San Diego’s four-day Gator by the Bay festival will celebrate its 21st anniversary next Thursday through May 12 with more than 100 performances celebrating an array of homegrown American roots-music ...

The idea that this country has become one big, bland, conformist culture, the United States of generica? Well, if you're in search of a counterpoint, hang out, as we did, in the marshy interior of ...

This is an updated version of a story first published on May 18, 2025. The original video can be viewed here. The idea that this country has become one big, bland, conformist culture, the United ...

Houstonians can celebrate Zydeco at festivals across the region this year with music, dancing and food. Zydeco music evolved from an acoustic folk idiom known as “la-la” in the 1920s, according to the ...

With Black Friday and Cyber Monday in the rearview mirror, are you still searching for that perfect present for a special someone? Give the gift of Louisiana music. The time is right as the Year of ...

Multi-Grammy Award winner and artist Terrance Simien has traveled all around the world sharing his music, from multiple countries including Ukraine and Africa, to all 50 states. He will be bringing ...

When "60 Minutes" came to the Lafayette area last fall to film a segment on Cajun and zydeco music, they were confronted with the energy of a thriving cultural scene. CBS correspondent Jon Wertheim ...

LAFAYETTE PARISH — A day filled with rhythm, dance, and deep cultural roots took over the Blackham Coliseum for the 38th Annual Zydeco Extravaganza—a staple event celebrating the rich Creole heritage ...

One of Birmingham’s oldest music venues has closed. The owners of Zydeco the concert hall and pub in Five Points South, announced the venue has closed. The owners plan to relocate the venue in 2025.

Couples spin and turn, rocking back and forth, swinging apart and then dipping close. An accordion alternates its pumping pulse with a funky bass riff, forcing your shoulders to jump in time to the ...

Have you ever heard of the Southwest Louisiana-born genre known as zydeco? This gorgeous genre of music was created by the often French-speaking Afro-American Creole musicians of that particular area, ...