2010 Music Schedule:

Friday - April 16, 2010

5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Time Peace

The Time Peace Classic Rock Show started in 2006 with 4 guys who were palying music in other bands around the Houma and Morgan City area. They knew right away that they had a winning combination. Since then, they have been busy perrfoming the great classic rock songs that their generation grew up listening to. They still have all the original members and  when they are on stage, everyone can tell that they are having a great time. Kim Crappell on bass and vocals is out front and center keeping the crowd entertained, Ronnie Sanders and Spencer D.  are on guitar and vocals while Norm Gibson hammers on the drums.  The fact that they make music fun is how they have kept it going strong for almost 4 years now. Over this time, they expanded their playlist to cover most genre of music. They definitely want to thank all of their friends who come out and support them and are looking forward to seeing you at the festival. Stop by their website and find out more about the band and members.

http://www.myspace.com/timepeacecrs

7:30 PM - 10:30 PM  -  Lil' Nat and the Zydeco Big Timers

On the surface, Nathan Williams Jr., known to most as Lil Nate, has followed what has become the tried and true path for Zydeco Band leaders. Lil Nathan began playing rubboard in his fathers band(Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas) at age 5. He moved on to the drums and then the accordion, finding in his father an excellent teacher and role model.

Lil Nathan is at a new milestone with the much-anticipated release of his third CD entitled:THE AUTONOMOUS-Fit for Survival, which is set to be released late spring of 2009.

Lil Nathan is now a 22 yr old Post-Graduate at the University Of Louisiana at Lafayette and is enrolled in the Alternative Teacher's Certification Program-Chorla Music Emphasis. He recieved his Bachelor's at UL-Lafayette in the spring of 2008. He's still leaning strongly toward's University of Texas-Austin or UL-Lafayette to receive his M A in Jazz Performance or Theory Comp with Jazz Emphasis, with that being said Lil Nathan wants to incorporate zydeco music on the High School & College Level.

http://www.nathanwilliamsjr.com
http://www.myspace.com/lilnathanandthezydecobigtimers

Saturday - April 17, 2010

10 am - 11 am  Louisiana Kids

Louisiana Kids is a non-profit 501-C3 volunteer organization. Founded in April 1998. Louisiana Kids was formed to focus on the God given Talents of our children, while using the Performing Arts as our Vehicle to develop self esteem and character in children three years of age to senior in high school.

Our Mission

• Sharing our talented gifts for the benefit of others,
• Promoting education
• Emphasizing family values
• Celebrating positive, drug-free lifestyles
• Maximizing and encouraging the highest potential in every child
• Nurturing fairness, integrity and respect for all.
  
  www.louisianakids.us

11:30 A.M.- 1:30 P.M. Sweet Spot

Dec 17th, 2008 marked a turning point in Sweet Spot's history. Armed with a new line up and a few choice instrumental tunes, the band was preparing to take the stage at New Orleans legendary Tipitinas'. This was the bands first club gig in a long time. What happened that evening was a new beginning for the band. With an old friend and one of New Orleans finest guitarists, Todd Duke (John Boutte's guitarist), inserted into the line up, the band launched into their original song "McGriff's Riff". From the funky soul sounds that ensued, the band knew that they had found something special. By focusing on the classic groovy B3 organ combo sound of the '60's and '70's, the band had found fertile common ground.

With this constant activity the band's sound has evolved in to the total soul jazz package. The "soul" part being the ear catching melodies and deep grooves of the rhythm section coupled with the "jazz" of inspired hard blowing solos that would make the masters smile. The typical Sweet Spot set showcases its originals, like the undisputed hit "Little Ms Sunshine", to creative covers of such great artists as the Beatles, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5, and the Meters. Sweet Spot has drawn comparisons to Galactic, Papa Gros Funk and Good Enough For Good Times. Sweet Spot has plans to begin recording a new CD this spring for fall release.

Live Sweet Spot tackles groovy originals and classic soul jazz covers with total disregard for their own personal safety! Always entertaining, often unexpected, the band is guaranteed to find your sweet spot, musically speaking of course!

www.sweetspotneworleans.com
hittingthesweetspot@hotmail.com

2:00 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Tommy G and Stormy Weather

Tommy G is a singer/songwriter born and raised in Amelia , Louisiana . Tommy discovered his love for music at an early age. He has been the front man for several bands over the last 20 years. In 2001 he released his first original recording "Merry Christmas to you O Lord" with the band Bayou Country. This song has been the #1 requested Christmas song on local radio since its release. In early 2005 he decided it was time to put together his own band. He began auditioning musicians and had several practices, then hurricanes Katrina and Rita struck the gulf coast. This caused Tommy to put his plans aside for a couple months. This is the reason he named the band "Tommy G and Stormy Weather". The band is comprised of well season musicians with backgrounds in swamp pop, country, rhythm and blues, southern rock, Motown and Zydeco.

In June of 2009 they released their first Cd . The Cd includes the song "Stormy Weather" written by Tommy after the hurricanes. The band plays a variety of music , they will take you from the swamp pop classic" Baby Dolls" to the southern rock anthem "Free Bird". It doesn't matter if you want to jitter bug or belly rub, this band will get you out on the floor. They know how to read the crowd and give them what they want.

http://www.myspace.com/tommygstormyweather

5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. Crossroads

The Crossroads Band is a cohesive mix of five of the finest musicians in the Ark-La-Tex, and one of the most exhilarating and entertaining show bands around. Each member of Crossroads adds his own unique talents and influences from Classic Rock, Blues, R&B, Jazz, Swing, and Soul.

The Crossroads Band has the diversity to adapt their performances to any event or venue. From large festivals and casino events to mid-size rooms and clubs to weddings and private events, Crossroads always brings the best show for the occasion and an exciting and interactive experience for all.

7:30 P.M. - 10:30 P.M. Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Cha

Nathan Williams plays zydeco, the fast and furious accordion-driven dance music of the Creole people of South Louisiana, a relatively modern style that emerged after the Second World War. With its trademark rubboard percussion, electric guitars and R&B influences, zydeco is distinct from the fiddle-driven music of neighboring Cajuns.

http://www.zydecochachas.com/index.html

Sunday - April 18, 2010

10:00 A.M. - 12:00 Noon Chubby Carrier and Bayou Swamp Band

One word to describe the swampdelic sounds of Chubby Carrier and Bayou Swamp Band? Fun. Pure Louisiana zydeco fun with a hot sauce chaser. Anybody who has doubts about the accordion as an instrument will be swayed the right way with Carrier's passion and fire on the instrument.

Chubby Carrier started out as twinkle in Roy Carrier's eye (Roy looks more Chubby's older brother than his dad). The Carriers are one of the great musical families in Louisiana. There's Poppa Roy, Chubby, Chubby's brother Troy (AKA Dikki Du and The Zydeco Krewe), Roy's nephew Dwight Carrier and The Zydeco Ro Dogs. There's also Chubby's Aunt Laura Maria Doolittle (AKA Zydeco-T) who plays with Mojo and the Bayou Gypsies. Now if we can organize a basketball tournament between the Carriers, the Neals and the Nevilles to settle it once and for all. (Just kidding). A documentary about the family has been filmed (Not kidding) and will hopefully be shown at a theatre near you (Or look for in on DVD if you movie houses are documentary-challenged).

There's traditional roots in Chubby's zydeco, but expands the sound for all ages. Live and in studio he's taken songs like B.B. King's "Rock Me Baby," Billy Preston's "Will It Go Round in Circles," The Who's "Squeeze Box", War's "Cisco Kid" and the Grateful Dead's "Fire On The Mountain" and dragged them through the swamp with beautiful results. It's adding Louisiana spice to popular tunes that help Carrier build the bridge between zydeco and the rest of the world. Mardi Gras can happen 365 days a year and you don't have to flash anything to enjoy the band (Unless you REALLY want to).

Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp Band is one of the most energetic groups around. An evening or an afternoon with these guys will result in a full night's sleep and a bowl of Wheaties (When we gonna see Chubby on their cereal box?).

In the post-Katrina world there has been a newfound awareness of the music of Louisiana. It's awareness that shouldn't be paid to these artists out of pity over what happened. It should be paid because the music of Louisiana is one big stewpot of many flavors and it's really damn tasty. It was tasty before Katrina and it's still tasty now. Chubby Carrier and The Bayou Swamp Band is the musical part in the stewpot where the gumbo meets the rice and you want to sop it up with some French bread. Prepare to be funkified, zydecofied and the

http://www.chubbycarrier.com/home.htm

12:30 P.M. - 2:30 P.M   -  Hunter Hayes

A seventeen year old who can sing and play with the best, and does. With accomplishments that only a seasoned veteran entertainer can claim, Hunter has mesmerized U.S. presidents, Congress and CNN with his remarkable talent (currently able to play over 12 instruments).   
 
As a young child he appeared on network television shows and wowed audiences with his gifted ability to play diatonic accordion and sing in Cajun french (the traditional instrument & language of his heritage) and english. He has been contributing songs since recording his first project at age four in 1995.

A consummate live performer, on stage he takes charge of his talented backing musicians and oversees all production as well. A blue-eyed, blonde haired young man who writes about life and love, performs with the grace of someone twice his age and most importantly is spiritually grounded with the American values of GOD, family and country.

http://www.hunterhayes.com

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM     Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie

Geno Delafose is a standard-bearer for traditional zydeco, the popular music of the Creoles, or black Francophones, who have lived alongside the Cajuns for centuries.

In an evolution that parallels what has happened in the Anglophone South, black French music has seen a startling and imaginative evolution over the last century that often left the white French music looking rather stolid and conservative by comparison. Delafose's father, John Delafose, helped set off the latest wave of zydeco, bringing people back to the rhythmically unstoppable button accordion.

http://www.genodelafose.net