It’s nothing short of a miracle that any band makes it 20 years,” says the Band of Heathens co-founder and co-frontman Gordy ...

Join us for Michael Arnone's 2026 Crawfish Fest — three unforgettable days and nights of Louisiana music, food, and fun! Come for the day or stay and camp for the weekend.

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Tracy Lee Nelson, A member of the Luiseno on his father’s side, and the Kumeyaay/Digueno on his mother’s, is an award-winning ...

Jourdan Thibodeaux, who has been hailed as the future of Cajun music, will perform today and Saturday at The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua. Courtesy photo The CBS News show “60 Minutes” recently ...

Jamey Bearb grew up with strict accordion rules. His dad, Cajun musician Ricky Bearb, demanded the accordion, handmade by pioneer builder Marc Savoy, sit a precise position in its storage box. Even ...

Cajun musician Ellis Vanicor shares stories of his fiddles during a 2012 interview with the American Press. Vanicor began his musical career in the late 1940s forming Ellis Vanicor and the Lacassine ...

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 ...

The marshy interior of southern Louisiana is home to a cuisine, language and sound all its own. Today, Cajun and Zydeco music, often sung in French, is enjoying a renaissance. Key takeaways from ...

Festivals Acadiens et Créoles is an annual festival held in Lafayette, Louisiana, celebrating the region’s rich Cajun and Creole heritage. Since the first festival in 1974, the three-day event has ...

For the first time in the Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival's more than 30-year history, the October event will take place outside of downtown Conroe. From Oct. 10-12 the annual event will take place at ...

Joel Savoy doesn’t remember exactly when he first heard the music of Clifton Chenier, the King of Zydeco—the electrified and electrifying mix of Louisiana Creole music and hard-hitting blues—who was ...