The Celtic Nations Heritage Festival

The Celtic Nations Heritage Festival of Louisiana takes place September 28th and 29th from 10 AM to 6PM at Marconi Meadows in City Park. Each year, the festival focuses on […]

Beau Jocque: Zydeco’s Hi-Roller Raises the Stakes

It’s 7:25, Friday night, and the staff at Lafayette’s Grant Street Dancehall has begun to get nervous. Beau Jocque and the Zydeco Hi-Rollers – one of the hottest zydeco acts […]

George Clinton: Talkin’ with the Grandmaster of Funk

In the world of funk, no one has created a larger roster of musicians and imparted more myth and mystique to his band than George Clinton. From his start as […]

The Runaway Life of the Cajun Band Filé

It’s 10 p.m. on a Saturday night. Do you know where your rooster is? “WELCOME UNITED GAMEFOWL BREEDERS ASSN” exclaims the sign in front of Lafayette’s Holidome hotel. Locked inside […]

Tito Puente

Peter Noble, Notable Reissues and Some Specialty Guitars

A Recap of Essence and the Louisiana Jazz Federation

Carl Martin, Raquel Turbinton and New Local Releases

No Computer Geeks at Essence; Readers Pick Their Favorite Louisiana Internet Resources

Coolbone Signs Six-CD Deal with Hollywood Records, Sound Suite Studio, MCA’s Cowboy Mouth and Studio in the Country Goes on the Block