The Flamethrowers Perform In Lake Charles, Louisiana Next Week

The Flamethrowers have entertained Gulf Coast crowds for 20 years, and now for a special McNeese Banners Series concert, they’ll offer a one-of-a-kind show that traces the birth of rock ’n roll with favorites performed chronologically, decade by decade.

Flamethrowers Rock Through the Ages will be at 7:00pm Thursday, April 13, in historic F.G. Bulber Auditorium on the McNeese State University campus.

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Vocalist/guitarist Logan Fontenot said in a press release:

We’ll stretch back to Elvis and Chuck Berry and go right up to hits you hear on the radio right now. It’s going to be different from anything people have seen us do before.

The Flamethrowers are Logan Fontenot, founder Joseph Darbonne, vocalist Dominique Darbonne, bassist Tyler Reed, drummer Chad Townsend, and keyboardist Wesley Royer. They’ve also added a three-piece horn section – Will Christian on saxophone, Samuel Turner on trombone, and Isaiah Windsor on trumpet.

Joseph Darbonne formed the Flamethrowers 20 years ago while at LSU. Along the way, the band attracted musicians with a deep, abiding love of rock ’n roll.

The band members also find time for helping their community. The Flamethrowers often play for fundraisers for various non-profit groups. Dominique Darbonne was an early volunteer for Banners’ only fundraiser, Rouge et Blanc. Fontenot is the president of the executive committee of the Arts and Humanities Council of Southwest Louisiana.

Fontenot went on to say in the press release:

We kind of stumbled our way to become a fixture of the community. Now we have a chance to give back We’ve gone through some bumps and bruises with Lake Charles.  When I look at what is happening now in this community, what the Banners Series is doing, what the Arts Council is doing, and all the money that is being put back into the city. I have a very positive outlook.

Banners Director Brook Hanemann reflects that optimism:

The Flamethrowers are just pure unadulterated fun. They are high energy, they are the darlings of Southwest Louisiana and the band is made up of great supporters of the arts and culture of this area. Artists who rock, who also serve their community? There’s just not much better than that.

Tickets to Flamethrowers Rock Through the Ages are $20 for the public and $10 for students 17 and under at banners.org or the door. It is free to all McNeese and SOWELA students.

Also, free admission is extended to military, first responders, educators, anyone over age 80 and children under 12 made possible by longtime Banners benefactor Reed Mendelson.

For more information, visit banners.org.