General Information

Christian Kuffner
zydepunks@gmail.com
Tel: (504) 232-9930
Fax: (504) 754-7539

Press Kit Docs

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One-Sheet
Bio
Reviews & Articles
Stage Plot
Major Appearances

SonicBids EPK

Reviews & Articles

Rolling Stone - Show Review 5/19/08
USA Today - Show Review 4/26/08
Antigravity - Show Preview 6/21/08
Cenblog - Show Review 4/11/08
Houston Press - CD Review 4/4/08
Celtic-Rock.de - CD Review 4/1/08
Aponaut.org - CD Review 10/4/07
Rootsville.be - Show Review 10/4/07
Rootsville.be - CD Review 10/1/07
Folio Weekly Jacksonville - Review 9/13/07
Tampa Bay News - Review 9/12/07
Offbeat Magazine - Review 9/1/07
Offbeat Magazine - Article 9/1/07
Where Y'at - Review 9/1/07
Creative Loafing Atlanta 7/1/07
Gambit Weekly - Article 2/14/07
adequacy.net - Review 2/14/07
Forward - Article 12/29/06
Tucson Weekly 12/15/06
Gambit Weekly 12/1/06
Gambit Weekly 10/25/06
Antigravity Magazine 10/1/06
Winston-Salem Journal 6/10/06
Knoxville Metro Pulse 6/1/05
Where Y'At Magazine 10/1/06
Daily Times 6/2/06
Times of Acadiana 2/27/06
Asheville Citizen-Times 11/25/06
Augusta Chronicle 9/7/05
AppleJam Mojoroux - CD Review
Offbeat Magazine 09/05/06
shitenonions.com 08/05/06
liveneworleans.com04/04/06

What People Are Saying

"With furious energy, The Zydepunks, a young genre-defying New Orleans group featuring drums, bass and dueling violins and accordions, wailed through a variety of original mash-ups blending Yiddish, zydeco, Klezmer, rock, Irish, Cajun and Slavic music." Edna Gundersen, USA TODAY

"With their combination of South Louisiana sounds (accordions, but not washboards, Cajun French), Celtic jigs, German sounds plus boot-kicking Russian rhythms and Slavic lyrics, The Zydepunks could have only come out of New Orleans." Times of Acadiana

"The Zydepunks return (finally) to Augusta tonight, playing what will inevitably become a party set... Folks who saw them two years ago are still talking about it." Augusta Chronicle

"Expect throngs of handclapping, dancing fools orbiting into an entirely separate cosmos of zydeco, punk, Irish, Cajun, Yiddish music and beyond." Antigravity Magazine

"It's great to see punk kids jumping around to the music, then watch older people step up for waltzes." Asheville Citizen-Times

"In the truest sense of the phrase, the Zydepunks tear it up." Augusta Metro-Spirit

"Think Flogging Molly gone Cajun" Columbus Dispatch

"…otherworldly... Black Flag energy with Black Forest style" Gambit Weekly

"The Zydepunks reverberate from any event they grace with a unique blend of genre-crossing music" Where Y'at

"Zydepunks surprise with sublime accordion-fiddle fueled playing" Offbeat Magazine

"At 1AM they showed no sign of slowing down… Go see these maestros." Live New Orleans

"Refreshingly original" Columbia Free Times

"Saw you guys on the NooMoon Stage at Voodoo and I have to say that you guys blew away most of the national acts that were there on Saturday. Keep rockin' out, I can't wait to see you guys live again sometime." Geoff / Livingston, LA

"My friends and I from NYC caught you guys at Checkpoint Charlie's Saturday night and it was awesome!! Thanks you guys.. you helped make our trip." Tara / Brooklyn, NY

"You remind me of why I've made an honest attempt to stop listening to the radio for the past 4 years. In an era where producers seem to be the stock and then mix in blonde hair, large breasts and garnish with auto-tune, it's refreshing to find you. Thanks much for the music." Noelle / Tallahassee, FL

"The blending of Irish and Cajun styles fits so well together - thank God for New Orleans making bands like you!" John / Atlanta, GA

Tour Posters/Artwork

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Festivals

In chronological order.

Riverhawk Festival 2008 - Brooksville, FL
Northeast Louisiana Celtic Festival 2008 - Monroe, LA
Dranouter Festival 2008 - Belgium
Aymon Folk Festival 2008 - Aymon, France
Totaalfestival 2008 - Bladel, Netherlands
Internationaal Zydeco & Cajun Festival Ameland 2008 - Ameland, Netherlands
Plazey Festival 2008 - Koekelberg, Belgium
Parkhof Open Air 2008 - Netherlands
Hob-Nob Festival Festival 2008 - Netherlands
Tropical Heatwave 2008 - Tampa, FL
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2008 - New Orleans, LA
French Quarter Festival 2008, 2007 - New Orleans, LA
Earth Fest 2008 - New Orleans, LA
Wednesday at the Square Concert Series 2008 - New Orleans, LA
Voodoo Music Fest 2007, 2006, 2005 - New Orleans, LA
Musikfest 2007 - Bethlehem, PA
Louisiana Cajun/Zydeco Festival 2007 - New Orleans, LA
Freret Street Festival 2007 - New Orleans, LA
WMNF Birthday Bash 2007 - Tampa, FL
Mirliton Festival 2007 - New Orleans, LA
Alla Gras 2007 - New Orleans, LA

Zydepunks have performed in the USA and Europe.

Colleges

Loyola University 2008 - New Orleans, LA
Washington University 2008 - Saint Louis, MO

Prisons

Antwerp Jail, Hoogstraten Prison, and Mechelen Prison (all in Belgium)

Performances with

Balkan Beat Box
Citizen Fish
Flogging Molly
The Hold Steady
The Lost Bayou Ramblers
Luminescent Orchestrii
Matt and Kim
MDC
New Model Army
Red Elvises
Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
World/Inferno Friendship Society

The Complete List of Bands we've played with

Tour History

2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

Awards

2008 - Where Y'at Reader's Poll - Best Cajun/Zydeco

2008 - Offbeat Magazine Top Albums of 2007

2008 - Gambit Weekly - Best of the Beat Awards
Nominated for "Best Roots Rock"

2007 - Discmakers IMWS
Southeast Finalists

2007 - Gambit Weekly - Best of New Orleans Reader's Poll
Best Cajun/Zydeco band (3rd place)

2007 - Gambit Weekly - Best of the Beat Awards
Nominated for "Best Mixed Bag"

2006 - Offbeat Magazine Top Albums of 2005

Press Photos