The 2007-2008 Louisiana Crossroads season has begun! We're looking forward to some great nights in some great rooms with some great artists. This year we'll get to spend some time with the subdudes, The Lee Boys, Jo-El Sonnier & Friends, Les Frères Michot & The Lost Bayou Ramblers, Scott Ainslie & Glenis Redmond, Doyle Bramhall & C.C. Adcock, and Dickie Landry & Jon Smith.

Louisiana Crossroads is a concert series, record label and economic development project of the Acadiana Arts Council and the Lafayette Economic Development Authority as well as numerous public funders and corporate sponsors.

Go to www.LouisianaCrossroads.org for the complete schedule and ticketing information.

Season Premiere!
DICKIE LANDRY & JON SMITH
~ 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2007, Acadiana Center for the Arts, Lafayette
Two of our state's most gifted horn players join forces for these nights of improvisatory exploration that will build on their long-running careers and collaborations with the likes of Philip Glass, Edgar Winter's White Trash, Paul Simon, Albert Collins, Talking Heads, Lil' Band O' Gold and many other artists. Landry and Smith haven't performed together in years, and these evenings will mark the premiere of new solo and duo works by the pair.

100th show celebrations!
SCOTT AINSLIE & GLENIS REDMOND
~ Live broadcast! 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007, Sliman Theater, New Iberia, Call (337) 369-2337 for tickets or more information
~ 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, 2007, Grant Street Dancehall, Lafayette
~ Blues at BEGNEAUD! 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, 2007, BEGNEAUD, Lafayette, All blues, complimentary food and beverages, tickets are $50 each and proceeds support Louisiana Crossroads   
Ainslie wrote the book of Delta bluesman Robert Johnson's complete guitar transcriptions, and his riveting solo performances are the perfect foil for Glenis Redmond's dynamic and soulful performance poetry. For our 100th show celebrations they'll share their "Southern Voices: Black, White & Blues" with two audiences before Ainslie plays our first-ever Blues at BEGNEAUD! fundraiser.

DOYLE BRAMHALL, C.C. ADCOCK & FRIENDS
~ 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007, Grant Street Dancehall, Lafayette
Multi-faceted Texas soul and blues singer, songwriter and drummer Doyle Bramhall just released "Is It News." The widely acclaimed disc showcases his long-running collaboration with Lafayette's C.C. Adcock. These shows will feature a three-guitar attack courtesy of Austin aces Casper Rawls and Nick Curran, who will join the duo for a night of original tunes made famous by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Indigenous, Lil' Band O' Gold and the headliners themselves.

JO-EL SONNIER & FRIENDS
~ 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 2007, Sliman Theater, New Iberia, Call (337) 369-2337 for tickets or more information
~ 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007, Grant Street Dancehall, Lafayette
~ 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, 2007, Magdalen Place, Abbeville
From Rayne to Nashville and far beyond, this former child prodigy has forged his own soulful musical path for five decades. His ear for a great tune has led him to chart successes, and his gifts as an interpreter and collaborator have led to musical partnerships with a who's who of country music. These retrospective, homecoming shows will revisit his earliest influences and showcase his upcoming projects.

LES FRERES MICHOT & THE LOST BAYOU RAMBLERS
~ 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, Grant Street Dancehall, Lafayette
La famille Michot can trace its roots to the French Province of Auvergne at the time of the Marquis de La Fayette, and its branches bear the fruit of a number of rootsy Cajun music ensembles. This night of old and new tunes will draw upon the family's 18th and 19th century roots as well as their more modern 20th and 21st century creations. Sponsored by the Marquis de La Fayette Committee.

THE LEE BOYS
~ 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008, Grant Street Dancehall, Lafayette
The raw edge of steel guitar collides with the deep soul power of gospel music to create the uplifting sound of this exuberant sextet from Florida. These three brothers and their three nephews grew up with the House of God church's fascinating sacred steel traditions. Plan now to join us for these special evenings of music, conversation and revelations at the intersection of heart and soul, of jubilation and jamming.

the subdudes
~ Live broadcast! 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, Sliman Theater, New Iberia, Call (337) 369-2337 for tickets or more information
~ 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008, Grant Street Dancehall, Lafayette
Exquisite vocal harmonies, soulful melodies and unforgettable lyrics wrapped in accordion, guitar and tambourine accents form the core of the subdudes' inimitable sound. The Crescent-City-by-way-of-Colorado quintet draws upon a deep pool of musical influences, and over 30 years and a half-dozen albums they've spread their gospel of great music far and wide. These intimate evenings will showcase the delicate balance the subdudes have achieved, forging a distinctive sound driven by an undeniable bayou backbeat.