-store making beats and djing release party of new Jeff Parker re-mix record, which Seprock is featured.

Bad Santas Holiday Costume Party
Friday, December 12. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Chromeo (DJ set)
Friday, December 12. Republic. 11PM. $20 (early bird).
Humorously suave luxury R&B lotharios from Monréal. Long-winded 2010 bio at republicnola.com/event/chromeo: "The duo of Dave 1 and P-Thugg has built a career on turning flirtation into philosophy, heartache into groove, and irony into an art form!" chromeo.net. 18+. Flyer: https://republicnola.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/REP_CHROME4.1200X1500.png

Trivium | Jinjer | Heriot
Friday, December 12. The Fillmore (6 Canal Street). 7:30PM. $64.

Acath | Maintenance | Bloomweaver
Saturday, December 13. Artmosphere. 8PM. FREE.
Acath is Lafayette truegaze, dream pop quartet. https://lsureveille.com/265989/articles/how-acath-is-making-a-return-to-traditional-shoegaze. Maintenance is Lafayette quirky emo pop. https://www.maintenance.band. Bloomweaver is "90s style Alternative from South LA." This is their debut show, at which a live album AND a music video will be recorded. They are female-fronted and boast members of Camps, Mangata, Father Rust, Royal Teeth (whose "Wild" is the biggest indie pop song in Louisiana history, or actually probably 2nd behind Deadeye Dick's "New Age Girl," or 3rd behind GIVERS' "Up Up Up"), & Pale Misery. https://facebook.com/bloomweaverband. This takes place during Lafayette's monthly (every 2nd Saturday) downtown ArtWalk. Flyers: https://facebook.com/events/812118648284561 & https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=122105892567098453

The Red Tapes | Code Black | Ayo Dylan | B3ntly | Swarm
Saturday, December 13. Courtyard Brewery (1160 Camp Street). 9PM. $10.

Sub Division
Saturday, December 13. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.
Joy Division cover band.

Hex Windham and Tim Mech’s PEEP-SHOW
Saturday, December 13. NOLA 'Nacular Studio & Gallery (1172 Magazine St.). 7PM. FREE (donations appreciated). Turducken Productions
Live music for PhotoNOLA 'Nacular reception. https://www.instagram.com/hexwindham/ https://www.instagram.com/timmechspeepshow/

Mod Dance Party
Saturday, December 13. Saturn Bar. 10PM.

Love Story's End | Horror Party | Thorninmyside | Project Nine
Saturday, December 13. The Hot Spot Bistro And Lounge (1948 E. Pass Road, Gulfport, MS). 7PM.
"A spooky pre-winter's night of rock, punk and metal." Are Thorninmyside named after the phenomenal and badass Quicksand song that is arguably the zenith of post-hardcore? (Probably not, as they call themselves "Goth-rock from the Mississippi Gulf Coast.") Costume contest w/ prizes. Presented by Mz. Mayhem. https://facebook.com/events/1334988531439793

Dragon Smoke | Gitkin
Saturday, December 13. Tipitina's. 9PM. $30.
"IF YOU SEE SMOKE, YOU KNOW YOU WILL SEE FIRE!" "Step into a world where dust-strewn landscapes meet the hypnotic melodies of desert blues and psychedelic cumbia. Welcome to the world of Gitkin."

Jeremy Phipps & Friends
Sunday, December 14. Commons Club at Virgin Hotel (550 Baronne Street).
Jeremy Phipps of People Museum. Also here on the 21st. WWOZ's listing says 9 AM for both shows, but this is presumably a typo.

Trendafilka
Sunday, December 14. New Marigny Theatre (2301 Marais Street). 7:30PM. $25.
"Trendafilka’s performances feature songs from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Greece, and Georgia, arranged in three to five distinct vocal lines. Dissonances and harmonies weave and swell through each piece, exploring timeless human themes." 7:30 - 10, w/ 20-min. intermission. https://newmarignytheatre.com/event/trendafilka-closes-out-the-season-with-a-full-length-winter-concert-at-the-new-marigny-theatretrendafilka

Bella Mode | Arose Arose | Virtue_signal
Sunday, December 14. No Dice. 8PM. FREE. Booking
All Night Series. Dreading the fast approaching Monday? Reveling in your extra days off? Exorcising some weekend dæmons? We'll match your energy as you dance it off. Featuring selects from: Bella Mode (NYC) arose arose virtue_signal SUNDAY 12/14 8PM - TIL No cover - come as you are!

Hey Thanks | Mayrunner | Silver Cap Baby
Sunday, December 14. The Loose Caboose (1401 McKinley Street, Lafayette). 8PM. $10.
Area indie rockers just doin' the thang. The kids are alright. 18+. https://facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1533853905414776

BC Coogan
Monday, December 15. Saturn Bar. 8:30PM.

Drunk Picasso Clothing Swap
Tuesday, December 16. Saturn Bar. 5PM.

Bosques Fragmentados | Jeff Boston | Giggle Gals
Wednesday, December 17. BJ's (4301 Burgundy Street). 9PM.
NOLA's Bosques Fragmentados are "sounds woven through liminal space, while sinking & floating, alone / together. Exploring within the depths and shallows of this living environment of which we are a tiny part."

The Drupes | NWB | Notel Motel
Thursday, December 18. Carrollton Station. 8PM.
21+.

Catbite | Jay Wood
Thursday, December 18. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

The Casualties | Crazy & The Brains | The Kings Cannons
Friday, December 19. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Hemlock
Friday, December 19. Magnolia Pantry (219 E. Vermilion Street, Lafayette). 6PM-10PM.
"Hemlock is the alt-folk, Chicago-anchored project of Carolina Chauffe, whose song-a-day practice turns life’s smallest moments into stirring, intimate compositions."

SLAAP (Smokestack Lightning Ariel Androgyny) Cabaret
Friday, December 19. Saturn Bar. 9PM.

Fatter Than Albert | Bad Operation | Joystick | Maddie Ruthless
Friday, December 19. The Broadside (600 N. Broad Street).
What year is this?

Béla Fleck & The Flecktones | Alash
Saturday, December 20. The Joy Theater. 8PM. $63+.
The reunited Flecktones, with all four original members (incl. famed bassist Victor Wooten & his brother Roy a.k.a. Future Man), combine jazz, bluegrass, & psychedelic pop. You might've seen their '90s album covers and presumed they were in the vein of Pink Floyd or Primus or Phish; those bands' influence is present, but subtly / incidentally. Alash is a Tuvan throat singing ensemble from throat singing hotbed Kyzyl, Tuva. Possibly the first such act to ever perform in NOLA? Do they regard every form of Western music as mere failed attempts to improve upon Tuvan throat singing... and chuckle at us? They won't be laughing after some enterprising locals invent Tuvan throat sludge about five minutes after this concert. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alash_(ensemble) / https://khoomei.narod.ru/muz/KARGYRAA.mp3

Craig Cortello, The "Canine Crooner"
Sunday, December 21. Dog House NOLA Bar (2736 Banks Street). 5PM-7PM. FREE.
"Donations towards Take Paws encouraged in lieu of a cover fee." caninecrooner.com.

DJ Soul Sister
Sunday, December 21. Domino Sound Record Shack (2557 Bayou Road). 3PM-5PM. FREE. Booking
DJ Soul Sister 19th Annual Crate Dig. She will be DJ'ing off of the Domino Sound racks with treats and refreshments, and also includes a book drive to enter in a raffle of prizes to benefit One Book One New Orleans' "Operation Restoration."

Carnelian | Amelie Cecile
Monday, December 22. Blue Moon Saloon (215 E. Convent Street, Lafayette). 9PM. $10.
Vid of Carnelian doing a jangly Fleetwood Mac cover at Moonchild Music: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=818064130612482. They feature singer Grace Novosad. Flyer: https://facebook.com/events/1234457755194957

Cathy Anderson
Thursday, December 25. Davenport Lounge (921 Canal Street). 11AM.
Solo harp.

Ben Living
Saturday, December 27. RallyCap Brewing Co. (11212 Pennywood Avenue, Baton Rouge). 12PM-8PM.
Dark Draft Book Fest featuring local horror / mystery / crime authors. Beer, pizza, pastries, etc. https://facebook.com/events/824963223565950

Goodbye Academy | GutZombie | Double Knockout | Belle Grove
Saturday, December 27. The Varsity. 8PM. $15 (advance), $20 (door).
Christmas Crashout Fest. Emo-y (except GZ) local rockers assemble. 18+. Presented by Mixed Alternative Mag & Louisiana LOUD. https://facebook.com/events/33086317954292357

Open Mic with guest host Paul Sanchez
Sunday, December 28. Old Arabi Lighthouse Records & Books (234 Mehle Street, Arabi). 6PM. FREE.
Former member & co-founder of Cowboy Mouth, 1990-2006. He probably got tired of playing "Jenny Says" nightly, and thus embarked on an acclaimed solo career. One unfondly remembers the Mouth playing that singalong as their last song at Endfest a.k.a. Mojo Music Fest @ City Park in '97, right before Fiona Apple, Foo Fighters, & Faith No More finished it out with élan, despite FNM's weak setlist. Which means they played AFTER the ascendant twin forces Limp Bizkit & Smash Mouth, the barely-flickering Candlebox, one-hit ska wonders Reel Big Fish, and moussed local-ish pop-rock preeners Better Than Ezra. And one first heard about Master P while walking out of this concert.

Where Y'acht?
Wednesday, December 31. Gasa Gasa. 9PM.

And Then Came Humans
Wednesday, December 31. Mississippi River Bottom Bar (515 St. Philip Street). 10PM.

Helen Gillet
Thursday, January 1. The Tigermen Den (3113 Royal Street). 8PM. $20.
Billed as "Listening Room with Helen Gillet," your local celliste extraordinaire. Will she kick off the nëw year with breezy French chanson crooning, or sheets of instrumental atonality? This residency evidently happens here the first Thursday of every month.

George Orwell Beyond 1984 and Animal Farm Book Club
Saturday, January 3. Jefferson Parish Library, Rosedale Branch (4036 Jefferson Highway). 12:30PM. FREE.
"What counts is that we don't betray each other:" George Orwell's Burmese Days will be discussed in this fifth and final meeting of the book club. Email mparker@jefferson.lib.la.us for more details.

Modulation Sessions
Saturday, January 3. Wolf Den (at the Howlin Wolf). 9PM. $10.
"The New Orleans Synth Cult presents a night of unique grooves, with The New Years After Party Modulation Sessions, featuring live hardware synthesis by Oscillation Communications, and unique DJ sets from The Nola Housing Project!" Flyer: https://i.ticketweb.com/i/00/13/30/88/73_Edp.jpg

The Black Jacket Symphony
Saturday, January 10. Baton Rouge River Center Theater (220 St. Louis Street, Baton Rouge). 7:30PM. $45+.
The Black Jacket Symphony performs Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.

Sparrow Smith & the Resonant Rogues | Meredith Moon
Tuesday, January 20. Saturn Bar. 9PM.

Blue Widow | The Bloomies | Zoomst
Friday, January 23. The Rabbit Hole (1228 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard). 7PM. $10.
Blue Widow are a Baton Rouge "alternative psychedelic punk" band who believe "much can be learned from the life of a spider." With NOLA opening bands possibly of a similar disposition, if not as arachnophilic. Cue Flipper's cover of "The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." I guess she'll die.

Peli Con
Saturday, January 24. Dugas Recreation Center (30372 Eden Church Road, Denham Springs). 10AM-6PM. $15 (age 11-59), $10 (60+), free (0-10).
4th annual. "Comics, gaming, art, cards, collectibles, cosplay contest, panels, food..." https://facebook.com/events/1123171289184389

Lauren Ruth Ward
Tuesday, January 27. NOLA 'Nacular Studio & Gallery (1172 Magazine St.). 7PM. $20. Turducken Productions
Lauren Ruth Ward is a Baltimore born multidisciplinary artist, whose lyrics and stage expression are based on the exploration of the human condition. Must purchase advance tickets at https://www.tickettailor.com/events/laurenruthward/1874605

Gavino Loche | Adrian Raso | Layla Musselwhite | Jimmy Robinson | Phil deGruy
Friday, January 30. Hartley/Vey Theatre at Shaw Center For the Arts (100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge). 7:30PM. $31.
Across The Pond Guitar Festival. "Experience a captivating blend of international and local guitar talent. Featuring renowned musicians in individual performances, dynamic collaborations, and a spectacular grand finale with all artists. Gavino Loche's YouTube performances have millions of hits, and he has won numerous awards, including Best Up-and-Coming Italian Guitar Player. Gavino’s solo performances blend tapping, percussive sounds, and incredible fingerstyle arrangements." Presented by Manship Theatre. All ages.

Reverend Horton Heat | The Bills
Friday, January 30. Tipitina's. 9PM. $10 (advance).
Low price ($10 Ticket Tour of North America), lower brow. "Listening to the REVEREND HORTON HEAT is tantamount to injecting pure musical nitrous into the hot-rod engine of your heart." The Bills are "New Orleans surf, punk, and garage!"

Nine Inch Nails | Boys Noize
Thursday, February 5. Smoothie King Center (1500 Dave Dixon Drive). 8PM.
Michael Moss' favorite band Boys Noize.

Gonzales Retro Con
Saturday, February 7. Lamar Dixon Expo Center (9039 South St Landry Avenue, Gonzales). 10AM-6PM.
This year's theme is the 30th anniversary of Pokémon. Mere furlongs away from the Tanger Outlet Mall & Cabela's! CONSUME. Also open the next day from 11 - 5. https://facebook.com/events/1189035643049464

Heart | Lucinda Williams
Sunday, March 1. Brookshire Grocery Arena (2000 Brookshire Arena Drive, Bossier City). 7:30PM. $70.50.
Is it cloak and dagger? Could it be spring or fall? I walk without a cut through a stained glass wall.

Candlebox
Saturday, March 14. Paradise Theater at Margaritaville Resort Casino (777 Margaritaville Way, Bossier City). 7PM. $41+.
"Formed in Seattle in 1991, Candlebox went quadruple platinum with their 1993 self-titled debut and released two more acclaimed and top-selling albums (1995’s Lucy & 1998’s Happy Pills) before going on a hiatus in 2000." "Acclaimed" may be a *slight* stretch, as the 'Box were gleefully ravaged by every music publication in the competitive grunge decade. See Entertainment Weekly's "F" review of their sophomore effort: https://web.archive.org/web/20090425193719/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,299068,00.html. It concludes: "It's every bit as appalling and derivative as their first, with the foursome once again hacking out the kind of generic grunge that works like some Hydrox knockoff of Pearl Jam's genuine Oreo. [Fact Check: Hydrox actually preceded Oreo by 3 years. Wikipedia states "Compared to Oreos, Hydrox cookies have a less sweet filling and a crunchier cookie shell that is less soggy when dipped in milk."] With its dense guitars, blurry bass, and clunky drums, Lucy couldn't be more fat-bottomed and lifeless. In fact, it's encyclopedically bad. You won't find a single melody, the singer can't convey an ounce of emotion, and the lyrics make no sense at all. At least Candlebox's unadulterated terribleness offers the public a sad, necessary lesson. For those who believed the human race would never again endure anything as awful as Journey and Foreigner, Candlebox prove it can happen here." Were they the Nickelback of the '90s? "Some would say your life was sad, but you lived it anyway. And so maybe your friends, they stand around, they watch you crumble, as you falter to the ground. You left me far behind. I didn't mean to treat you oh so bad. Oh, but I did it anyway." DARKEST lyrics of any song ever to be performed at a Jimmy Buffett-related property? The ONLY Jimmy Buffett-adjacent show to ever appear on NOLADIY? (Fun Fact: JB was a regular at Cochon, where he got the mac n' cheese. 50 Cent has also grubbed there.) Dig into this POST-GRUNGE feast – or famine? – on PI DAY. 21+.

Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP Legacy)
Tuesday, April 28. Manship Theatre (100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge). 7:30PM. $60 - $80.
We've all nodded our heads to Brain Salad Surgery, but this is an advisory to AVOID this show, prog rocker. "Created by Carl Palmer and his management, the show will be presented with the full cooperation of the Estates of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake. THIS IS NOT A TRIBUTE ACT - THIS IS THE REAL THING. Through modern technology they will reunite the band: Carl with his two bandmates, playing together along with Keith Emerson & Greg Lake, who both passed away in 2016. The show combines video performance of Emerson and Lake from a legendary sold out ROYAL ALBERT HALL ELP show from 1992 with live on stage performances of Carl Palmer with his own ELP Legacy band (Paul Bielatowicz and Simon Fitzpatrick). All the musicians play together in sync to present a complete and authentic Emerson, Lake & Palmer show." Imagine if established rock acts like SUGAR RAY, THOU, or BANANARAMA try to pull this crap on their fans in like 30 years after 67% of their members croak. "ELP was an English progressive rock supergroup formed in London in 1970. The band consisted of Keith Emerson of the Nice (keyboards), Greg Lake of King Crimson (vocals, bass, guitar, producer), and Carl Palmer of Atomic Rooster (drums, percussion). With nine RIAA-certified gold record albums in the US and an estimated 48 million records sold worldwide, they are one of the most popular and commercially successful progressive rock groups of the 1970s."

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