Times of Acadiana "Best of" Winner
Times of Acadiana "Best of" Winner
FOUNDED IN 2014, THESE SOUTH LOUISIANA NATIVES TAKE A DIFFERENT APPROACH AT LOUISIANA STYLE MUSIC. BASED IN ALTERNATIVE, FOLK, ROCK, BLUES, ZYDECO, SWAMP POP, AND TRADITIONAL CAJUN MUSIC, THEY OFFER A DIFFERENT MORE EXCITING FLAVOR TO EVERYTHING THEY TOUCH. VOTED AS A TIMES OF ACADIANA " BEST OF " WINNER FOR 2018 AND 2019 BY THEIR FANS, ALLIGATOR BLUE TAKES FAN APPRECIATION TO THE NEXT LEVEL. IT'S MADE THEM ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER ACTS IN SOUTH LOUISIANA. IT'S SAID IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY THAT SEEING A BAND LIVE WILL DO ONE OF TWO THINGS FOR YOU: YOU'LL EITHER RECOGNIZE THE FRAUD OR YOU'LL FEEL THE LOVE. WITH ALLIGATOR BLUE IT'S ALWAYS THE LATTER. SO IF A PARTY BAND IS WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, LOOK NO FARTHER. THIS IS THE BAND FOR YOU! WITH A REPERTOIRE OF OVER 1000 COVER SONGS IN MULTIPLE GENRES AND A RAPIDLY GROWING CATALOG OF ORIGINAL MUSIC, THERE'S NOT MUCH THEY CAN'T HANDLE.
BRIAN MARCEAUX - AKA " MR ALLIGATOR BLUE " THE FOUNDER OF ALLIGATOR BLUE IS A COMPLETELY SELF TAUGHT VOCALIST, ACCORDIONIST, AND GUITAR PLAYER. BEING OF A NON TRADITIONALLY SCHOOLED MUSICAL MIND, HE BRINGS A FRESH NEW APPROACH TO EVERYTHING HE DOES. WHETHER IT'S BEING ALLIGATOR BLUE'S CEO/EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OR THEIR LEAD ROADIE, THIS GO-GETTER WILL ALWAYS BE SMILING AND GIVING IT HIS ALL.
RAPHAEL "JOSH" HIGGINBOTHAM - AKA " THE MAESTRO ", ALLIGATOR BLUE'S LEAD SINGER, SONGWRITER, COMPOSER, PRODUCER, AND MULT-INSTRUMENTALIST, LEADS THESE BOYS THRU EVERY NOTE OF EVERY SONG WITH THE BATTLE WISE CONFIDENCE OF A 5 STAR GENERAL. ALL WHILE DELIVERING SOME OF THE MOST SOULFUL AND HEARTFELT LYRICS AND MELODIES EVER HEARD COMING OUT OF CAJUN COUNTRY.
CHAD "GET LEAUX" MEAUX - A NATIVE OF SCOTT, LA, CHAD HAS PLAYED BASS GUITAR FOR OVER 40 YEARS IN VENUES FROM COAST TO COAST IN THE U.S. HAVING A BACKGROUND TAKEN FROM VARIOUS STYLES OF MUSIC, HIS EARLIEST MUSICAL MEMORIES RANGE FROM MOTOWN AND STAX/VOLT AS WELL AS THE COLLOQUIAL MUSIC THAT WAS NATIVE TO HIS HOME; CAJUN & ZYDECO. MAJOR BASSIST INFLUENCES: JAMES JAMERSON, GEEZER BUTLER, GEDDY LEE, JOHN PAUL JONES, STANLEY CLARKE, JACO PASTORIUS.
CHAD PLAYS: FENDER BASSES, CARVIN & AGUILAR AMPLIFIERS/SPKRS, ELIXIR AND SADOWSKY NICKLEWOUND STRINGS.
CLINT "CHIEF" REDWING -
LARRY MAX -
KRISTIE MARCEAUX - COULD EASILY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE TO THIS WHOLE ENTIRE PIE. WITHOUT HER COUNTLESS HOURS SPENT WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES, THERE'S NO WAY THESE BOYS WOULD HAVE THE TIME, SPACE, ENERGY, OR THE CREATIVE FREEDOM TO DO A FRACTION OF WORK THEY GET DONE.
IN LOVING MEMORY
JULY 8, 1969 - MARCH 29, 2021
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