South Louisiana Country Band River Road Is Reuniting for a Show at Cowboys in Lafayette June 6

LAFAYETTE, La. - One of the best country bands to come out of South Louisiana is getting back together for a bit of a reunion show soon.

River Road Reunion Show Details: Cowboys Night Club, June 6

River Road will be playing at Cowboys Night Club in Lafayette on Saturday, June 6. Jake Knott & The Unwound will open the show from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m., and River Road will take the stage at 10:30 p.m.

According to some of the guys in the band, it's been a couple of years since the group has played a show together. However, most of the guys in River Road are actively playing music these days.

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Who Is Still Playing Music from River Road Today?

Lead singer Steve Grisaffe is currently part of Wayne Toups' band Zydecajun, where he plays bass and provides backing vocals. Guitarist Tony Ardoin has been a longtime member of Dustin Sonnier's band The Wanted. And steel guitarist extraordinaire Richard Comeaux plays with a variety of Cajun and Country acts, including the highly-acclaimed 4 Horses Band.

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Mike Burch (Drums) and Charles Ventre (Keyboards) have both remained actively playing music over the last several years as well. (Ventre will not be a part of the reunion show due to some personal reasons. We continue to send good vibes his way.)

River Road's History: From South Louisiana Dancehalls to Nashville

River Road first formed in 1989, cutting their teeth in the dancehalls and honkytonks of the region, eventually garnering attention from Nashville, where they signed to Capitol Records in 1997.

The Capitol Records Era and the Hunter Hayes Connection

Their self-titled debut album that year charted three singles on the Billboard country charts, including the top 40 hit "Nickajack."

By 1998, River Road moved to Virgin Records Nashville, charting a fourth single ("Breathless") and recording an unreleased album, which was to be entitled Somethin' in the Water.

In 2011, River Road released a self-titled EP that was co-produced by fellow country artist and Acadiana native Hunter Hayes. That album featured songs like "Good Things" and "Something I Can Wrap My Arms Around," which garnered local and regional radio airplay.