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Hey guys, long time lurker with occasional post here wanting to give you all the heads up on a new music venue I'm opening in Lafayette.
It's going to be an all ages place, so there will no alcohol served or permitted on premises. This will be a place for anyone who has kids, siblings, nieces, nephews, or themselves want a place to enjoy some of the great local musicians South Louisiana has to offer without having to be in the bar scene around smoking/drugs/alcohol/belligerent.
This is actually my second venture into the field, I ran The Underground Sea from 2007-2010 while I attended UL. I closed it down when I graduated because I had to take a teaching job in Beauregard parish. I've been back in Laffy teaching at David Thibodaux STEM Magnet (a new school of choice that opened up in 2011) for the last 4 years and I recently found a good building to lease so I jumped on the chance to bring an all ages scene back to Lafayette.
At the previous venue we did get a lot of highschool aged kids, but the surprising thing was the large number of college and 20 somethings that attended. There is such a health conscious crowd in Lafayette that love bands but avoid bars, and this was literally the only place they could see some bands besides at festivals and other community events.
I'm still in the early stages, waiting for the owner to complete his renovations in the space before I can get in there and do my setup. Check out the website and we'd love to hear from you via all our social media accounts or if you want to ask questions here. I'm on Saintsreport practically every day.
The Underground Sea
It's going to be an all ages place, so there will no alcohol served or permitted on premises. This will be a place for anyone who has kids, siblings, nieces, nephews, or themselves want a place to enjoy some of the great local musicians South Louisiana has to offer without having to be in the bar scene around smoking/drugs/alcohol/belligerent.
This is actually my second venture into the field, I ran The Underground Sea from 2007-2010 while I attended UL. I closed it down when I graduated because I had to take a teaching job in Beauregard parish. I've been back in Laffy teaching at David Thibodaux STEM Magnet (a new school of choice that opened up in 2011) for the last 4 years and I recently found a good building to lease so I jumped on the chance to bring an all ages scene back to Lafayette.
At the previous venue we did get a lot of highschool aged kids, but the surprising thing was the large number of college and 20 somethings that attended. There is such a health conscious crowd in Lafayette that love bands but avoid bars, and this was literally the only place they could see some bands besides at festivals and other community events.
I'm still in the early stages, waiting for the owner to complete his renovations in the space before I can get in there and do my setup. Check out the website and we'd love to hear from you via all our social media accounts or if you want to ask questions here. I'm on Saintsreport practically every day.
The Underground Sea