The Lafayette native once played with legendary soul artist Sam Cooke. The star was so impressed, he invited August to play ...

The funeral of Sidney “Sid” Joseph Williams, Jr. was held at Cathedral of St. John The Evangelist on Wednesday.

As operator of one of the region's last remaining original zydeco clubs, Williams provided a stage for such luminaries as ...

But Williams was more than a club owner and impresario. He was a community connector. Since his death, stories of his ...

Nathan and the Zydeco Cha Chas earned a Grammy nomination in 2023 for Best Regional Roots Music Album with their release ...

Sydney “Sid” Williams, longtime owner of El Sid O’s Zydeco and Blues Club and Sid’s One Stop died Sunday night. Williams was ...

El Sid O’s, the club he founded nearly four decades ago, became a hub for Zydeco culture. It was a launching pad for artists like Buckwheat Zydeco, Nathan Williams, and Lil Nathan & The Zydeco Big ...

Buckwheat Zydeco Jr. and The Ils Sont Partis Band, Bruce Daigrepoint Band, Los Güiros, Midnite Disturbers, Storyville Stompers Brass Band, Javier Olondo & AsheSon, Omari Neville & The Fuel ...

The Baton Rouge Zydeco set a league home attendance record in their inaugural season last year, but attendance is falling short of that mark 19 home games into season number two. Last year, the team ...

Stanley ‘Buckwheat’ Dural, the leader of longtime leading zydeco band Buckwheat Zydeco, died on Saturday (24) of lung cancer at the age of 68. The Grammy and Emmy-winning frontman championed ...