Issue Articles
Still Winning Awards
When someone says “with all due respect,” brace yourself. An insult is about to follow. But I don’t mean it as a putdown when I say to zydeco accordion players, […]
The Little Easy
The arrival of thier New Orleans neighbors (in Lafayette) has sparked a number of ventures to help displaced entertainers remain healthy and employed Lafayette could be called the Little Easy […]
Playing Right
With no members under the age of 50, the Creole Zydeco Farmers reign as zydeco’s elder statesmen. Drummer Clarence “Jockey” Etienne has some senior wisdom for the flood of young […]
The End of Zydeco Dancehalls
Zydeco music is enjoying the best of times and worst of times. Today, the music has more bands that ever in its history. Cajun bands, who once refused to touch […]
The Prince of Zydeco
If a crowd isn’t dancing at a zydeco dancehall, one of two things is usually happening: the band is terrible or something bigger is capturing their attention. On May 27 […]
Buckwheat Zydeco
“I’m music-crazy. I learned by ear, so what I hear, I play. If it’s complicated to me, I know how to get there.” Jackpot!, Buckwheat Zydeco’s first studio CD since […]
Keith Frank Gets Fresh
A little five-year-old voice jumps out at the beginning of cut number five of Keith Frank’s new CD, Going To See Keith Frank, on Soulwood Records. The tiny voice belongs […]
The Donkey Show
In classic literature, a lovesick Romeo once told his beloved Juliet “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” But would that rose smell as sweet if it […]
Mouth to Mouth with Jamie Bergeron
Jamie Bergeron could tell something was wrong. Most people were dancing and having fun as his Kickin’ Cajuns band entertained the crowd at Tony’s Circle Top in Gueydan last December. […]
