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Zydepunks (also billed as The Zydepunks) is an American
folk punk band based in
. Founded in 2003, they play a wide variety of multicultural music, including
Cajun music
Cajun music (french: Musique cadienne), an emblematic music of Louisiana played by the Cajuns, is rooted in the ballads of the French-speaking Acadians of Canada. Although they are two separate genres, Cajun music is often mentioned in tandem ...
and
zydeco
Zydeco ( or , french: Zarico) is a music genre that evolved in southwest Louisiana by French Creole speakers which blends blues, rhythm and blues, and music indigenous to the Louisiana Creoles and the Native American people of Louisiana. Al ...
, Eastern European music, and
punk rock. They perform in English, French, Spanish, Yiddish, Portuguese, and German. Their instrumentation includes vocals, violins, accordions, bass guitar, and drums.
Their music is released on
Nine Mile Records. They have performed at the
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival
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, and throughout the United States. In November, 2009, the band performed as part of The Revival Tour. They have been reviewed by ''
Rolling Stone
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'' magazine and ''
USA Today
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''.
As of 2012, the band is on hiatus. Frontman Juan Küffner currently leads the
Sacramento, California
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-based
Hollow Point Stumblers, which blends musical influences in a manner reminiscent of The Zydepunks. 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.
Band members
*Juan Küffner – lead vocals, accordion, fiddle
*Eve Venema – accordion, backing vocals
*Joseph Lilly – drums, backing vocals
*Scott Potts – bass, backing vocals
*Denise Bonis – violin, backing vocals
Frequent collaborators and former members
*Michael James – guitar
*Joseph McGinty – fiddle
*Vincent Schmidt – accordion
*Patrick Keenan – bass
Discography
*2004 – ''
9th Ward Ramblers''
*2005 – ''...And The Streets Will Flow With Whiskey''
*2007 – ''Exile Waltz''
*2008 – ''Finisterre''
References
External links
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Zydepunkson
MySpace
American punk rock groups
Gypsy punk groups
Musical groups established in 2003
Musical groups from New Orleans
Zydeco musicians
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