As San Diego swings into its long warm season, back come the live shows — check out this week's musical offerings.
Warren Storm, a beloved drummer and vocalist who was among the pioneering musicians who defined the swamp pop genre of the 1950s, died on September 7 at age 84. Storm had been hospitalized since ...
The Chris LeBlanc Band played a variety of swamp pop, blues and classic rock Nov. 16 during Gonzales’ Music in the Park. Around 150 people listened and danced while Louisiana Music Hall of Famer Chris ...
Louisiana has always been a state that dances to its own beat. That beat might be a jazz brunch in Lake Charles, Cajun dance at a traditional pig roast in Baton Rouge, or swamp pop blasting out a ...
Beloved “swamp pop” musician Tommy McLain, whose 1966 hit “Sweet Dreams” reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, died Thursday morning at 85. His passing was announced by his family in a social media ...
Most people’s knowledge of Louisiana music is limited to the piano professors and funky street beats of New Orleans or to Cajun and zydeco styles. Often overlooked is swamp pop, a mix of R&B, rock ’n’ ...
Louisiana Hall of Fame singer Tom McLain died Thursday morning, on July 24, at 85 years old. McLain was born on March 15, 1940 in Jonesville, Louisiana, and he was one of the swamp pop music genre's ...
Another showcase of the region's food, art, and music is ready to roll this Saturday. The North Delta Ramble features a bar-b-q and fish fry, with swamp pop music and vibrant art decorating the walls ...
Every month on World Cafe, in partnership with our friends at KRVS, in Lafayette, La., we present the Acadiana Music Showcase, putting a spotlight of the best of Southern Louisiana's rich and diverse ...
Smoke rolled across the stage and spilled into the crowd, where fans arrived dressed as video game characters, movie icons, and other familiar pop culture figures. Standing above the audience on a ...
He made a splash on The Voice, but Gaspard has been a longtime part of Louisiana's Cajun and swamp pop music scene. Acadiana Music Showcase: Dustin Dale Gaspard Every month on World Cafe, in ...