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Kqa and Ann | Peridae | Natanya
Wednesday, June 18. Wolf Den (at the Howlin Wolf). 8PM. $5.
The headlining duo performs neurotic but charming indie folk / anti-folk.

Mayrunner | Belle Grove | Shipwrecked | Silver Cap Baby
Friday, June 20. The Feed & Seed. 8PM. $10.
Local indie rock n' emo heartthrob summit for the youth. Presented by Louisiana LOUD. Video flyer w/ band links: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJHVHPVRLhu/

Myrrs | Bipolaroid | Crush Diamond | The Unnaturals
Friday, June 20. No Dice (2339 St. Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Tommy Prine | Steve Judice
Friday, June 20. Red Dragon Listening Room (2401 Florida Street, Baton Rouge). 8PM. $50.
Yes, this the son of John Prine. Final concert here after 24 years; the owners are retiring. You had your chances to go, rockers. This was a punk venue that hosted Black Flag, Meat Puppets, Butthole Surfers, Descendents, et al in the '80s: https://www.setlist.fm/venue/jacys-baton-rouge-la-usa-43d753f3.html. https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1221654523304661&id=100063803730401

Glixen | Acath | Laura Fisher
Friday, June 20. Siberia. 9PM. $15 (advance).
Glixen have recently come outta nowhere to become one of the most talked-about, and consequently most low-key polarizing, of the modern shoegaze bands. "Eluding all expectations of the current alternative rock space, Glixen come from Phoenix and have taken their sound coast to coast on tour in North America. As influences, lead vocalist / guitarist Aislinn Ritchie cites My Bloody Valentine, No Doubt, and T.A.T.U. In the same breath, also citing heavier acts such as HUM and My Vitriol." Acath are a rare shoegaze / dream pop band from the otherwise sludgy & zydeco-y Lafayette. Fisher was in late local avant-rocksters Matron & performs solo as a singing "synthstress." Flyer: https://www.instagram.com/p/DKYIDTfNL1a

Muscle | Swampgrave | Phallic Laceration | Human Instinct
Saturday, June 21. No Dice (2339 St. Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Chironex | Scars of the Flesh | Daemon Grimm | Project Ascension
Sunday, June 22. Poor Boys. 8PM. $10.
The Big Boss is back again to announce another show he booked for his beloved followers and supporters at his base of operations Poorboys, first we have local Prog chads Project Ascension, local Hardcore sensations, Daemon Grimm, supporting San Antonio Death Metalers Scars of The Flesh, headlining Death Metal from Houston, Chironex.

Thievery Corporation
Wednesday, June 25. Chelsea's Live (1010 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge). 8PM. $45 (advance).
Mediterranean-tinged acid jazz / downtempo / not-quite-trip-hop / coffee shop atmosphere stylings from these veterans on cruise control. Their NOLA show the previous day will sell out, but this one probably won't. Apparently no opening act. Flyer: https://static.wixstatic.com/media/851f11_17a88e957c1342eeb329151b0adc9542~mv2.png

The Self-Help Tapes | Tashi Delay | Hex Windham | Kate Baxter
Friday, June 27. Banks Street Bar. 9PM. $10.

Bone Orchard | Shark Attack!!
Friday, June 27. Carrollton Station. 8PM. $10.
"New Orleans Mirage Rock" Angly, indie, blues rock by Bone Orchard; and NOLA, garagey, surf rock by Shark Attack!!. Flyer: instagram.com/p/DKf0nriO5i0

FR33SOL | Lavva
Friday, June 27. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Haggus
Friday, June 27. No Dice (2339 St. Claude Avenue). 9PM.

Goya | Bronco
Saturday, June 28. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Evrynightdaily | Adiaj | Solomon Z
Sunday, June 29. No Dice (2339 St. Claude Avenue). 8:30PM. $10.
EXPERIMENTAL POP NIGHT. Abstract, left field pop music from 3 different New Orleans based acts.

Felicity | Dizzy! | Across Phoenix |Tony Testa
Tuesday, July 1. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Chris Vincent | Teena May | Hex Windham | Aoleon Larie
Thursday, July 3. Okay Bar (1700 Port Street). 9PM. $10.
Local songwriter showcase.

Lice Licker | Skin Tension | Blood and Earl
Thursday, July 3. Poor Boys. 9PM. $10.
The Big Boss returns to announce another show he's booked. Happening July 3rd at his bass of operations Poorboys Bar,we have Lice Licker from Florida with Skin Tension from Nashville, Tennessee being backed up by local support Blood and Earl!!

Dance Romance
Saturday, July 5. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.
Lady Gaga Night.

Hidden Truths and Enlightened Pirates: The David Graeber Book Club
Saturday, July 5. Jefferson Parish Library, Rosedale Branch (4036 Jefferson Highway). 12:30PM-2PM. FREE.
This is a four-month book club dedicated to works by the late anthropologist and activist David Gaeber. Book to be discussed: Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia

Leopardo | New Fools | Spllit
Wednesday, July 9. Saturn Bar. 9PM. $12. Booking
Leopardo all the way from Biel, Switzerland to bring you lysergic rock n roll!! You do not want to miss this beauty. Supported by New Orlean's own (1) New Fools: full of righteous morotik indie grooves, and (2) Spllit: mutant punks who have a penchant for pop art experimentalia.

Slumbag Sun
Wednesday, July 9. The Goat (1301 St. Bernard Avenue). 9PM.

Jet Fuel Soda | Knife in a Gunfight | Leest | Beat Up
Thursday, July 10. Wolf Den (at the Howlin Wolf). 8PM. $10.
Jet Fuel Soda is Philly shoegazey grunge / heavy bummercore à la '90s titans Hum, Failure, Swervedriver, Ride, & NOLA's own late '90s entry Novak. Knife in a Gunfight is "Louisiana Emotive Metalcore." Leest is Pearl River, LA grungy punkers with evidently a Wipers / Black Flag yen. Flyer: ticketweb.com/event/jet-fuel-soda-knife-in-the-den-at-howlin-wolf-tickets / Tour poster: instagram.com/p/DIytDeRJdVB

Fupa Goddess | MysteryXMeat | Cocaine Titans | Offal Lettuce
Saturday, July 12. Poor Boys. 9PM. $15.
The Big Boss returns once again to announce another show for his beloved followers and supporters at his base of operations Poorboys Bar Happening, July 12th The Big Boss is bringing you a Goretastic show that will melt your face Starting with NOLA one man Goregrind project, Offal Lettuce, the ever brutal Goregrinders, MysteryXMeat out of Houston followed by coke grinders, Cocaine Titans out of Houston as well and headlining the whole show the Big Boss is bringing Virginia Beach Goregrinders, Fupa Goddess.

Splatterday Night: A Synthwave Party
Saturday, July 12. The Goat (1301 St. Bernard Avenue). 9PM.

Brimborn | Pariah System | Anerium | Gaslight Empire
Saturday, July 12. Wolf Den (at the Howlin Wolf). 6PM. $10 (advance).
Metalcore as pure as the driven snow. ::Shrugs::

Crystal Lake | Vctms | Not Enough Space | Face Yourself
Tuesday, July 15. Southport Hall. 7PM. $20 (advance), $25 (door).
Metalcore / nü-screamy metal bands. Crystal Lake (Tokyo) formed in 2002 and signed to Century Media (now a subsidiary of Sony) last year. "Members stated that the band are influenced mostly by newer metalcore acts such as Shai Hulud, Earth Crisis and Hatebreed as well as other melodic metalcore bands like The Ghost Inside or Parkway Drive." - Wikipedia. Lead axeman Yudai "YD" Miyamoto is their only original member. Extremely pessimistic Illinois rockers VCTMS have drum n' bass beats & samples in some songs, creating an industrial sound not unlike The Prodigy or Prong meets screamo.

Ouija Macc
Tuesday, July 15. The Goat (1301 St. Bernard Avenue). 9PM.

Lifeguard
Thursday, July 17. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Girl In A Coma
Friday, July 18. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Alfred Banks | La Reezy | Kaye the Beast
Saturday, July 19. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Kaleidoscope Crux | Swinging Astrid | Across Phoenix
Monday, July 21. The Goat (1301 St. Bernard Avenue). 9PM.

Baby in the 90s | Shipwrecked | sunscape. | Evie Richard
Friday, July 25. Chelsea's Live (1010 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge). 9PM. $15 (advance).
Baby in the 90s' "Stuck" EP release show.

Sub-Division
Friday, July 25. The Goat (1301 St. Bernard Avenue). 9PM.

Mobley | Alexis & The Sanity | AJ Haynes
Saturday, July 26. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Dear Silas
Monday, July 28. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

Primus | MonoNeon
Monday, July 28. Saenger Theatre (1111 Canal Street). 8PM. $60+.
The aging funk jesters break in their new (9th) drummer John Hoffman on this tour. Will the toys go winding down? Strangely-clad avant-groove bassist MonoNeon, clearly an acolyte of Les Claypool, opens. He was briefly in Prince's band.

“Weird Al” Yankovic | Puddles Pity Party
Tuesday, July 29. Saenger Theatre (1111 Canal Street). 8PM. $59 - $129; VIP meet & greet upgrade $239 extra.
The curiously-maned comedy rocker “brings his legendary full-production multimedia comedy rock show back to the concert stage with the BIGGER & WEIRDER 2025 Tour, playing his iconic hits as well as some never-performed-live-before fan favorites.” This will likely sell out ~half a year in advance, so true punx should act fast.

William Shatner
Friday, August 1. Fillmore (6 Canal Street). 7PM. $93+.
With screening of Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan.

Bodybox | Swampgrave | Chesticle
Friday, August 1. Poor Boys. 8PM. $15.
The Big Boss will be back home soon enough, but until then he's here to announce another big show at his base of operations Poorboys Bar. Happening August 1st we have Florida Death Metal chads, the ever brutal Bodybox being given local support by Baton Rouge Slam sensation Chesticle with fellow Baton Rouge Death Metal chads, Swampgrave . You don't want to miss this one!!!

Louisiana Retro Con
Saturday, August 2. Lamar Dixon Expo Center (9039 S. St Landry Avenue, Gonzales). 10:30AM-6:30PM. $27.50 (adults), $6 (kids).
"Louisiana's premier video game convention," founded the PUNK ROCK way just three years ago in a small gym in Houma. "Louisiana Retro Con is a video game-focused convention that celebrates all things within the gaming spectrum. The event also showcases toy/comic vendors, comic book authors, professional industry artists, and many more exhibits relevant to nerd culture." louisianaretroconvention.com.

Harbour
Tuesday, August 5. Gasa Gasa. 8PM.

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

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.

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

MS Paint | Pat and the Pissers | Lip Critic
Saturday, August 16. Siberia. 9PM.

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.

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