The first concert will be held Wednesday, September 1 st featuring Braydon Watts. Braydon Wattsmay be only 17 years old, but he can shred a Telecaster with the same abilities of a man twice his age. The same can be said for his songwriting. As the frontman for the fledgling band Black OakRevival, which he formed with Aidan Johnston, grandson of one of NELA’s greatest troubadours, Mr. Monty Russell. Currently residing in Minden, Braydon originally hails from Cotton Valley.He began playing music just six years ago, honing his craft by playing along to the RollingStones. Braydon names them as one of his major influences along with Stevie Ray Vaughn, John Mayer, and Brad Paisley. He cut his teeth in performing with appearances on the ColumbiaCounty Hayride in Magnolia, AR but you can find him all over the place these days from the stage at The Silver Star in Shreveport to Sundown Tavern in Ruston and everywhere in between.
Brown Bag Lunch Concerts are held every Wednesday in September from noon to 1 p.m. at the Pavillion at Seventh Square in West Monroe, located directly behind the West Monroe Farmer’sMarket.
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The West Monroe Brown Bag Lunch Concert Series is presented by WMWO Chamber of Commerce and the City of West Monroe in partnership with Centric Federal Credit Union, EmilyNunnelee State Farm, Ouachita Valley Federal Credit Union, Paramount Healthcare Consultants, The Northeast Louisiana Arts Council, Newk’s Eatery, KTVE/KARD, and the Ouachita ParishSchool System. Artists coordinated by Music City Studios – Northeast Louisiana’s PremierRecording Studio.
The concerts are free to the general public. Newk's Eatery will be selling $5 bagged lunches on site which include a half sandwich, bag of chips and half dessert. Lunches are sold on a first-come, first served basis. Attendees in September also bring a brown bag lunch while they enjoy various musical performances. Chairs and complimentary beverages and desserts will be provided by the sponsors. The Brown Bag Lunch Concert Series will continue with a spring series on Wednesdays in May.
For more information about the concert series, please call the WMWO Chamber of Commerce at
(318) 325-1961 or online at www.westmonroechamber.org.
