Best bets: Music

Influenced equally by Beethoven and Busta Rhymes, Memphis rap duo Lord T & Eloise brings its wealthiest 1%-baiting hip-hop jams to Chelsea’s Café April 12.

On April 13, swamp pop supergroup Lil’ Band O’ Gold plays a free downtown concert at Live After Five.

Tooth & Nail recording artists and former Baton Rouge rock band As Cities Burn returns home for what is sure to be a raucous show April 14 at Spanish Moon.

Acclaimed R&B vocalist and jazz progeny Natalie Cole makes a rare appearance in Baton Rouge, bringing her many hits—including “This Will Be” and “Pink Cadillac”—to the stage at the River Center Theatre on April 15.

Latin Jazz icon and master conga drummer Poncho Sanchez teams with Louisiana’s latest jazz legend, Grammy winner and film composer Terence Blanchard, at Manship Theatre April 26.