Go if you like: An eclectic mix of jam, funk, rock, indie and hip-hop The main stage leans more toward jam, New Orleans funk and country-flavored rock, with a little indie and hip-hop thrown in now and again.
Popular Perkins Overpass area eatery Chelsea’s Café is also home to an eclectic slate of live music acts both on its main stage and in the cozier sidebar space, where a series of local songwriters and folk-based bands are never strangers. Who you might see: Recent performers have included Cleveland Jefferson and the Rock-o-Laz, the Wil Jackson Blues Band and Elvin Killerbee.Ģ44 Lafayette St. Jambalaya cookouts and spaghetti nights are not uncommon, either. Fiery blues jams happen every Wednesday night, with no cover charge. With its downtown location and a storied history as the home of Tabby’s Blues Box back in the 1990s, the Blues Room is a no-frills, rock-solid room for the electric touch of a Baton Rouge from years gone by. Here’s the lowdown on some of the essential bars, clubs and concert halls for hearing top local and regional musicians perform original music in genres ranging from old-school blues to modern electro-pop.
While Baton Rouge has seen its fair share of national performers, there are also opportunities to see local artists take the mic all over town.
