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Zydecosis
3+ albums
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Classic rock songs mixed with zydeco may seem like a strange idea to some, but Zydecosis, the five piece band hailing from Houma, Louisiana, makes it seem like the most natural thing in the world. A labor of love in the truest sense, it’s the sound of rock coming home to part of its roots, in a fun and thrilling new setting. Their debut CD, Zydeco All Night is a joyous collection of rock standards that ask the question, “What would bands like Led Zeppelin and The Who have sounded like if they had been using washboards and accordions?” Zydecosis is the invention of Steve Junot, a Houma, Louisiana based guitarist and vocalist. An established veteran in the Louisiana music scene, his idea of mixing rock and zydeco came to him over a decade ago. As he recounts, “Years ago, I was touring with Chubby Carrier (the accordion player who plays in Zydecosis) and the drummer of our band was a big Kiss fan, and he wanted to do a Kiss song zydeco style. Then, years later, as I was watching Chubby play I thought ‘man, that is such a crazy idea, I have to do it.’” Calling in a crew of friends he had played with over the years, Steve began to put the band together. “Corey (on bass) is one of the best zydeco bass players working today; Lupe, the drummer, is always ready to play on my crazy-ass projects. And Chubby is one of my favorite players in the world. I knew they’d be right for this project.” And for their part, the players knew that this would be something different. “Steve
