Zydepunks

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Live at the 2009 Krewe du Vieux ball New Orleans

Zydepunks (also billed as The Zydepunks) is an American folk punk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 2003, they play a wide variety of multicultural music, including Cajun music and zydeco, Eastern European music, and punk rock. They perform in English, French, Spanish, Yiddish, Portuguese, and German. [1] Their instrumentation includes vocals, violins, accordions, bass guitar, and drums.

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Their music is released on Nine Mile Records. They have performed at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, and throughout the United States. In November, 2009, the band performed as part of The Revival Tour. [2] [3] They have been reviewed by Rolling Stone magazine [4] and USA Today . [5]

As of 2012, the band is on hiatus. [6] Frontman Juan Küffner currently leads the Sacramento, California-based Hollow Point Stumblers, which blends musical influences in a manner reminiscent of The Zydepunks. [7] Many of the band's members perform with frequent Zydepunks collaborators Debauche, a New Orleans Gypsy punk band, and My Graveyard Jaw, a Southern Country rock outfit. [8] [9] [10]

Band members

Frequent collaborators and former members

Discography

References

  1. Lomax, John Nova (April 2, 2008). "Zydepunks, with Blaggards". Houston Press. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  2. "The Revival Tour 2009". ink19.com. December 24, 2009. Archived from the original on March 2, 2012. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  3. "Revival Tour 2009 w/ Chuck Ragan, Jim Ward, many more". Brooklynvegan.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  4. Fricke, David (May 29, 2008). "Fricke's Picks: Cajun Spice and Thrash". Rolling Stone. No. 1053. p. 72. ISSN   0035-791X.
  5. Gundersen, Edna (April 28, 2008). "Wet and wild: That's the spirit of this year's Jazz Fest". USA Today. p. Life section, 03d. ISSN   0734-7456.
  6. "Folk/Punk Legends from New Orleans, Louisiana". The Zydepunks. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  7. "» The Band The Hollow Point Stumblers". Thestumblers.com. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  8. "Links". The Zydepunks. November 2, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2013.
  9. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 14, 2013. Retrieved May 27, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "My Graveyard Jaw". Facebook.com. Retrieved August 4, 2017.