Has Beans!

About Has Beans

The Has Beans are a "supergroup" made up of various Lafayette baseed bands that have toured nationally and internationally. A short list would include Filé, the Basin Brothers, Hadley J. Castille's Sharecroppers, Coteau and the Red Beans and Rice Revue . They perform an eclectic mix of Cajun, Zydeco, Creole, classic rhythm and blues. The repertoire also includes classic songs from any genre that the band can put their touch on to fill the dance floor! Plus an ever expanding repertoire of original songs. Unafraid to color outside of the lines, but always keeping that strong South Louisiana groove going. The Has Beans are a band that could only have come out of the fertile musical climate of Lafayette, Louisiana!

Once in a Lifetime

In the early 70's dancehalls like Jay's Lounge, Bon Ton Rouler' and Hamilton Club became the foundation for a growing appreciation of local music. This is where groups like Red Beans and Rice Revue, Zachary Richard and Michael Doucet's pre - Beausoleil group "Coteau" were setting the old dancehalls on fire.

The music pouring out of the dances was exciting, very danceable and yes, rebellious; Traditional Cajun tunes and instruments blended with the melodic, improvisational lead guitar influence of the Allman Brothers and GratefulDead. The music blasting out of these old dance halls turned a whole younger generation onto the indigenous music of South Louisiana. The brainchild of front man Ward Lormand was to put together a band that could recreate that revolutionary dancehall sound of the mid 1970's.

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