Marc Broussard

Hometown: CARENCRO, Un
Tags: singer-songwriter, blues, soul

It's just ten minutes from Marc Broussard's hometown of Carencro, Louisiana to Lafayette. He makes the journey from Lafayette to the heights of the music world seem equally short.

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 24-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.

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Marc Broussard & Friends with Gabriel Kelley, Rebecca Butler

Mon. 11/05 | 8:00PM @ Parish / Parish Underground (map)

Marc Broussard is an artist with a unique gift of channeling the spirits of classic R&B, rock and soul into contemporary terms. This gift has been a matter of common knowledge since 2002, …more»
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C3 Presents Marc Broussard, ALPHA REV, Chic Gamin

Wed. 07/06 | 7:00PM @ Antone's (map)

From the depths of Louisiana, Marc Broussard has made an addendum to the meaning of soul; taking everything you have ever known about music and putting all of it into your own music. Like many…more»
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Marc Broussard w/ Charlie Mars

Thu. 11/05 | 8:00PM @ Parish / Parish Underground (map)

New Orleans native Marc Broussard has an old school sound, infused with R&B, funk, and a pinch of rock ’n’ roll. He is touring in support of his new Atlantic Records release Ke…more»
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Old Settler's 22nd Annual Music Festival

Thu. 04/16 | 12:00PM - Sun. 04/19 @ The Salt Lick (map)

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- Featured Review from Austinist
  April 16, 2009
  In name alone, the Old Settler’s Music Festival might not sound like the liveliest of hootenannies the Austin area has to offer. But, if you said that, you’d offend the caravans of bluegrass, Americana and roots music fans every year who show up, set up camp and plant themselves in fields of wildflowers to watch some of the most spirited and fun-loving music anyone can squeeze out of two very idle words like “old” and “settler”. more at austinist.com
Marc Broussard, Flyjack

Fri. 10/24 | 8:00PM @ Antone's (map)

The New Orleans native Marc Broussard has an old school sound, infused with R&B, funk, and a pinch of rock ’n’ roll. He is touring in support of his new Atlantic Records releas…more»
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Marc Broussard w/ k.s. Rhoads

Fri. 04/25 | 8:00PM @ Antone's (map)

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Marc Broussard’s Soul Revue feat. Shannon McNally w/ Shannon McNally

Fri. 06/29 | 8:00PM @ La Zona Rosa (map)
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Marc Broussard

Thu. 03/15 | 1:00AM @ Parish / Parish Underground (map)
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Charlie Louvin, Sunny Sweeney, The Holmes Brothers, Ruthie Foster, Ray Wylie Hubba...

Wed. 03/14 | 8:00PM @ Parish / Parish Underground (map)

Charlie Louvin 8:00 p.m. - Sunny Sweeney 9:00 p.m. - The Holmes Brothers 10:00 p.m. - Ruthie Foster 11:00 p.m. - Ray Wylie Hubbard 12:00 a.m. - Marc Broussard 1:00 a.m.
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