VAIL – Southern boys at heart, the “southern-fried swamp funk” group Mofro draws influence from the land around them, sharing a deep love for the natural world and the diminishing swampland and ...

Song lyrics, vinyl records and decorated jackets hang from the walls as you enter the Louisiana Swamp Pop museum in Ville Platte. The tunes of some of the genre's biggest stars play in the background ...

There’s something about the swamp—the place and the sound. It’s dark, it’s grimy, it’s sinister. And it’s beautiful. “The sonic, emotional vibe of the swamp is [a feeling of] imminent danger,” says ...

Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, and Merle Haggard share similar fanbases to Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, and Creedence Clearwater Revival. This is no surprise, as there are certainly some ...

Tony Joe White’s appearance at Tipitina’s this fall became a pleasantly unexpected trip through his substantial catalogue. One of the highlights was “The High Sheriff of Calhoun Parrish,” a story song ...

CARBONDALE — There is a line between what makes noise and the avant garde enjoyable and what makes it embarrassing. It’s a subtle, thin line but it’s there. On one side are highly skilled musicians ...