Music

97.3 The Dawg is proud to bring you a night of hot, new country music as Frankie Ballard will headline our 4th Annual Bunny Bash at The District in Lafayette on Thursday, April 17th.

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This Saturday evening at Parc International in downtown Lafayette is the 4th Annual Patty in the Parc. Gates open at 5:00pm and then shortly after that the music gets cranked up in a hurry with Grammy Award winner Wayne Toups & Zydecajun.

As we get ready for Friday night's big Tracy Lawrence concert at The District in Lafayette, I got to thinking about some of my favorite Tracy videos from his 20+ year career. The boy has had some hits and some pretty good music videos.

George Strait continues his farewell (sort of) tour throughout America and this past Saturday night was in Philadelphia, Philadelphia with guest Martina McBride.

It's time to start thinking about what songs you want to hear on Classic Country Saturday Night tonight. You might just want to hear this Grammy winner that picked up a trophy on this day in Country Music.

NBC's hit, TV singing show, "The Voice," kicked off this week and boy, are there some great singers or what?! We are always excited to see some great country talent get on the stage and make Blake Shelton turn his chair around. Last night, one gal certainly did that.

It's getting close to Mardi Gras in Acadiana and one of the biggest festivals around will be kicking off soon. Le Festival de Mardi Gras a Lafayette is set for Friday, February 28 through Tuesday, March 4 at Cajun Field.

It's always great to see when some of our local heroes do nice things for others.

We chatted with Georgia native Cole Swindell this morning on Bruce and The Kennel Club. We talked about all kinds of stuff, like if he should or should not wear a hat. If you missed the exclusive interview, we have got it here for you to listen to!

Oh Blake Shelton, you never cease to amaze us. If you haven't seen his video to his latest song "Doin' What She Likes," you gotta check it out! Let's just say the fire trucks are sent over to his house. Hope Miranda isn't mad!

It's been 20 years since Billy Ray Cyrus unleashed the mega-hit "Achy Breaky Heart". Now, we finally get a follow-up.

Ronnie McDowell, the man who gave us such Country Music hits as "In A New York Minute" and "Older Women" has decided to show his support for the "Duck Dynasty" patriarch Phil Robertson. He's written a song for Phil called "Let's Hear It For The Duck Man".

Did you see Hunter Hayes perform his brand, new song "Invisible" at last night's Grammy Awards Show? Let us know what you think about it!

A lot of us here at 97.3 The Dawg have been big fans of Frankie Ballard since he first hit the country music scene a couple of years ago.

Listening to our radio station on the go just got ever better! A new update (version 3.0) for our mobile listening app radioPup has added some great new features listeners have been clamoring for, including the ability to wake up to your favorite radio station each morning.

It's a new year and the tunes here on 97.3 The Dawg are as hot as ever! Check out the biggest songs of January.

Ever seen those fancy homes or businesses that go all out for Christmas with lights synchronized to Christmas music? You've probably thought, "Wow! I want my house to look like that!"  Well, if you want your lights to blink to the tune of your favorite Christmas song, then you have to know what goes into creating a dazzling display.

Acadiana rock band Slackjaw Jane recorded a Ragin' Cajuns inspired song a couple of years ago called "Let's Go (Vermilion Anthem)". Now, they've given it the remix treatment just in time for the R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl.

Acadiana's own Jaryd Lane has a new album out today called "78". The CD features thirteen cuts, with the last three listed as "demos".