Texas' Flatlanders, a band of country-influenced singer-songwriters that includes Butch Hancock, Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Joe Ely, have often been billed as "more a legend than a band."

The group of talented players got together as a bunch of unknowns in Lubbock, stuck together just long enough to make one record, and embarked on solo careers.

Acadiana's version of that group is Coteau, a progressive Cajun rock band that came together for two pivotal years in the history of Louisiana mus...