Music
Sean Ardoin ‘n’ Zydekool, Return of the Kool (Independent)
For more than 80 years, a member of the Ardoin family has been recording Creole accordion music or the modern dance sound it gave birth to, zydeco. This rich tradition […]
Zydeco Comes Out on Top at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards
Move over Frank Sinatra, Michael Jackson and Johnny Cash. Make room for the King of Zydeco, Clifton Chenier. Chenier moved his throne in with music’s elite when the Recording Academy […]
Zydeco at the Apollo
Harlem was jumping with zydeco and Louisiana seafood during Lafayette Night, held October 26 at the historic Apollo Theater in New York City. The event marked the closing performance of […]
Le Cajun Awards 2013 Wrap Up
High Performance continutes to live up to its name. In 2010, the all-star Cajun band went six-for-six at the Le Cajun Awards, Grammy-style trophies awarded annually by the Cajun French Music […]
Jazz Fest 2013 Focus:
Johnette Downing
Call it a match made in roots music heaven. Scott Billington, a two-time Grammy producer with Rounder Records, has recorded more than 100 CDs of Louisiana music, ranging from Cajun […]
Jazz Fest 2013 Focus: Queen Ida
It’s a tough task to excite a musician who’s performed in 45 countries, appeared in movies and shared the stage and studio with Paul Simon, Robert Palmer and other stars. […]
Mercy Brothers: Gospel with a Little Bit of Pro Wrestling
Kevin Sekhani has fond memories of Mid-South Wrestling. In early 1980s Louisiana and Mississippi, the pro wrestling show was a TV ratings bonanza, leaving all but the true believers wondering […]
Holding Court with The Band Courtbouillon
Pop quiz: How many accordion players does it take to screw in a light bulb? Three — one to screw it in and two to say they could do it […]
Former Landmark Houses Zydeco Hall of Fame
Careers have begun and ended at Richard’s Club, a zydeco roadhouse built in 1947 in the St. Landry parish hamlet of Lawtell. Grammy winners Clifton Chenier, Rockin’ Sidney, Terrance Simien […]
C.J. Chenier on the Grammys: A Musical Jambalaya
C.J. Chenier congratulates the Rebirth Brass Band on their win February 12 at the 54th Grammys in Los Angeles, but he’s no fan of the new category, Best Regional Roots […]
