Regional Dances

This is part of Jerry Carrier's Cajun and Zydeco Newsletter, reprinted with his permission. To get the entire newsletter and/or have it delivered directly to your Inbox, contact Jerry. Meanwhile, make sure you join the new Tampa/St.Pete dance club, Allons Danser Tampa Bay, for more info, discounts to dances and much more!

 

 

CAJUN AND ZYDECO NEWSLETTER  103107

                                CALENDAR OF COMING EVENTS

 

2/5 (Mardi Gras) THE PORCHDOGS at MARDI GRAS PARADE & PARTY

                        at DOWNTOWN SQUARE, The Villages, FL  5 PM   10 PM

 

2/5 (Mardi Gras)         *** RARE EAST COAST APPEARANCE***

                        LISA HALEY & THE ZYDECATS at MARDI GRAS PARTY,

                        Lady Lake, FL  (More info to follow)

 

2/9 (Sat) LIL’ MALCOLM & THE HOUSE ROCKERS at UNIVERSAL

  STUDIOS, Orlando, FL     5:00 PM   6:15 PM   7:15 PM

 

2/20 (Wed) CHUBBY CARRIER & THE BAYOU SWAMP BAND at

                        BAYTOWNE WHARF, Sandestin, FL  (850) 424-6650

 

2/22, 23, 24  CHUBBY CARRIER & THE BAYOU SWAMP BAND at

                        THE FUNKY BLUES SHACK, 707 Highway 98 East, Destin, FL

                        (850) 654-3839

 

2/23 (Sat) DWAYNE DOPSIE & THE ZYDECO HELL RAISERS at UNIVERSAL

  STUDIOS, Orlando, FL     5:00 PM  6:15 PM  7:15 PM

 

3/7, 3/8, 3/9  2008 ST PETERSBURG CRAWFISH FESTIVAL

                        Lineup: 

                        Friday-     DENNIS STROUGHMATT & CREOLE STOMP

     GENO DELAFOSE & FRENCH ROCKIN’ BOOGIE

                        Saturday- DON FONTENOT & LES AMIS de la LOUISIANE

                                         KEVIN NAQUIN & THE OSSUN PLAYBOYS

                                         GENO DELAFOSE & FRENCH ROCKIN BOOGIE

                        Sunday-    SAME OL’ TWO STEP

                                         CHUBBY CARRIER & THE BAYOU SWAMP BAND          

 

3/7, 3/8 (Fri, Sat)  FAMOUS “AFTER-HOURS PARTY” 10:30PM-1:30 AM

presented by  FERG’S SPORTS BAR, 1320 Central Ave., St Petersburg, FL.  The Crawfish Festival ends at 10 PM but keep on dancin’ “Louisiana Style” at FERG’S, only a few blocks away from the festival grounds at

 (Across from Tropicana Field)  Parking in Rear.

Kitchen open til midnight!  (Great Chili)  Bands to be announced.

 

3/14 (Fri) JJ CALLIER & THE ZYDECO KNOCKOUTS at

BRADFORDVILLE BLUES CLUB 

9:30 PM  7152 Moses Lane, Tallahassee, FL 32309   (850) 906-0766

 

3/15 (Sat) JJ CALLIER & THE ZYDECO KNOCKOUTS at

THE CAJUN CAFÉ ON THE BAYOU

8101 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park, FL (727) 546-6732

                        http://cajuncafeonthebayou.olm.net   7-11 PM  

 

3/21 (Fri) DIKKI DU & THE ZYDECO KREWE at “4 ACES” LOUNGE

4343 Palma Sola Blvd, Bradenton, FL  (941) 795-3886

                        Free Dance Lesson at 7 PM with Jerry Carrier and Jennie Harrison.

Band starts at 8 PM  Map and directions are available at:  www.4aceslounge.com

 

 

3/22 (Sat)  DIKKI DU & THE ZYDECO KREWE at FERG’S SPORTS BAR,

1320    Central Ave., St Petersburg, FL.     8 PM

(Across from Tropicana Field)  Parking in Rear.

Kitchen open til midnight!  (Great Chili) 

 

4/4, 4/5, 4/6 CRAWFISH FESTIVAL at THE CAJUN CAFÉ ON THE BAYOU

8101 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park, FL (727) 546-6732

                        with DORA & THE ENTOURAGE

       LEROY THOMAS & THE ZYDECO ROADRUNNERS

       JOHN WILSON & THE ZYDECO HOUSEROCKERS

       JB’s ZYDECO ZOO      

http://cajuncafeonthebayou.olm.net 

 

4/18 (Fri) CURLEY TAYLOR & ZYDECO TROUBLE at

BRADFORDVILLE BLUES CLUB 

9:30 PM  7152 Moses Lane, Tallahassee, FL 32309   (850) 906-0766

 

4/19 (Sat) CURLEY TAYLOR & ZYDECO TROUBLE at

THE CAJUN CAFÉ ON THE BAYOU

8101 Park Blvd., Pinellas Park, FL (727) 546-6732

                        http://cajuncafeonthebayou.olm.net   7-11 PM  

 

4/19 (Sat) LIL’ BRIAN & THE ZYDECO TRAVELERS at UNIVERSAL

  STUDIOS, Orlando, FL     5:00 PM  6:15 PM  8:00 PM

 

Attention South Florida— New Radio Program  -  Louisiana Gumbo Show with John Osgood    Airs Sunday, from 7:00pm-9:00pm  WSLR  96.5 FM                  

Zydeco, Cajun, Brass , Funk , Jazz-Traditional & Dixieland , Blues , Swamp-rock,etc.. . The show features music from Louisiana artists.

Wherever you are you can listen live on the Internet at www.WSLR.org