Several Ramona musicians have made the nomination list for the 2025 San Diego Music Awards. The winners will be announced on May 6.

Deena Selko is hoping the driving beats of Grammy Award-winning zydeco sensation Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers will draw people to the Perry-Mansfield Performing Arts School and Camp and ...

At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s World’s Championship Bar-B-Que Contest, thousands of people pack into tents for smoked meat, music and a good time. But for nearly 20 years, one tent has ...

A five-day itinerary through southern Louisiana threads across Cajun Country — a world of shadowy swamps, gothic beauty and ...

BEAUMONT, Texas — Zydeco music, born from Black and Creole communities along the Texas-Louisiana border, is finding new life through local artists who are carrying the genre's century-old traditions ...

KBMT-TV Beaumont-Port Arthur, Posted: February 19, 2026 | Last updated: February 19, 2026 "A tree can't have branches if it don't have a trunk. It's got to have roots to grow and Clifton Chenier was ...

The Village of Loreauville officially opened its new town hall today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, replacing a facility that had served the community since 1985. The new two-story building stands on ...

Zydeco, a music genre created by the Black Creole community, has flourished in Southwest Louisiana and beyond, inspiring musicans and bands such as Dwayne Dopsie (on the right) and the Zydeco ...

Wim Wenders’ tag-along with Ry Cooder to make recordings with aging giants of traditional Cuban music was a revelation for so many viewers unaware of the art form. On its surface, this is a “making of ...

It’s not called Fat Tuesday for nothing. Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is coming up next week. The day highlights indulgence in rich foods and lots of drinks and parties before the austerity and ...

Southwest Louisiana is gearing up for the sensory explosion that is Mardi Gras with live zydeco music, colorful krewes and indulgent king cake awaiting revelers as the vibrant energy of Carnival ...

Bernadette, The Musical,” “Paris in Black” and “Gabby’s Dollhouse Live!” are among the highlights in the week ahead.