Hairy Matt Hazelton & Dirtfoot headline Red River Revel, not the 2 girls with big, open lips; see Dirtfoot Thur, Oct 12, 6:30

Dirtfoot / post Krewe of Highland Parade 2006

In a surprising move the Red River Revel has decided to put its beef behind a regional act, the folk-boogie aggregation called Dirtfoot. "Dirtfoot is the Real Deal; their artful flair represents what the Revel ought to be selling," said Kip Holloway, RRR director. The group's appearance on Th, Oct 12, has been named Dirtfootie Day in Shreveport.

"We hate to be headlining the Revel when they could have had those two girls singing commercial country-rock - the girl whose lips are insured by Citibank and her photogenic partner - and to tell the truth we're all sweaty and irreverent," said Hazelton.

SptBlog's Recommendations have been bought and paid for by the following acts:

Sat, Oct 7

Centenary Suzuki School (violinists on motorcycles)
Lee's Kung Fu & Tai Chi Center (martial ballet)
BlueBirds (sink hole blues)
Trout Fishing in America (frock, funkedy)

Sun, Oct 8

New Dimensions Brass Quintet (elegance & bell tones)
S'pt Symphony Orchestra (rockin' pneumonia)
Port Belly Project (tribal fusion belly dance)
Terrance Simien and his Mallet Playboys (bayou water zydeco)
Steve Allen Jazz Quartet (look out)

Mon, Oct 9

Power & Grace School of Performing Arts (from ballet to jazz)
Louisiana Dance Theatre (integrated Anglicization)
Escaped Images Dance Company (moderne all the way to tap)

Tues, Oct 10

Shreveport Opera Express (hard rock)
Mims and McCaa (down home blues)
Amelia Blake & Old Horses (folkrockcountry)
Groove Agents (Poppy funk)
Professor Porkchop (toxic swamp water)
American Tragedy (crunchy symphonic rock)

Wed, Oct 11
Inter City Row Cultural Arts Institute (Classical ballet)
Dorothinia Kristin Hanna & Arodasi dance (improvised Classical ballet)
Shreveport Metropolitan Ballet (Pointshoe ballet)

Th, Oct 12
Dirtfoot (eclectic gypsy whipsy)
Benjy Davis Project (uptown college rock)

Fri, Oct 13
Gordon Nurse and Phone Book (calypso junkanoo)
Betty Lewis & The Executives (blues & rhythm)
"A" Train (Classical ballet)
Junior III (jues, blazz)

Sat, Oct 14
Symphonic Jazz Summit (Johnny Depp Jazz)
Kelcy Mae (girl w/ a guitar)
WindStorm (booty bump)
Dazz Band (r & funk b)


International Celebration (Bollywood)
Gospel (gospel, the real deal)
Intuition Band (r&b)
Shreveport Regional Jazz Ensemble (tap & ballet)
A.J. and The Two Tone Blues Band (mayoral candidates)

Mo at redriverrevel.com