Local comedians and performers want to build a more inclusive scene in world dominated by “white dudes with beards.”
Matthew Sigur
Take comfort, Feufollet is still here after 20 years
Founder Chris Stafford reminisces about keeping tradition and breaking it over his band’s 20-year career.
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Kevin Farley can’t wait to visit Lafayette
Yes, we told him about boudin. Someone, please buy him some good boudin.
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Totally chill, Todd Barry
The veteran comic and actor — known for spots on Bob’s Burgers, Chapelle’s Show and appearances on Letterman, Conan and more — rolls through Lafayette this Saturday. Contributor (and giddy Todd Barry fan) Matt Sigur spoke with Barry ahead of his show.
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Philippe Billeaudeaux’s claymation life at Pompano Studio
For years Musician Philippe Billeaudeaux made waves as a first-call bassist in Lafayette’s music scene. Now he’s making them with clay.
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Downtown Rising dreams big
Could a new, possibly-annual, ticketed concert series keep Downtown Lafayette on its ever-developing path? Gus Rezende and Social Entertainment think so.
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At the drawing table with Peter DeHart and Burton Durand
Among nearly 4,000 submissions, Lafayette polymath illustrators DeHart and Durand were named winners in Communication Arts Magazine’s 60th Annual Illustration Competition.
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Big Laughs, Little Lafs
In three years, Lafayette’s comedy scene has blown up and shows no signs of slowing
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The Band is back
Two dozen Lafayette musicians revive their detailed reenactment of The Band’s farewell concert doc, The Last Waltz
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The sky might be falling, but The Amazing Nuns will always prevail
Never out of ideas, the best band you’ve never heard stays relevant, vanquishes vaporwave with latest offering, Chicken Little Was Right.
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Rodents of Unusual Size: The Current Calendar 11/7-11/12
It’s a documentary that coulda been called Invasion of the Nutria.
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In focus: Southern Screen
The annual Lafayette film festival expands its format to tell more stories, through cinema and beyond.
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