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DOMINOS
It's our 10th
album, and our ninth release on Rounder
Records. Click here to check out the album
reviews.
The Playboys make
OFFBEAT'S 20 in 20 The artists who mattered most in
the years that Offbeat has been published Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys: When Steve Riley started, he was the young upstart accordion player fascinated by Cajun roots music, and at 16, he toured with Dewey Balfa. Throughout his career, he and David Greely have dug deeper and broader into their Louisiana musical roots, and they have served as a model for the current crop of young Cajun talent—the Pine Leaf Boys, the Lost Bayou Ramblers, Feufollet, the Figs (who Riley produced) and many more. And just as Riley’s seniors shared their knowledge with him, he has been not only a producer but a resource and a drinking buddy for the next generation.
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Upcoming
Shows
saturday, july 4
Lafayette, LA | 4th of July Celebration Performance w/ the Acadiana Symphony International Stage | 7pm
sunday, july 5
Henderson, LA | Pat's Atchafalaya Club | 6p-10p | 337-228-7512
friay, july 17
Jennings, LA | Private function
saturday, july 18
Eunice, LA | Nicks on 2nd | 9pm-12am | 337-457-4921
saturday, july 25
Baton Rouge, LA | Dixie Landin' Theme Park Summer Concert Series w/ Feufollet and Beausoliel | 8pm-9pm | 225-753-3333
When
Cajuns go out on the weekend looking for a band that will
recharge their pride and identity, they find it in Steve Riley
and the Mamou Playboys.
Steve
Riley and David Greely, the founding members of the band,
have been working for over eighteen years along with Kevin
Dugas on their New Cajun Music.The knowledge of tradition
gained from their mentors, such as Dewey Balfa, Belton Richard,
and Walter Mouton, has long been second nature. On their first
four albums, one of which (Trace of Time) was a Grammy
finalist, they extended the Cajun renaissance into the nineties
by exploring obscure reaches of archival territory, bringing
gems of forgotten lyrics and melodies back to dance hall,
local radio, and the lips of Cajun youth.
All
this tradition provided the foundation for some later radical
unorthodoxy. The albums Bayou Ruler and Happytown
set new standards for alternative Cajun music, as down home
dance floors would empty, their fans in shock, then slowly
refill as they listened and realized that it was Cajun music
after all. Just when Steve and David were ready to relax and
go trad again, Sam Broussard, the soul of folk heresy, joined
the group- ready to immerse himself in the music of his forbears,
and to question every status quo for miles. More recently
they were joined by young bassist Brazos Huval. This collaboration
produced Bon Rêve, their second Grammy nomination,
traditional as hell, yet full of innovations that are natural
and unforced enough to refresh both worldwide and Cajun audiences,
who drank it up like an ice-cold six-pack.
The success of Bon Rêve now seems like just
a warm-up. Their latest album, Dominos, perfects
and purifies that vision, delving deeper into rich acoustic
tonalities and superb songwriting. It even provides a flip
side- a dual disc with a DVD video of four performances as
well as interviews.
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DOMINOS
Steve
Riley and David Greely, the founding members of the band,
have been working for over eighteen years along with Kevin
Dugas on their New Cajun Music.The knowledge of tradition
gained from their mentors, such as Dewey Balfa, Belton Richard,
and Walter Mouton, has long been second nature. On their first
four albums, one of which (Trace of Time) was a Grammy
finalist, they extended the Cajun renaissance into the nineties
by exploring obscure reaches of archival territory, bringing
gems of forgotten lyrics and melodies back to dance hall,
local radio, and the lips of Cajun youth.
All
this tradition provided the foundation for some later radical
unorthodoxy. The albums Bayou Ruler and Happytown
set new standards for alternative Cajun music, as down home
dance floors would empty, their fans in shock, then slowly
refill as they listened and realized that it was Cajun music
after all. Just when Steve and David were ready to relax and
go trad again, Sam Broussard, the soul of folk heresy, joined
the group- ready to immerse himself in the music of his forbears,
and to question every status quo for miles. More recently
they were joined by young bassist Brazos Huval. This collaboration
produced Bon Rêve, their second Grammy nomination,
traditional as hell, yet full of innovations that are natural
and unforced enough to refresh both worldwide and Cajun audiences,
who drank it up like an ice-cold six-pack.