# Zydepunks

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{{short description|American folk punk band}}
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[[File:Zydepunks live.jpg|thumb|Live at the 2009 [Krewe du Vieux](/source/Krewe_du_Vieux) ball New Orleans]]
'''Zydepunks''' (also billed as '''The Zydepunks''') is an American [folk punk](/source/folk_punk) band based in [New Orleans](/source/New_Orleans%2C_Louisiana), Louisiana.  Founded in 2003, they play a wide variety of multicultural music, including [Cajun music](/source/Cajun_music) and [zydeco](/source/zydeco), Eastern European music, and [punk rock](/source/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](/source/Nine_Mile_Records). They have performed at the [New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Sacramento%2C_California), California-based [Hollow Point Stumblers](/source/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](/source/Debauche), a New Orleans [Gypsy punk](/source/Gypsy_punk) band, and [My Graveyard Jaw](/source/My_Graveyard_Jaw), a [Southern](/source/Southern_United_States) [Country rock](/source/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](/source/Ninth_Ward_of_New_Orleans) Ramblers''
*2005 – ''...And The Streets Will Flow With Whiskey''
*2007 – ''Exile Waltz''
*2008 – ''Finisterre''

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|zydepunks.com}}
* {{allmusic|artist/the-zydepunks-mn0000890100}}
* {{Discogs artist|2034013}}
* [http://www.myspace.com/zydepunks Zydepunks] on [MySpace](/source/MySpace)

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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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