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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

"A tree can't have branches if it don't have a trunk. It's got to have roots to grow and Clifton Chenier was the roots of the ...

Fat Tuesday is here and whether you’re catching a parade, cracking crawfish or just hoping someone throws you a string of ...

Two hours west of New Orleans, the town of Opelousas is one of the best places to experience this irresistibly toe-tapping music genre created by Louisiana’s Black Creole community.