Soul, funk, and disco.
March 14 @ 10:00 pm - March 15 @ 2:00 amOne of the three big parades that split the Saturdays of March. Ends at St Augustine’s Church. Featuring all kinds of bands, clowns, reenactors, organizations and oh, so much green.
March 15 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pmLocally based masters of blues music.
March 15 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmNew Orleans-based singer/songwriter and guitarist who melds West Coast rock, swampy Gulf Coast R&B, hard country, and Memphis soul into a hybrid that blazes a trail of its own.
March 15 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmPhil Lesh of the Grateful Dead birthday show by a tribute band.
March 15 @ 9:00 pm - March 16 @ 12:00 amSpring mid-season performance.
March 16 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pmTribute to famed old-tiimey saxophonist Charlie Parker.
March 16 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pmBluegrass and old-time string band delivers a relentless groove to accompany their tight 3-part harmonies.
March 19 @ 8:30 pm - 11:30 pmElectric blues saxophonist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer.
March 20 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmThis classic musical follows a Baker and his wife, who wish to have a child; Cinderella, who wishes to attend the King’s Festival; and Jack, who wishes his cow would
March 21 - April 6Chicago tribute (the band, not the musical).
March 21 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmBest known as the lead singer, blues harp player, frontman, and bandleader of The James Montgomery Blues Band.
March 21 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmContemporary blues guitarist, singer & songwriter.
March 22 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmCelebrate local music with the broadest, most eclectic gathering of musicians in the state, crossing every genre and facet of local music. Live performances by School of Rock, People Eating
March 24For the featured billboard on the homepage.
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