At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest, thousands of people pack into tents for smoked meat, music and a good time. But for nearly 20 years, one tent has ...

New Orleans singer-songwriter Robin Barnes is currently putting the last touches to her first solo full-length album, ...

No badge, no problem. From big-name concerts to local showcases and parties, we found plenty of free and ticketed events you can hit up during SXSW.

A five-day itinerary through southern Louisiana threads across Cajun Country — a world of shadowy swamps, gothic beauty and ...

Before Johnny Nicholas bought the old beer joint and gas station that would become Hill Top Café on U.S. 87, the blues singer was a regular at Antone’s Nightclub in Austin. There, he watched the ...

Plus, Boy George in Atlantic City, Ike Reilly on South Street, and the Everyone Orchestra in Ardmore ...

I thought about Burke’s words after hearing fateful news of Lee Allen Zeno of Lafayette. Zeno is a sideman, a musician who makes the stars sound great but rarely gets the spotlight. Zeno and his ...

The South Regional Library in Lafayette hosted a lively celebration of South Louisiana Creole culture. The event featured Zydeco IzReal & Friends, who performed a ...

C.J. Chenier, who plays a bling-encrusted squeezebox, is laughing all the way to the bank. The man works: He has 18 gigs this month, in an arc from Texas to Minnesota to Rhode Island, including a stop ...

It may not be often that you stumble across a concert in a park on a random Thursday afternoon, but that type of whimsy is exactly what the Downtown Austin Alliance and Antone's are hoping to bring ...

Zydeco music, deeply rooted in Black and Creole culture, thrives today through artists like CJ Chenier, who honor its rich heritage and inspire new generations.

Lafayette-based alternative band Phantum Sun will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Blue Moon Saloon, Lafayette. Sharing the bill are Double Knockout, Sick at Heart and Elle H and the Untitled. Cover ...