Music
Briggs Brown and the Bayou Cajuns, Vieille Memories – Bon Temps (Independent)
As promised, bassist Robbie Robertson continues to document the progress of 11-year-old Guyland Leday. The zydeco phenom’s third overall disc and second under his own name finds him to be […]
Kenny Cornett and Killin’ Time, Flat Feet (CSP)
Like a lot of swamp poppers, Kenny Cornett and Killin’ Time hardly do any original material—only one in their entire 19-year-existence. Like a lot of swamp poppers, much of this […]
Jimmy Breaux & Friends, Live at Festivals Acadiens (Way Down in Louisiana)
Despite hailing from a dynasty of Cajun musicians—great-aunt Cleoma and husband Joe Falcon waxed the first Cajun side “Allons à Lafayette;” grandfather Amédée recorded the original “Jolie Blonde”—Jimmy Breaux has […]
Various Artists, Downtown Alive! 25th Anniversary Compilation (Downtown Lafayette Unlimited)
Downtown Lafayette has come a long way in the last quarter century to have the thriving nightlife and art scene it does today. The Friday night free concert series “Downtown […]
Various Artists, Swamp Pop Gold Volume 9 (CSP)
It’s been opined that if swamp pop isn’t dead yet, it’s certainly withering away on the vine. Whether its popularity pales relative to its heyday, it’s hard to tell here […]
Cajun Mardi Gras: The Rules of the Road
Like its New Orleans counterpart, Cajun Mardi Gras is a processional festivity. But unlike its better-known brethren, it’s rooted in the medieval fête de la quémande, a ceremonial begging ritual. […]
The Figs, What Keeps You Up at Night (Independent)
It’s so ironic. In some ways, the Figs never intended to be the group it is now. The all-women roots music sextet had only been together six months when Valcour […]
LeRoy Thomas, The People’s Favorites of LeRoy Thomas (Independent)
In the competitive world of zydeco, you always have to work an angle. Starting with the cover shot of T-Broussard emerging from a black, stretch limo onto a red carpet […]
T-Broussard and the Zydeco Steppers, Super T (Independent)
In the competitive world of zydeco, you always have to work an angle. Starting with the cover shot of T-Broussard emerging from a black, stretch limo onto a red carpet […]
Various Artists, Festivals Acadiens Live 1981 (Louisiana Crossroads)
In addition to a crammed, 37-band line-up spread over three stages and two days, this year’s Festivals Acadiens also commemorated the CD release of Festival de Musique Acadienne ’81 Live. […]
