QUICK LOOK: Drawing stylistic influence from Otis Redding and Brian McKnight while bearing the gruff vocals of John Hiatt and Dr. John, Broussard radiates soulful New Orleans with a strong essence of rock n roll. Marc Broussard returns to Fairfield for his sixth FTC show, and first performance in The Warehouse. MORE INFO: Marc Broussard's high octane take-off uses no formula at all. Instead he offers a blend of abilities, styles and enthusiasms uniquely adapted to himself on his debut album, Carencro. He calls himself "a white boy singing soul music." But that's deceptive because his music draws from everything he's absorbed. "I feel like I've melded a bunch of things together that people haven't focused on for a long time." In his songs can be heard influences and accents ranging from soul men like Stevie Wonder and Brian McKnight to Louisiana icons like Johnny Allan and G.G. Shin to road warriors like Dave Matthews. What the 32-year old Broussard takes from all of this is a sense of craft and above all, great depth of feeling. That's what makes him so soulful. Well, that and his husky baritone with a range similar to Wonder, or another influence, Donny Hathaway. Like them, Broussard moves up and down the scales without any sign of effort—the hard work he puts into his music isn't meant to show. When it comes to music, Broussard is like a bayou rendition of The Natural. Broussard places no limit on his ambition. "The kind of artist I'd like to evolve into is Prince," he says. "My ambition is to do the whole thing as well as I can and have people dig it. I want to be a true entertainer." Just don't count on it happening in a predictable way . Marc Broussard is from a place off the maps of conventional pop culture. He might just force us to draw some new ones before he's done. “Ever since Broussard's 2002 debut, Momentary Setback, the Louisiana-bred artist has been compared by critics to everyone from rock n' blues artist Delbert McClinton to soul greats like Otis Redding.” - Soul Tracks Concert Tickets $35
MARC BROUSSARD

WITH
JAMIE KENT
DETAILS
Warehouse
Sunday, November 1st
Doors @ 7:00 PM
Show @ 8:00PM

GENRE
Blues / Pop / Rock / R&B



TICKETING INFO
Price:$35
Members Save:$3 /tckt

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QUICK LOOK:

Drawing stylistic influence from Otis Redding and Brian McKnight while bearing the gruff vocals of John Hiatt and Dr. John, Broussard radiates soulful New Orleans with a strong essence of rock n roll. Marc Broussard returns to Fairfield for his sixth FTC show, and first performance in The Warehouse.

MORE INFO:

Marc Broussard's high octane take-off uses no formula at all. Instead he offers a blend of abilities, styles and enthusiasms uniquely adapted to himself on his debut album, Carencro. He calls himself "a white boy singing soul music." But that's deceptive because his music draws from everything he's absorbed. "I feel like I've melded a bunch of things together that people haven't focused on for a long time." In his songs can be heard influences and accents ranging from soul men like Stevie Wonder and Brian McKnight to Louisiana icons like Johnny Allan and G.G. Shin to road warriors like Dave Matthews. What the 32-year old Broussard takes from all of this is a sense of craft and above all, great depth of feeling. That's what makes him so soulful. Well, that and his husky baritone with a range similar to Wonder, or another influence, Donny Hathaway. Like them, Broussard moves up and down the scales without any sign of effort—the hard work he puts into his music isn't meant to show. When it comes to music, Broussard is like a bayou rendition of The Natural.

Broussard places no limit on his ambition. "The kind of artist I'd like to evolve into is Prince," he says. "My ambition is to do the whole thing as well as I can and have people dig it. I want to be a true entertainer." Just don't count on it happening in a predictable way . Marc Broussard is from a place off the maps of conventional pop culture. He might just force us to draw some new ones before he's done.

“Ever since Broussard's 2002 debut, Momentary Setback, the Louisiana-bred artist has been compared by critics to everyone from rock n' blues artist Delbert McClinton to soul greats like Otis Redding.” - Soul Tracks

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