Music
Renaissance Cadienne, Minuit Cadien: Noel Pays des Bayous (Tracas)
Inquiring minds are never satisfied, an M.O. that certainly fits Renaissance Cadienne. In their 17-year-existence, the Lafayette-based Cajun folkloric troupe directed by Dr. May Waggoner has uncovered a lot, […]
Geno Delafose & French Rockin’ Boogie, Le Cowboy Creole (Times Square)
Geno Delafose became one of the most beloved zydeco icons by noticing what works with his dance crowds. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” was obviously his strategy to […]
Guyland Ledet and Zydeco Family and Friends, Be My Girlfriend (Shrimpo)
Who knows? Maybe Lil’ Guyland Leday will own it all before it’s all over. Already the 10-year-old accordion genius has accomplished more than most musicians several times his age by […]
Bernie Alan Band, As I Ride (Sound Ventures)
After saying good-bye to Bayeaux and jumping off Knight Train, Bernie Alan landed in his best band yet with a moniker he won’t forget anytime soon. It also helps to […]
Lil’ Brian and the Travelers, Worldwide (High Rollers Entertainment)
Lil’ Brian has always been an enigma in zydeco with his too funky-for-zydeco and too-zydeco-for-funk approach. On his fourth album (first in seven years), he continues to position himself to […]
Dennis Stroughmatt and Creole Stomp, Long Roads and Bloodshot Eyes (Swallow)
At first, it may be hard to digest the wide palette of styles Dennis Stroughmatt paints here on his musical canvas, everything from Missouri Creole fiddle tunes, Louisiana Creole stompers, […]
Curley Taylor and Zydeco Trouble, Nothin Feels Like This (Louisiana Soul)
Curley Taylor never intended his third disc to come out like this. It’s not the most polished affair, having been recorded at home, but these tracks exhibit the rawness that […]
Various Artists, Dedans le Sud de la Louisiane (Cinq Planetesm)
Film crews traipsing the Louisiana countryside are a common sight these days but back in 1972, seeing such a troupe must have been mind-boggling. That was years before the late […]
JC Melancon, I Stand Alone (Sound Check)
If there is any truth to the old adage that time rewards those who wait, then Krotz Springs’ songwriter JC Melancon must be receiving more dividends these days. It’s been […]
Truckstop Honeymoon, Diamonds in the Asphalt (Squirrel)
These days, Truckstop Honeymoon parks its rig in Lawrence, Kansas, but Ninth Ward Katrina refugees Mike West and Katie Euliss still have plenty of New Orleans cargo inside its steel-vaulted […]
