Put a sugar-coated end to your holidays with sweet tunes from BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet this weekend. The Cajun band performs at The Varsity Saturday, Dec. 27. Doors open at 8 p.m. The show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $15 online and $20 at the door. This year was a busy one for the group, touring behind last year’s From Bamako to Carencro. The critically acclaimed album solidified the band’s status as one of the premier globe-trotting ambassadors for the genre. Get more information.
Visit Spanish Moon after Christmas for some folk-rock fun
Post-Christmas blues got you down? Pick your spirits right back up with incredible sounds from three Louisiana bands. Killer Whale performs Friday, Dec. 26, at Spanish Moon with Clay Parker and The Low Delta. A new full-length album, Ocean Blood, is said to be released from Killer Whale this week. Listen to a three-song sampler of Ocean Blood. Doors open at 9 p.m. The show starts at 10 p.m. Cover is $7. Get more information.
This week’s shows:
Thursday
’80s Night Christmas Edition. Dance to the jams of the ’80s at Spanish Moon. Get more information.
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Friday
Michael Foster Project, DJ Marquis. R&B, jazz and funk are all on display at The Varsity. Doors open at 8 p.m. The show starts at 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 online and $15 at the doors. Get more information.
Werewolf. The variety band performs at The Roux House. 9 p.m.
Brass-a-holics. Toot toot! Hear big band tunes at Chelsea’s Café. 10 p.m.