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 […]

Norman Sylvester

Playing their unique showcase of blues, R&B, soul and funk for over 40 years now, The Norman Sylvester Band stays true to their motto: “It ain’t nothing but a party!” The band was at the very first Waterfront Blues Festival (originally Rose City Festival) in 1987, when a promoter gave them the opportunity to open […]

Ms. Vee

Singer, musician, writer, and comedienne Ms. Vee (Valyria Lewis) and her Badass Band marry soul, funk, and rhythm & blues to create the “Sound of Original Badass Music” as well as performing covers from soul greats like Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Johnnie Taylor, Bobby Rush, Bill Withers, Ray Charles, and Stevie Wonder. A 2023 Muddy […]

MarchFourth

“Just when you think you’ve heard it all, suddenly a band crosses paths with your ears and changes everything.”  — NYS Music A joy-inducing force of entertainment, MarchFourth is a colorful explosion of brassy funk, rock, and jazz and, as they say, it’s all about the groove. This larger-than-life group of 15 musicians, dancers and […]

Lost Bayou Ramblers

“A revved-up version of Cajun music, shot through with punk energy and psychedelic fuzz.” — World Café A perversely progressive band rooted in Cajun traditions, the two-time GRAMMY award-winning Lost Bayou Ramblers’ evolution continues to excite, challenge, and redefine genre expectations and cultural preconceptions. Founded in 1999 by brothers André and Louis Michot, Lost Bayou […]