Sentences with phrase «lousiana zydeco»

Genres - including blues, tribute bands, reggae, Cajun / zydeco, ska, beach, big band, alternative rock, and country - provide a fun and lively soundtrack throughout the 12 - block, historic, Old Town dining - shopping - entertainment district.

August 15, C.J. Chenier brings his mix of Lousiana zydeco, Motown, and pop to the museum, while Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge bring their guitars to the courtyard the week after.

Country, reggae, zydeco and a cappella gospel.

Appropriate for: 6 weeks to 1 year Skills developed: Sense of rhythm What you'll need: Some great dancing music with a strong beat, such as Cajun, zydeco, or reggae

I love the outdoors, poetry, Cajun / zydeco music.I love my family & the good lord..

Add to that a cavalcade of clichés from the local color that reads like a Chamber of Commerce video (jazz bands, an overdose of zydeco flavoring in the score by Ry Cooder wannabe Steve Mazzaro, Bobo's swamp house that's apparently just down the bayou from Jason Statham's in «The Mechanic») to the utterly predictable story beats, and you've got a thoroughly generic movie that can only sporadically provide even gut - level thrills.

Some other memorable moments that emerged while compiling this: Jack Nicholson, Meryl Streep (both Oscar - nominated) and Tom Waits on the downward spiral in Hector Babenco and William Kennedy's bleak «Ironweed»; John Huston's lyrical direction of the posthumously released adaptation of James Joyce's «The Dead»; the joyous Cajun -, zydeco -, R&B and gospel - flavored soundtrack of «The Big Easy,» gumbo for the ears; the consummate character actor John Mahoney breaking out (at least for me) in «Tin Men,» «Suspect» and «Moonstruck» and and Hunter delighting in «Raising Arizona,» «Broadcast News» and just about anything that came after; plus two British indies: Emily Lloyd as a cheeky 16 - year - old in David Leland's delightful comedy - drama «Wish You Were Here»; and one of the great cult films of the decade, Bruce Robinson's savagely witty «Withnail and I» with Richard E. Grant and Paul McCann.

Lyrics are sung in both French and English, though the latter is the predominant language in most contemporary zydeco.

The commonly accepted explanation for the word «zydeco» is that it comes from the old Creole adage, «Les haricots ne sont pas sales,» meaning literally «the beans aren't salty,» a lamentation that times are hard when you can't even have salt for your beans.

Many contemporary zydeco bands do incorporate the fiddle, but the accordion remains the star.

Zydeco markedly differs from Cajun music (with which it is often conflated or confused) in that Cajun utilizes the fiddle heavily, while zydeco's distinctive sound comes from the accordion, accompanied by the frottoir.

In Red Now and Laters, there are several references to zydeco, a type of music descended from Louisiana Creoles.

«If you have to punk - zydeco - rockabilly your way through all of this and mention the weird, small subgenres, or say that your book has no genre at all, a lot of avenues are closed to you.»

It comes with a CD of zydeco music by The Lucky Playboys.

I even used the term «zydeco shoes» in the book as an homage to artist Earl Hebert who has a book about his paintings by that name.

I knew I wanted to use zydeco music — zippy playful music from my Louisiana heritage that went along with an underlying music theme in the book.

Head to Todos Santos Plaza on Thursday nights the Farmers» Market and free music concerts in the Park with a great line - up of wonderful Bay Area musicians playing Salsa, jazz, zydeco, blues and more.

But you can count on soul - satisfying R&B, Cajun, zydeco, bluegrass, and jazz whatever the season.

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival — April — May The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - one of New Orleans most celebrated events — is a musical, culinary and cultural celebration of New Orleans heritage, with great food, crafts and over 10 stages of music ranging from zydeco to rock to jazz.

Honoring the legendary writer who settled in Big Sur, the Henry Miller Memorial Library hosts an eclectic concert series at its outdoor stage in a clearing surrounded by redwoods, while on Sunday afternoons, you can catch jazz, folk, and zydeco performances at the Big Sur River Inn.

«The Law According to Hanson Bridgett» features a number of the firm's lawyers as lederhosen - clad musicians, walking down Market Street in San Francisco to an accordion - based beat that resembles the unholy union of Cajun zydeco and polka music.

Set to lively zydeco music, the Expo's opening ceremony followed with throngs of REALTORS ® rushing the aisles of the massive expo floor.

Catch the sounds of New Orleans at Mulate's, 201 Julia St., a friendly dance hall with Cajun bands, or Patout's Cajun Cabin, 501 Bourbon St., a lively Cajun - zydeco club.

My husband says it's the most eclectiv mix of music he's ever heard: zydeco, Jimmy Buffet, Bruce Springsteen, blues, Meatloaf, contemporary Christian.