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• Mumford & Sons bassist has blood clot, N.O. concert postponed

  June 11, 2013 11:53 AM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Mumford & Sons bassist Ted Dwane has a blood clot on his brain that will require surgery. The Grammy-winning folk-rock group postponed concerts Tuesday in Dallas, Wednesday in The Woodlands in Texas and Thursday in New Orleans. A statement on its website said there are no plans... more »

• Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert at country fest

  May 24, 2013 2:40 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The sounds of country music take over the City of Baton Rouge as the Bayou Country Superfest brings some of the genre's biggest names to LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest. Headlining Saturday are Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Aaron Lewis, the... more »

• Concert crowds expected to overflow downtown BR

  March 29, 2013 4:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The River Center is anticipating its largest crowd in history this weekend, which could also mean historic traffic downtown. Friday's Elton John and Anthony Hamilton concerts will bring an estimated 13,000 people to the Baton Rouge venue. Hamilton's concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the... more »

• LSU Concert Spectacular raises money for School of Music Play Video

  January 31, 2013 10:15 AM

  The LSU School of Music will host its annual fundraiser tomorrow night at the Student Union Theater. The LSU Concert Spectacular features performances from ensembles, ranging from jazz to classical, as well as university choirs and the musical theatre's dance troupe. This year's concert also includes the debut... more »

• Beach Boys to headline free pre-bowl concert

  November 30, 2012 10:44 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Beach Boys and English rock band Bad Company are headlining a free concert the night before next month's New Orleans Bowl game. It'll be The Beach Boys' second show in New Orleans this year. The "Good Vibrations" Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band performed at... more »

• Boston deaf school gets Swift tickets after prank

  October 2, 2012 12:47 PM

  BOSTON - Taylor Swift is giving $10,000 and concert tickets to a Boston school for the deaf after a prank during an online contest promising an on-campus performance by the Grammy-winning singer. Horace Mann School for the Deaf was disqualified from the contest because many of the votes were from... more »

• Concert held for family lost in crash Play Video

  June 7, 2012 10:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Five from one family dead, a sixth also killed last week. Last night, a church in Baton Rouge was filled with people paying tribute to them. The standing room only crowd was filled with friends that Reverend John Gaines never even knew he had. ... more »

• Sole survivor fights for life, benefit concert set, after fatal Slaughter crash Play Video

  June 6, 2012 6:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Doctors fear for the life of the only survivor , of a head-on crash in East Feliciana Parish. Brenda Gaines, her daughter Denise, four of Denise's children, and a family friend were hit driving back from church near Slaughter. Five died at the scene, another days later.... more »

• Gospel community raises money for 5 crash victims' funeral

  June 6, 2012 9:33 AM

  SLAUGHTER - The gospel community is showing support for the family killed in a Slaughter car crash last week. Brenda Gaines, her daughter Denise, their friend Angela Mosely and 3 of Denise's children died after State Troopers say 30-year-old Brett Gerald hit them head on. The crash happened... more »

• Benefit planned for crash victims

  June 5, 2012 4:41 PM

  SLAUGHTER - People in East Feliciana Parish organized a beneft concert for later this week to support the family of seven people hurt or killed in a car crash. Six members of John Gaines Sr.'s family were killed by an accused drunk driver, Brett Gerald, last week. A seventh... more »

• Jimmy Buffet, Kiss and Black Keys free concert in NO

  March 20, 2012 10:25 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - Jimmy Buffet, Kiss and the Black Keys are scheduled to give free concerts in New Orleans the weekend of the NCAA Men's Final Four. They're appearing in the league's annual "The Big Dance Concert" series which will be held this year in Woldenberg Park. Kiss... more »

• Jagger sizes up Obama's Singing

  February 23, 2012 7:19 PM

  Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones sizes up President Obama's singing as "courageous." He says the President did pretty well when he joined in during a blues concert this week at the White House. Jagger also says he was pleased to see the First Lady wearing a dress for the... more »

• Stage collapse at Indiana State Fair kills 5

  August 14, 2011 11:23 AM

  INDIANAPOLIS - The lead singer of the country duo Sugarland says she has watched recaps of Saturday night's deadly stage collapse with horror and "there are no words to process a moment of this magnitude and gravity." Strong winds estimated at between 60 and 70 mph blew over the... more »

• Country fans disappointed at crowd size

  May 29, 2011 5:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE- As the city's largest music festival winds down country music fans are already disappointed in the turnout compared to last year. "Not as many people, it's not as successful as last year, it's gonna be fun, I can't wait to see Kenny Chesney, but I don't think... more »

• Gonzales continues Jambalaya festival into weekend

  May 27, 2011 2:39 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Gonzales' holiday weekend celebration of one of South Louisiana's favorite food's continues into this weekend. The 45-year-old Jambalaya Festival will feature music, rides, and a fierce competition to crown the World Champion of Jambalaya cooking. To learn more about the Jambalaya Festival you can view... more »

• Superfest: Show will go on despite funding crisis

  December 9, 2010 1:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A day after the Baton Rouge Metro Council voted to withdraw parish funding for the 2011 Bayou Country Superfest, organizers said they’re still committed to putting the concert on with the community’s help. A statement from the concert’s organizers said they were disappointed in the Council’s vote,... more »

• Faith Hill headlines concert commemorating Katrina

  August 24, 2010 2:38 PM

  Country music star Faith Hill is in New Orleans, honoring the spirit of Gulf Coast residents who are still rebuilding five years afer Hurricane Katrina. Hill is headlining the free concert Tuesday evening. The Dirty Dozen Brass band opens the show, which is being held at the Mahalia... more »

• Free concert to benefit wetlands, fishermen

  August 19, 2010 5:06 AM

  Nationally-recognized and locally-based country musicians will share the stage at a free concert to benefit Louisiana fishermen and the wetlands. The free concert will feature several artists including Jamie O'Neal, Joe Diffie, Doug Stone, Sammy Kershaw, Jo-El Sonnier and David St. Romain. It will be held at Fort Jackson in... more »

• David St. Romain concert

  July 29, 2010 6:15 AM

  David St. Romain has a new album out. He sat down with Whitney Vann to discuss his new music. David St. Romain Show Cadillac Rock 'n' Country Saloon - LaPlace Friday, July 30th 10:00 p.m. more »

• Island Aid provides relief

  July 24, 2010 10:37 PM

  Thousands packed the sands of Grand Isle today for the first ever Island Aid concert. The concert, created to replace the cancelled Tarpon Rodeo, drew folks from across the country to support the tiny fishing community. Donations poured in from famous faces, paired up with admission revenue, the money will... more »

• BP may pay for more free concerts to help Alabama

  July 12, 2010 10:28 AM

  BP may fund a series of free beach concerts along the Alabama coast. Officials say they hope to line up a string of big-name performers through the fall. Promoters say acts could include Faith Hill and Jack Johnson. Just this past weekend, a free Jimmy Buffett concert drew in... more »

• Buffett concert rocks Gulf Shores

  July 11, 2010 7:31 PM

  Tens of thousands of people sang and danced on a broad Alabama beach at a free Jimmy Buffett concert meant to help the Gulf Coast through the oil spill crisis. The show at Gulf Shores, Ala., accomplished its goal of luring visitors. Parking lots were fuller than they had... more »

• Buffett show delay new hit to tourism on Ala coast

  June 29, 2010 2:27 PM

  Tourism is taking another hit on Alabama's coast following the postponement of a free Jimmy Buffett concert that had been scheduled for this week on the beach at Gulf Shores. With business already off by about half due to the oil spill, promoters had planned the show for Thursday... more »

• eBay bans sale of Free Jimmy Buffet concert tickets

  June 23, 2010 8:25 PM

  eBay banned the sale of free tickets to a concert to help the oil-stricken gulf coast. Jimmy Buffet and other stars will perform in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The free 35,000 tickets were grabbed up in a matter of minutes on Wednesday and then began showing up for sale on eBay... more »

• Gulf coast benefit concert

  June 23, 2010 11:21 AM

  You can attend a free concert in Gulf Shores, Ala. next month, to show your support for those affected by the oil spill. Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer band, along with Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown, Allen Toussaint, Jessee Winchester, and others, will perform. The CMT cable network... more »

• Imagination Movers' free concert to air on Disney

  May 12, 2010 5:18 AM

  Hometown fans of the Imagination Movers will get the chance to see them at a free concert next month that will be broadcast on the Disney Channel for the group's first-ever television special. Officials say tickets for the June 6 event at Lakefront Arena were distributed last Saturday in under... more »

• Renowned clarinetist to perform with LPO

  February 23, 2010 5:12 AM

  Nine-time Grammy-winning clarinetist Paquito D'Rivera is heading to New Orleans next month to perform with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. The Cuban-born clarinetist will join the LPO for Fiesta Sinfonica on March 6 at the Mahalia Jackson Theater. The concert will be the third of five annual Fiesta Sinfonica concerts underwritten... more »