{{short description|American folk punk band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} [[File:Zydepunks live.jpg|thumb|Live at the 2009 Krewe du Vieux ball New Orleans]] '''Zydepunks''' (also billed as '''The Zydepunks''') is an American folk punk band based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 2003, they play a wide variety of multicultural music, including Cajun music and zydeco, Eastern European music, and punk rock. They perform in English, French, Spanish, Yiddish, Portuguese, and German.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/music/zydepunks-with-blaggards-6542196|last=Lomax |first=John Nova |title=Zydepunks, with Blaggards |publisher=Houston Press |date=April 2, 2008 |access-date=2017-08-04}}</ref> 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, and throughout the United States. In November, 2009, the band performed as part of The Revival Tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ink19.com/issues/december2009/eventReviews/revivalTour2009.html|title=The Revival Tour 2009|date=24 December 2009|website=ink19.com|access-date=2017-08-04|archive-date=March 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302003428/http://ink19.com/issues/december2009/eventReviews/revivalTour2009.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/08/revival_tour_20.html#more|title=Revival Tour 2009 w/ Chuck Ragan, Jim Ward, many more|website=Brooklynvegan.com|access-date=2017-08-04}}</ref> They have been reviewed by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Fricke |first=David |date=May 29, 2008 |title=Fricke's Picks: Cajun Spice and Thrash |magazine=Rolling Stone |issue=1053|page=72|issn=0035-791X}}</ref> and ''USA Today''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gundersen |first=Edna |date=April 28, 2008 |title=Wet and wild: That's the spirit of this year's Jazz Fest |work=USA Today |page=Life section, 03d|issn=0734-7456}}</ref>
As of 2012, the band is on hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zydepunks.com/ |title=Folk/Punk Legends from New Orleans, Louisiana |publisher=The Zydepunks |access-date=2013-07-07}}</ref> Frontman Juan Küffner currently leads the Sacramento, California-based Hollow Point Stumblers, which blends musical influences in a manner reminiscent of The Zydepunks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestumblers.com/the-band/ |title=» The Band The Hollow Point Stumblers |publisher=Thestumblers.com |access-date=2013-07-07}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zydepunks.com/links/ |title=Links |date=November 2, 2011 |publisher=The Zydepunks |access-date=2013-07-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://debauchemusic.com/files/Debauche-PressKit-booklet.pdf |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=Debauche: The Russian Mafia band |date=2011 |website=Debauche.com|access-date=May 9, 2026 |archive-date=May 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514000437/http://debauchemusic.com/files/Debauche-PressKit-booklet.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/mygraveyardjaw/info|title=My Graveyard Jaw|website=Facebook.com|access-date=2017-08-04}}</ref>
==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== <references/>
==External links== * {{Official website|zydepunks.com}} * {{allmusic|artist/the-zydepunks-mn0000890100}} * {{Discogs artist|2034013}} * [http://www.myspace.com/zydepunks Zydepunks] on MySpace
{{Authority control}} Category:American punk rock groups Category:Gypsy punk groups Category:Musical groups established in 2003 Category:Musical groups from New Orleans Category:Zydeco musicians
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