Get a double dose of great Louisiana music for two nights with the masterful zydeco-influenced slide guitarist from Lafayette and the hard-pounding pianist from Vinton who’s schooled in a gumbo of New Orleans sounds as well as Texas blues.
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This potent pairing of pianist Marcia Ball, queen of the 88s, and the King of Slydeco, seismic slide guitarist Sonny Landreth, is a pre-Mardi Gras lagniappe from the bayous. Long tall Marcia Ball is a radiant keyboardist, pounding the ivories with a triplet-laced onslaught derived from Professor Longhair and throwing in touches of honky-tonk and zydeco. A fine, smokey singer and smart songwriter, she juggles party anthems and indelible ballads. Brilliant, innovative slide sidewinder Landreth’s new album, Blacktop Run, hits the banquettes this month.
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FRI FEB 14 • 9:30PM + SAT FEB 15 • 7PM