For
27 years, Downtown Alive! has united community and culture to create a
weekly tradition and
celebration in Downtown Lafayette every Fall and Spring. The Fall 2010
season continues September 24, 2010, with Cowboy Mouth in Parc
International offering great entertainment in the
form of free, family-friendly, smoke free, outdoor concerts.
The term 'Cowboy Mouth' has
been used in the poetry of Shakespeare and Bob Dylan; usually meaning "One with
a loud and raucous voice", it describes
the band well. With over 2000 concerts under their belt and many years of
reviews lauding their live show, this New Orleans based rock band has become a
powerhouse live act whose high energy performances have been seen and heard by
millions of fans worldwide for nearly 20 years.
The band's 11 album releases
include two records on MCA, one on Atlantic and several on their own Cowboy
Mouth Records label. So far, the band has enjoyed domestic sales of over
450,000 units. The album sales pale in comparison to the number of tickets the
band sells to their live events. Cowboy Mouth shows are legendary, and crowd
participation is a must at a Cowboy Mouth show. Led by Fred's larger-than-life
presence, the band's performances are high-energy and extraordinarily intense,
usually leaving audiences as drenched and spent as the band.
Their more popular songs
include "Love of My Life", "Everybody Loves Jill" and "Jenny Says". Through the years, their music has been on
the soundtrack for many films, such as Meet
the Robinsons and The Underneath.
Cowboy Mouth has just released a brand new CD, called "Fearless". The
CD includes some of the bands most popular live songs including
"Anything", "Disconnected", "Belly" and
"Tell the Girl Ur Sorry" of which some earlier, unfinished versions
were available on the band's recent live DVD, "The name of the band is
Cowboy Mouth". www.cowboymouth.com/
Sponsored by Cox
Communications, Lafayette Coca-Cola, Lets Be Totally Clear, and Teche Drugs
Pharmacy, DTA! features performances by Grammy
Nominated, renowned and up and
coming musicians representing a variety of genres ranging from Cajun, Swamp
Pop, Blues, Rock, Latin and more. The
Fall season also includes special events throughout, kicking off Festivals
Acadiens et Créoles, painting Downtown red for the UL Homecoming Pep Rally, and
celebrating the holidays with the lighting of the official City Christmas Tree
at the last DTA! of the season on Thanksgiving Eve.
Fall 2010 Season Schedule:
Sept 24 Cowboy
Mouth (Rock - Parc International)
Oct 1 Vivaz (Latin - Parc
Sans Souci)
Oct 8 Festivals Acadiens et Créoles
Kickoff
Parc Sans Souci
11:30 a.m. Bach Lunch
Parc International
5:30 p.m. Lost Bayou
Ramblers (Cajun)
7:30 p.m. -9 p.m. Cedric Watson & Friends (Zydeco)
Oct 15 Henry Gray (Blues - Parc International)
Oct 22 Louisiana Red (Covers/Variety - Parc Sans Souci) UL Homecoming Pep Rally
Oct 29 Black Bayou
Construkt (Southern Rock - Parc Sans
Souci)
Nov 5 Lil' Band O'
Gold (Southern Louisiana Music- Parc
Sans Souci)
Nov 12 The
Canes (Americana - Parc Sans Souci)
Nov 19 The Viatones (60's Rock - Parc Sans Souci)
Nov 24 High
Performance (Zydeco - Parc Sans
Souci) Lighting of the Official City Christmas Tree & Toys for Tots
DTA! begins at 5:30 p.m. with
food and beverage concessions - musical performances from 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.,
unless otherwise noted. Concession sales help keep DTA! free, so please leave
your ice chests at home with your pets.
For more information, visit www.downtownlafayette.org.
Downtown Alive! is produced by
Downtown Lafayette in cooperation with Lafayette Consolidated Government.
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