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Glad I Didn't Get My Stupid Wish | Drugstore Lipstick | Shining Fields
Wednesday, August 6. Saturn Bar. 8PM. $10.
Noisy Synthpop on tour from Knoxville with local synth and experimental weirdness from Drugstore Lipstick and Shining Fields. Headliners from Knoxville are synth punk tending towards primitive beatnik '70s-style proto-industrial. Calla (synths, vox), Siena (drums, vox). View their new kayak-themed music video "Boston." Their releases are free / name-yr-own-price on Bandcamp. Eclectic local bands open. Wish there was something real / Wish there was something true. Flyer: instagram.com/p/DMqYdTYOuzc

My Mom is Here | Paul Faith | Miss Morning
Wednesday, August 6. Wolf Den (at the Howlin Wolf). 7PM. $20 (advance).
The NYC headliners are indie funk pop with trumpet, sax, & charismatic lead singer Samantha Seiff, as shown in strange new music vid "Take Me To Your Leader." A high cover price for an obscure band with no album out yet. But it shows their buzz-o-meter level must be high. Paul Faith and Miss Morning are NOLA indie folksters with tales to tell.

Dicqbeats | Hidden Hands | Cr5ation Give | We Dreamt of Being Ghosts Amongst the Stars
Thursday, August 7. Gasa Gasa. 9PM. $10. Booking
Electronic show with darkwave breakcore dnb noise techno and more! instagram.com/zineinterview

Hemlock
Friday, August 8. Acadiana Center for the Arts Moncus Theater (101 W Vermilion Street, Lafayette). 7:30PM. $25.
"Carolina Chauffe, the voice and songwriting force behind the project hemlock, returns to their hometown of Lafayette, LA for a collaborative performance featuring a one-night-only cast of notable Louisiana inspirations, mentors, and friends. Formed in 2018, hemlock is the 'phone-fi' alt-folk project of the swamp-raised, multi-disciplinary creative force Chauffe and various rotating collaborators, currently anchored between Louisiana, Austin, and Chicago, but more often on the highway." No opening act mentioned. acadianacenterforthearts.org/events/hemlock/?occurrence=2025-08-08

First Street Hooligans | Noble Apes | The Schisms
Friday, August 8. Artmosphere. 8PM. $10.
First Street Hooligans are Lafayette alt rock / funk metal. Noble Apes are NOLA rock / funk / blues / jazz. The Schisms Austin post-punk / indie rock / art punque. Their IG description is "Psych Goth." https://facebook.com/events/2585190218507776

Ambush
Friday, August 8. Brickyard South (174 South Blvd, Baton Rouge). 8PM. FREE, mon.
Food by Dearman's South. Flyer: https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1307600774704574&id=100063639906413

The Kurt Loders
Friday, August 8. Chafunkta Brewing Co. (69123 Sky Brook Road, Mandeville). 8PM. $10.
'90s/'00s alt-rock / grunge tribute.

The Last Responders | Badzy | The Kings Cannons
Friday, August 8. Holy Diver (1200 St. Bernard Avenue). 9PM. $10.
The Last Responders (Portland punk rock), Badzy (NOLA power pop), The Kings Cannons (NOLA oi FIRST SHOW).

Holy Worm | Jeiku | Crush Diamond
Friday, August 8. Intracoastal Club (8448 Main Street, Houma). 9:30PM. $10.
Holy Worm is Texas solo(?) lo-fi synth rock. (Yes, every "Holy _" band name is now taken.) Flyer: https://facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1617512706137434

Paprika (2006 Japanese film) | DJ Buktooth
Friday, August 8. Manship Theatre (100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge). 7:30PM. $11.50 (includes all fees).
"Dr. Atsuko Chiba works as a scientist by day and, under the code name 'Paprika,' is a dream detective at night. Atsuko and her colleagues are working on a device called the DC Mini, which is intended to help psychiatric patients, but in the wrong hands it could destroy people's minds. When a prototype is stolen, Atsuko/Paprika springs into action to recover it before damage is done." Directed by Satoshi Kon. This was the inspiration for the film Inception. Ages 13+ (rated R). DJ set follows film.

Dollhaus
Friday, August 8. The Goat (1301 St. Bernard Avenue). 9PM.

The Dead Chachis | T Mason & The Bricklayers | Leest
Saturday, August 9. Checkpoint Charlie's. 9PM. FREE.
"Some punk rock fun!" https://facebook.com/events/724170916909672

T.A.C.K. | Teenage Lobotomy | Speech Fuzz | Clementine | Jambalaya Bloodhound
Saturday, August 9. Loose Caboose (201 McKinley Street, Lafayette). 8PM. $10; two for $15.
Punk Pirogue Fest. Flyer & info: https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1424713499662151&id=100063705437905

Ego Likeness
Saturday, August 9. Old Arabi Lighthouse Records & Books (234 Mehle Street, Arabi). 7PM. FREE.
"Acoustic Industrial Goth from Maryland." Their name is a Dune reference. The ethereal Baltimore gothwave duo (apparently a quartet live) on Metropolis Records will play a presumably "plugged" show two days later at The Goat. Peep their cover of PJ Harvey's "Down By The Water."

Stunning with Scissors
Saturday, August 9. Prytania Bar (3445 Prytania). 10PM. FREE.

Valachia Cimbalom Quartet
Sunday, August 10. Deutsches Haus (1700 Moss Street). 3PM-5PM. $10 (Haus members), $15.
"Czech Republic traditions blended with contemporary influences." Flyer at deutscheshaus.org/events

The Supervillains | The B Foundation
Sunday, August 10. The Broadside (600 North Broad Street). 8PM. $20 (advance), $25 (door).
"Since 1997 The Supervillains have been sharing their unique brand of Ska, Reggae, Punk and goofy on-stage antics with the world." Check out their cover of "Careless Whisper," which, well... the less said about 311 here, the better.

Ego Likeness | One Big Dark Room
Monday, August 11. The Goat (1301 St. Bernard Avenue). 9PM.

Stunning with Scissors
Saturday, August 16. Prytania Bar (3445 Prytania). 10PM. FREE.

MSPaint | Pat and the Pissers | Lip Critic
Saturday, August 16. Siberia (2227 Saint Claude Avenue). 9PM.

MSPaint | Lip Critic | Pat and The Pissers | Underdogs
Sunday, August 17. Fat Cat (309 McLeod Street, Hattiesburg, MS). 5PM (doors). $12 (advance), $15.
Shouty synth punkers. Flyer: https://facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=122218608980041278

Stunning with Scissors
Saturday, August 30. Prytania Bar (3445 Prytania). 10PM. FREE.

Crowbar | Eyehategod | Thou
Saturday, August 30. Southport Hall. 7PM.

Tweakhoney | Sweat FM | Mere of Light | Blisspoint | Glass Machine
Sunday, August 31. Okay Bar (1700 Port Street). 7PM.

Montopolis
Sunday, August 31. The Zeitgeist. 7PM.
"MONTOPOLIS (from Austin TX) performs live music and foley for a curated program of vintage horror films entitled GHOST ALMANAC."

The Silent Light
Monday, September 1. The Zeitgeist. 7PM.
The Silent Light [L.A.] performs live score to film A Page Of Madness. The Silent Light "breathes new life into classic silent films through the power of live heavy metal... drawing from the dark and intense realms of black metal, doom metal, and original fantasy soundtracks, with influences such as The Body, Sunn O))), Emperor, Summoning, and Nobuo Uematsu. The Silent Light’s performances transform silent films like Metropolis, Faust, and Nosferatu into contemporary masterpieces with their haunting and powerful metal scores." Tonight's offering is a "legendary Japanese silent film" from 1926.

Here Come the Mummies | Lachy Doley | Platinum Moon
Thursday, September 4. The Joy Theater. 8PM. $33.55+.
"Here Come The Mummies is an eight-piece funk-rock band of 5000 year-old Egyptian Mummies with a one-track mind. Their 'Terrifying Funk From Beyond the Grave' is sure to get you into them (and possibly vice versa). Since their discovery, HCTM has been direct support for P-Funk, Al Green, Mavis Staples, KC and The Sunshine Band, and Cheap Trick." Flyer: https://thejoytheater.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/HCTM-NOLA-ADMAT-1920x1080-1.png

Conan | Mares of Thrace | Fauns
Friday, September 5. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Gravehuffer | Freshly Carven Face | Moisturizer | Teratoma
Sunday, September 7. Poor Boys. 7PM. $15.
The Big Boss returns once again to deliver a killer show for his beloved followers and supporters at this base of operations, Poorboys Bar. All the way from Mississippi, we have Stoner Doom lords Teratoma starting things off, being followed by Rhode Island Grindcore, Moisturizer, followed by Missouri Death Metal chads Freshly Carven Face and Gravehuffer.

It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Friday, September 12. Manship Theatre (100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge). 7:30PM. $3.50 ($8.50 w/ all fees).
Documentary screening, 128 mins. Greatest male singer ever. His only two Louisiana shows were both at the Howlin' Wolf (now Republic) in '94. Drowned in '97. manshiptheatre.org/show/its-never-over-jeff-buckley-2025. Trailer: youtu.be/DRrcgLRX8Qc

George Orwell Beyond 1984 and Animal Farm Book Club
Saturday, September 13. Jefferson Parish Library, Rosedale Branch (4036 Jefferson Highway). 12:30PM. FREE. Booking
"What counts is that we don't betray each other:" George Orwell's book The Road to Wigan Pier will be discussed at this first of five meetings of the book club. Email mparker@jefferson.lib.la.us for more details.

TsuShiMaMiRe
Wednesday, September 17. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

That 1 Guy
Friday, September 19. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Bleary Eyed | Cashier | Pope
Friday, September 19. No Dice (2239 St. Claude Avenue). 9PM. $19.
Remember the mid-'90s, when distorted apathy reigned? Headliners are "Philadelphia, PA fuzzy computer gazey whatever songs self love self." With noisy Lafayette indie rock (Cashier) & rocky NOLA pop (Pope). Whatever, never mind.

Castle Rat
Sunday, September 28. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Unknown Mortal Orchestra | Improvement Movement
Monday, September 29. Chelsea’s Live (1010 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge). 8PM. $30 [+ $6 in fees] (advance), $35 (door).

Omni | The Convenience
Tuesday, September 30. Siberia. 9PM.

Daisy the Great
Friday, October 3. Gasa Gasa. 9PM.
'90s-style Brooklyn grungy indie slacker pop à la Helium, Versus, No Joy, Girlpool, Freak Slug. Well before racking up their current 100K IG followers, they rocked Chez Gasa (& gave away free signed LPs at The Mushroom: instagram.com/p/Crtll4NvW8T) on 5/5/23. All you need is time.

Rachel is Kozi | Mango | Santa Barbara Streisand
Friday, October 3. Wolf Den (at the Howlin Wolf). 7PM. $10 (door).

Anika | Silver Godling
Thursday, October 9. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

George Orwell Beyond 1984 and Animal Farm Book Club
Saturday, October 11. Jefferson Parish Library, Rosedale Branch (4036 Jefferson Highway). 12:30PM. FREE.
"What counts is that we don't betray each other:" Thomas Ricks' book Churchill and Orwell; The Fight For Freedom will be discussed at the second of five meetings of the book club. Email mparker@jefferson.lib.la.us for more details.

The Legendary Pink Dots | Orbit Service
Sunday, October 12. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Spoof Night!: The Silence of the Lambs
Friday, October 24. Manship Theatre (100 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge). 7:30PM. $17.
"Join The Family Dinner Comedy Troupe for an interactive movie experience packed with live commentary, drinking games, and plenty of laughs that poke loving fun at the iconic film. Costumes encouraged. There is no DINNER as part of this performance." So bring your own liver, fava beans, and a nice Chianti. manshiptheatre.org/show/spoof-night-with-the-silence-of-the-lambs-1991

People Museum | Lyla George
Thursday, October 30. Chickie Wah Wah. 9PM. $20 (advance).
"Created with the intention of bringing nature to the future, People Museum combines the historic sounds of the city's past with the synthesizer-heavy, progressive underground of New Orleans." Lyla George is NOLA indie folk.

George Orwell Beyond 1984 and Animal Farm Book Club
Saturday, November 8. Jefferson Parish Library, Rosedale Branch (4036 Jefferson Highway). 12:30PM. FREE.
"What counts is that we don't betray each other:" George Orwell's All Art is Propaganda: Critical Essays will be discussed in the third of five meetings of the book club. Email mparker@jefferson.lib.la.us for more details.

Goblin | Nest
Monday, November 17. Southport Hall. 7PM. $30.
Yes, this is the Goblin of giallo horror soundtrack (Suspiria, Profondo Rosso, etc.) fame. Maurizio Guarini & Walter Martino. Much like The Fall or Menudo, the group had an extremely amorphous lineup even in its '70s heyday, so there is no real "classic lineup" to suss out or fret over. MG & WM each appeared on several of their key scores. The opener is a harsh, minimalist, Helmet- / Prong-influenced metal / rock band from St. Louis that usually hits other cities when it plays in this state.

ZZ Top
Friday, November 21. River Center Theater (275 S. River Road, Baton Rouge). 7:30PM.
"The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers continue to deliver high-energy performances with tone, taste, and tenacity."

George Orwell Beyond 1984 and Animal Farm Book Club
Saturday, December 6. Jefferson Parish Library, Rosedale Branch (4036 Jefferson Highway). 12:30PM. FREE.
"What counts is that we don't betray each other:" Christopher Hitchens' book Why Orwell Matters will be discussed in the fourth of five meetings of the book club. Email mparker@jefferson.lib.la.us for more details.

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.

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