It’s a sure sign that Fall is on the way when Lafayette Square starts hosting live music again. This afternoon beginning at 5 PM, the Honey Island Swamp Band headlines an evening of music that also features Colin Lake.
The HISB is generating lots of press around their new album, Cane Sugar, and they recently brought their infectious live show to Brazil. The hard touring outfit has been playing less and less in New Orleans, so this is a chance to see them in a festival setting and hear some of the songs off of the new album.
The Harvest the Music series is a fundraiser for the Second Harvesters Food Bank. The rest of the lineup of the eight-week run includes such standout acts as the Soul Rebels, Trombone Shorty, and Raw Oyster Cult.
The full lineup can be found here.