Rhythms on the River resumes Friday

A Tri-City favorite and a Grammy winner are among the performers who will appear this spring at Rhythms on the River that begins Friday.
The free live music series features performances every Friday through June 5. Rhythms on the River will take place in downtown Morgan City on Front Street between Everett and Freret streets.
Each week’s live performance will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Don Rich kicks off festivities Friday and will end this year’s Rhythms on the River on June 5. Rich, a Pierre Part native, has been playing authentic Cajun swamp music for more than 41 years.
The second performer of the season will be Jamie Bergeron & the kickin’ Cajuns on April 17, with a performance of Cajun and Zydeco music.
Déjà Vu follows on April 24. This five-piece band calls south Louisiana home and has a diverse musical background. The band will entertain the crowd with Motown, country, disco, rock, 80’s, 90’s and dance music.
South 70 will take the stage May 1. South 70 is a seven-piece band with all members born in south Louisiana. The band plays a mix of Zydeco, swamp pop, Cajun, country and more.
Toni O and Blue Eyed Soul Revue perform May 8. Pierre Part’s Toni Otts’ bluesy voice has been compared to Janis Joplin, Melissa Ethridge, Adele and Stevie Nicks.
On May 15, Will Cooper and Southern Groove take to the Rhythms on the River stage. The four members hail from Westwego and Houma.
Louisiana Soul Survivors bring a mixture of funk, pop, and rock and soul to the stage May 22. The eight-member band is from the Houma-Thibodaux area.
The eighth performance of the season on May 29 is by Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band. The band’s release “Zydeco Junkie” was named Best Zydeco or Cajun Album during the 53rd Grammy Awards in February 2011. Carrier, a Church Point native, and the Bayou Swamp Band travel worldwide to bring the “swamp funky Zydeco” sound and Louisiana flavor to audiences.
Rhythms on the River is presented by Morgan City Main Street and sponsored by Café Jo Jo’s, which will be selling food and drink concessions; the St. Mary Parish Chamber of Commerce; and the Cajun Coast Visitors & Convention Bureau.
Ice chests are not allowed.
For more information, call 985-384-9291 or 985-380-3693.