Houmapalooza Set For April 6, 2013
Houmapalooza, an outdoor music festival to be held in Courthouse Square in historic downtown Houma, will be on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from noon-10pm. The all-day event will feature 10 independent bands performing their original music starting at noon. The lineup is:
12 (noon) The Upstarts
1pm The Josh Garrett Band
2pm The Beautiful Hips
3pm Truth Universal and DJ E. F. Cuttin’
4pm Southern Redemption
5pm Awake the Bride
6pm The Jak Locke Rock Show
7pm ArchAnimals
8pm Imagine IAM
9pm Coyotes
The lineup for the spring includes bands from across Louisiana, and features original music of different genres including funk, indie rock, rock, progressive rock, hard rock, ska/reggae, and hiphop among others.
A second stage will also be featured during the festival highlighting local gospel groups. The second stage is a new addition the festival, and will feature a different genre of music for each festival. This spring festival will feature gospel, and the fall festival will feature Cajun music.
The lineup for the Gospel Stage is:
12(noon) Mt. Olive Senior Choir
1pm Magnolia Methodist
2pm Chris Burrell and the New Dimension
3pm RECC Choir (youth)
4pm RECC Choir
5pm Howard Nixon and the New Rising Sun Soul Specials
6pm Joel Jones Male Chorus
The festival is free to the public, and picnic blankets and lawn chairs are welcome (no ice chests allowed). There will be a wide variety of drinks and food available for purchase. Please visit www.houmapalooza.com or call The Houma Regional Arts Council at 985-873-6367 for more information.
