Zydeco

Rusty Metoyer will be live in the building this Friday night at the KPC Hall.

Erik Tee offers his opinion on what he thinks we could use in Lake Charles.

Have you ever wondered how the Mardi Gras Chicken Run began in Southern Louisiana? Harold Guillory explains it in a way that will make you LOL!

The Zydeco Jamboree returns this Saturday night with another big party and it all goes down at Dunbars 21st Century Club a.k.a Club Dip. The doors open at 9 and the party goes until with Lil Nate live in concert!

Don't miss the babyboy of Zydeco Lil Nathan live in concert this Saturday night inside the KPC Hall for one big show. This will be the first big show for the year and it's going to be alot of fun with plenty of folks in the building!

J. Paul Jr and The Zydeco Nu Breed have been running the game for years when it comes to the Zydeco scene and after a couple of years off he is back with his latest album "UNO". I have known J for a few years now and I was honored when he called me to premiere his first single from the album "The Way I Feel"! Check out the interview and the new song below!

Zydeco music has come a long way in the last century, and who knows where it will go in the next 100 years.  But one thing will always remain the same, according to Grammy winner Chubby Carrier -- if you want to make a mark on music, you can't copy other people.  You have to remain true to yourself.

Before Zydeco artists were getting feet moving in clubs worldwide, it was largely an in-home phenomenon.  For a young Chubby Carrier, it was nothing for his family to empty a room and turn it into a dance floor.

The word "Zydeco" only goes back 50 years or so, but the roots of the music are ancient.  How can one style of music have roots in Germany, France, Italy, the Caribbean and America all at the same time?  Chubby Carrier explains.

For Chubby Carrier, winning a Grammy Award was the culmination of a life-long dream -- not only for himself, but for the generations of musicians that preceded him.  But it was bittersweet, because his Grammy win also came the same year his parents passed away.

Could you imagine just walking into a club and jamming with your Zydeco heroes?  Well, for Grammy-winner Chubby Carrier, it was just another Thursday night.  His father's legendary club, the Offshore Lounge, was basically Ground Zero of today's Zydeco explosion.

Welcome to our web series, "Zydeco Storytellers!"  All this week, Chubby Carrier is going to talk about the roots of his music, his relationship with the family members that introduced him to Creole and Zydeco music, and what it's like to win a Grammy Award.  But first, let's talk about snakes!