Briefs

Louisiana on the Causeway

Marc Broussard, Josh Hoge, Sons of William

Date: Tuesday, Dec. 2, doors at 5:30 pm

Venue: The Bluegill Waterfront Amphitheater (3775 Battleship Parkway) www.bluegillrestaurant.com

Tickets: $25 available at the Bluegill and http://bluegillrestaurant.tickets.musictoday.com

When Marc Broussard’s song “Home” hit the airwaves in the Port City, it made him an instant local favorite. Since then, he has had the opportunity to tour with bands ranging from Maroon 5 to Willie Nelson.

This Louisiana singer/songwriter has mesmerized listeners with soulful sounds steeped in R&B, and he is continuing his legacy with his debut on Atlantic Records “Keep Coming Back.” Broussard claims that this album captures the sheer energy of his live performance on which his fans thrive.

Josh Hoge and the Sons of William will join Broussard. It has been a while since the Sons of William (a former Monsoon’s regular) were in the Port City. These rockers out of Houma, La. plan on electrifying the crowd with impressive cuts from their latest effort “White EP” in addition to their repertoire of high-energy swamp rock.

Nash-Vegas in the Box

Wess Floyd

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The Daisy Cutters,

Arkadelphia, El Cantador

Date: Saturday, Nov. 22, 9 p.m.

Venue: Alabama Music Box (455 Dauphin St.)

Tickets: $6 at the door

El Cantador will represent Mobile in a mix of Southern alt. rock with new music off of their newly released EP “The Ground.” Judging from the singles “O Captain” and the EP’s title track, their fans will once again be charmed by their down home rock sound.

Arkadelphia is garage rock Birmingham-style with a line-up including guitarist/vocalist Lee E. Bains, III (Dexateens), drummer Ra-Jaan Shamir Parmely and bassist J.C. Colburn. This is good, old fashioned stomp rock at its finest with songs short, sweet and passionate. They are currently building tracks for their upcoming release tentatively titled “The Great Wall of Birmingham.”

Wess Floyd & the Daisy Cutters will round out the night. Based in Nashville, this band plans to bring their “Southern Bar Pop” sound to the Port City. This six-member outfit’s music could be considered a revival of old school Southern rock from a time when it could still be differentiated from country.

NOLA bar legends in Kitchen

Cowboy Mouth, The Bridges

Date: Friday, Nov. 21, doors at 9 p.m.

Venue: Soul Kitchen (219 Dauphin St.) www.soulkitchenmobile.com

Tickets: $12 in adv. and $15 the day-of available at Soul Kitchen, Mellow Mushroom and 1-800-594-TIXX

Over the past 15 years, Cowboy Mouth has built a reputation for being the epitome of New Orleans mainstream rock, rocking through the ‘90s college scene with such songs as “Jenny Says” and “Everybody Loves Jill.”

Cowboy Mouth is still proving their notorious energy and diligence with an energetic stage presence at each of their approximately 200 annual performances.

In between touring, they somehow found time to record and release their ninth studio album “Fearless.” This album is quite versatile in attitude with fun, lighthearted tracks like “Tell the Girl Ur Sorry” and emotional ballads such as “Maureen,” a tribute to drummer Fred LeBlanc’s mother.

Making music is definitely a family affair with The Bridges. Straight out of Oxford, Ala., The Bridges is a five-piece group consisting of siblings Natalie Byrd (piano and guitar), Stacey Byrd (guitar), Isaaca Byrd (bass) and Jeremy Byrd (drums) and their cousin Brittany Painter (guitar/vocals).

This band has been busy spreading the sounds of their debut album “Limits of the Sky” (produced by ‘90s alt. rocker Matthew Sweet). The Bridges have a very refreshing sound with alternative rock instrumentation and angelic harmonies.

Stephen Centanni is Lagniappe music editor. Contact him at scentanni@lagniappemobile.com.

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