Heir of the Zydeco throne, Sir Reginald M. Dural (otherwise known as Buckwheat Zydeco Jr.), will make his way to Tucson this week, showcasing a distinctive Creole sound. On Friday, Feb. 3, Buckwheat ...
In recent decades, zydeco has emerged to mingle on the margins of the mainstream. Its delightfully funky washboard rhythms and accordion riffs are regularly featured at festivals, certain ...
In Louisiana, this family is considered zydeco royalty. They've entertained crowds around the world with their high-energy music. FOX 8's Dave McNamara sits down with the Dopsie brothers, who talk ...
Chubby Carrier and the Bayou Swamp Band will perform their zydeco music at the Crown Uptown Theatre on Wednesday. Courtesy photo It has been four years since Chubby Carrier brought his accordion-laced ...
***** Chris Ardoin and Double Clutchin’, Best Kept Secret (Rounder); ***** 1/2 Keith Frank and the Soileau Zydeco Band (Shanachie): The zydeco world was shaken last year when its biggest new star of ...
(WVUE) - In the early days of Zydeco music, a wooden washboard would keep the rhythm. But over the last half-century, stainless steel rub boards with over-the-shoulder straps give Zydeco its signature ...
CHICO — Cafe Culture has booked an international music group for Saturday night, The New Iberians zydeco and blues band from Portland, Ore. For those not aware of this American folk music, zydeco is a ...
This week’s Brewery Arts Center show brings the sounds of southern Louisiana to Carson City when Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble come to town. Coming from the heart of Creole country, Taylor has fused ...
The Rolling Stones’ reverence for blues and country is as well-established as Keith Richards’ penchant for scarves. But you may not immediately associate the band with zydeco, the French-sung, ...
Back in the 1980s, Robin and Joani Lacy were touring the country playing covers of Top 40 disco music in clubs six nights a week. If you would have asked if they planned to still be playing music as a ...