Bayou Envie
In February of 1978, when recently relocated Texan Dave Lang welcomed visiting Cajun musicians Dewey Balfa, Rodney Balfa, and Marc Savoy into his Mercer Island living room, he serendipitously became a catalyst in the explosion of a Cajun and Zydeco music scene in the greater Seattle area. His introduction to these fine Cajun musicians began […]
Madeline Hawthorne
Sporting a wide-brimmed black hat atop long curly blonde locks, guitar in hand, fire in her voice, and stories in her heart, Madeline Hawthorne asserts herself as a 21st-century troubadour. An intriguing journey gives her songs a novelist’s level of depth and detail, while her unbridled attitude and wide-eyed adventurousness turn every show into a […]
Bobby Rush & North Mississippi Allstars
“[Blues is] the root of all music, it’s the mother of all music. If you don’t like the blues, you probably don’t like your mama.” — Bobby Rush “Muddy and Wolf Revisited” — a tribute to Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf — is how this pairing by Bobby Rush (3-time GRAMMY Award winner) and North […]
Taj Farrant
“I want to do that forever,” stated Taj Farrant. “That” being play guitar, decided by Farrant as he and his dad watched Angus Young rock out at an AC/DC concert. Following that experience, Farrant promptly got a guitar and, now at age 14, is making the dream come true. Farrant’s song “Crossroads” entered at #1 […]
K.C. Jones
K.C. Jones moves so effortlessly between genres, traditions, and musical concepts that it’s clear she was born with an insatiable artistic curiosity. As a teenager, she emerged from a deeply musical Appalachian family to become one of the foremost singers, guitarists, and dancers in old-time music. Moving to Southwest Louisiana, she quickly learned Cajun French […]
Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2 Step
“Wayne is always ready to get the crowd moving and never lets his fans down. Now that’s a recipe for some good home-cooked dancing.” — Chubby Carrier, GRAMMY Award Winning Zydeco Artist Wayne Singleton & Same Ol’ 2 Step serve up traditional and new Zydeco music with surprises like giving soul and country hits a […]
The Rumble
On Mardi Gras morning, before you even glimpse the Indians — dancing down the street, resplendent in their intricate and elaborate beadwork and feathers — you hear the thrumming back line, known as “the rumble.” With seven GRAMMY-nominated musicians, The Rumble band is an opportunity to immerse yourself in that thrilling moment, a wholly unique […]
The Revival Brothers
7-piece all-star powerhouse group The Revival Brothers pays reverent tribute to the Allman Brothers and their incredible legacy of iconic music. The band — formed in January 2023 by drummer Jeff Frankel — is based in Portland, Oregon, and in its short existence has won the Cascade Blues Association’s prestigious Muddy Award for Performance of […]
Polly O’Keary and The Rhythm Method
Drawing on influences from zydeco, country, funk, jazz, rockabilly, surf and rock and roll, Polly O’Keary is today’s blues woman — rooted in tradition, but informed by the 21st Century. She and her talented trio, Polly O’Keary and the Rhythm Method, bring a searing and joyful performance of today’s blues to eager audiences across the […]
Sunpie Barnes & the Louisiana Sunspots
Bruce “Sunpie” Barnes — Big Chief of the Northside Skull and Bone Gang (one the oldest Afro-Creole carnival groups in the US, since 1819) — is a New Orleans musician, book author, ethnographic photographer and band leader of the popular New Orleans musical group Sunpie Barnes and the Louisiana Sunspots. Sunpie has traveled to 53 […]
