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Check out the feature in The Advocate about Packway Handle and then come and see them play on Wednesday, May 28.

Packway Handle Band at Chelsea’s Cafe

Baton Rouge Blues Week is April 19-26, 2008. Check out this amazing line-up we have coming.

Friday, April 19: Chris Thomas King

Monday, April 21: Chicago Al and the Backburners

Wednesday, April 23: The Mike Foster Project

Friday, April 25: The Legendary Eddie Bo

Saturday, April 26: Henry Gray

You can learn more at Baton Rouge Blues Week 2008 and at the Baton Rouge Blues Society.

Our cook, Jared Harner won the Louisiana State Chili Cook-off.

Some Saint Patty’s Day pictures are up!

Dinner at Chelsea’s is the talk of the town. The food is great and the atmosphere is casually pleasant. Here’s a picture of the main dining hall. Notice all the local original art on the walls.

It’s the return of Abita Fest, a summer extravaganza sponsored by Chelsea’s and Abita Beer! It’s July 16-July 21, with a special all day event on Saturday, July 21.

Learn more about Abita Fest here.

Chelsea’s Café Presents Abita Fest July 16^th – July 21^st

For one week in July Chelsea’s and Abita Beer have teamed up to give you a mid summer treat. We will be serving ice cold Abita products for special prices, free giveaways, including those super nice Abita t-shirts, huggies, stickers, and more. Chelsea’s will be serving up live music nightly, with the start being on July 16^th with a reunion of our old open mic night, featuring some of the finest local talent in Baton Rouge. We will carry on through the week with Mike Foster Project on that Wednesday the 18^th, K-Flux on the 19^th, and the Lost Bayou Ramblers on the 20^th and Reverend Payton’s Big Damn Band on the 21^st.  All the above shows will start at 10:30 pm and will be located inside of Chelsea’s.

However, on the 21^st, we will be opening the backyard to a special event featuring a dj from 12 noon to 2pm, and live music till 10pm. Some of the bands are Local 309, Alan Brockman, TJ Black, and special guest. We will be serving Abita products from outdoor bars, as well as soft drinks and refreshments for the families. We will have a food court set up along the back fence featuring some of our delicious foods. All ages are welcome because we want this to be a family event and encourage you to spread the word.

During this event we will be putting on an Art show inside the building from 5-10pm featuring local artist from Jay Michael’s splinter group of artist. We want to try to make this a cultural event to encompass the local flavor that south Louisiana has to offer. Everything will be Louisiana in style, including the bands, beer, food and art of the fest, so be sure to spread the word. This could be a really great thing to do on a very hot day in the summer. Nobody said we were smart to do this in the middle of July, but since it is going to be hot anyway, why not make a day out it.

Thanks, 
Dave Remmetter

Chelsea’s Cafe

Chelsea’s Cafe will be hosting a series of live jazz performances in conjunction with East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s Looking at Jazz program.

May 23 — Louis Ford Traditional Jazz	August 15 — Baton Rouge Jazz Ensemble
June 20 — John Smart Group	September 19 — Harry Anderson
July 18 — Harry Anderson Group	October 17 — Betsy Braud Latin Jazz

 

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Performers
Louis Ford — Louis Ford is one of New Orlean’s finest clarinet and saxophone players. Considered an integral part of the Second New Orleans revival, he comes from an impressive legacy of musicians which can be traced back to the Storyville days. Like his father, Louis is an accomplished clarinetist and saxophonist and is truly dedicated to the preservation of jazz. He currently appears on the cover of New Orleans Magazine’s April issue as one of 2007’s Jazz All Stars.

 

Harry Anderson –  Bassist Harry Anderson is the Director of Southern University’s Jazz Institute.  A native of Pensacola,he began is musical career at the age of 6 singing in his mother’s church choir.  He has since gone on to perform with musicians as diverse as Izthak Perlman and Jimmy Heath — and he has appeared at jazz festivals around the world.

John Smart — Keyboardist John Smart has been part of BR’s jazz scene for over 30 years.  He was a charter member of the the Baton Rouge Jazz Society and has performed with local jazz groups such as Candu, the John Smart Group, Meeting of the Spirits and the Expanded Trio.  He is currently a member of the funky jazz trio, Righteous Buddha.

Betsy Braud –  Flautist Betsy Braud has also been a major player in BR’s jazz scene for years.  A student of Alvin Batiste at Southern University and an inductee into the SU Hall of Fame, she has played with almost every jazz musician in the area and has perfomed in both Europe and South America.

Baton Rouge Jazz Ensemble — BRJE is a 19 piece Big Band made up of professional and amateur musicians from all walks of life. It was formed 1993 and is under the direction of John Gerbrecht.

 

Presented by East Baton Rouge Parish Library and Cox Communications.

In celebration of Saint Patty’s day, Chelsea’s will have three bands playing in our backyard. We’ll also be celebrating our year anniversary at our new location at Perkins Road. Come and check it out. It’s like an outdoor festival.

Here’s the schedule.

10am-12 noon: Captain Legendary Band

12:30-2:30pm: Righteous Buddha

3:00-5pm: Black Sound Parade

Coming in March

Monday 15 January 2007

Wednesday Nights w/ Michael Foster Project

Monday 15 January 2007

Closed for the Holidays

Friday 5 January 2007

Now Open for Lunch

Tuesday 8 August 2006

225 Magazine’s Staff Favorite

Saturday 8 July 2006

Chelsea’s Cafe and Beauvoir Park Presents

Monday 17 April 2006

Chelsea’s Now Open for Business

Thursday 23 March 2006

Chelsea’s in the News Again

Monday 20 March 2006

Wi-Fi is now available

Sunday 19 March 2006

Chelsea’s Opening

Friday 17 March 2006

Chelsea’s in the News

Friday 17 March 2006

Chelsea’s to Open Very Soon

Saturday 11 March 2006