Sarah Vowell's Lafayette in the Somewhat United States

Everyone give it up for America's favorite fighting Frenchman

"...Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. While its aims and subject matter are akin to..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Arts Feature by Rosalind Faires

Li’l Band O’ Gold

Li’l Q&A with LBOG’s C.C. Adcock

"...What began as a work trip to Lafayette, La., with Chris Gray turned into an all-nighter with..."

Dec. 11, 2012 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Rock the Casbah

The Bayou State's other musical convergence, Lafayette's Festival International de Louisiane

"...The Festival International de Louisiane, in Lafayette, LA., the last weekend of April, is the other..."

May 5, 2009 Music Post by Jay Trachtenberg

Flyboys

This story of the Lafayette Escadrille squadron, who become the first U.S. fighter pilots, is surprisingly inert.

"...Flyboys, which purports to chronicle the heroics of the Lafayette Escadrille, a subset of the French Air Service in..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

"...and illuminating. As a WWI fighter pilot in the Lafayette Flying Corps, Wellman originally earned the nickname “Wild Bill”..."

July 12, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Festival International de Louisiane

Lafayette’s 28th annual dance blowout, April 23-27, hopped!

"...The streets of Lafayette, Louisiana, a quaint college town, explode the last weekend..."

April 29, 2014 Music Post by Jay Trachtenberg

Let the Good Times Roll

Checking out of the Festival International de Louisiane

"...largely regional, family-friendly Festival International de Louisiane, held in Lafayette, highlights music from the French-speaking parts of the globe:..."

May 3, 2010 Music Post by Jay Trachtenberg

Day Trips & Beyond: August Events Roundup

Sweet sheep, Lonesome Dove peeks, and more to see around the state

"...One of the things that Urns of Justice in Lafayette, LA, has going for it is the topless heads..."

Aug. 1, 2024 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW List 8

Peanut Butter Wolf, Kasey Chambers, White Denim and 147 more

"...troubadour Langhorne Slim, Cajun guitar fiend C.C. Adcock + Lafayette Marquis, experimental hip-hop producer Mndsgn, unique Austrian song crafter..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

This Should Go on Forever

Genre-lizing Swamp Pop

"...success is due in no small part to a Lafayette, Louisiana writer named Shane K. Bernard, who has all..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Music Feature

SXSW Music Adds New Order, Killer Mike, Protomartyr, and Isabella Lovestory

Along with over 300 more artists headed to the Austin festival

"...FOREVER (Prospect AUSTRALIA) Debby Friday (Toronto CANADA) The Debtors (Lafayette LA) Deca (New York NY) DEETRANADA (Baltimore MD) Dende..."

Jan. 25, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Get Ready for the 2022 B. Iden Payne Awards

The full list of nominees before Monday's award ceremony

"...(Borachio), Much Ado About Nothing, Cold Frame Collective Nola Lafayette (Turnatrix Rowling), Raising Harry Potter, La Fenice Jacquelyn Lies..."

Oct. 22, 2022 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Adds Glass Animals, Girlpool & Black Lips

Artist roster expands by 162 acts

"...Chubby Carrier & the Bayou Swamp Band (Lafayette, LA.)..."

Feb. 27, 2020 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Laissez les bons temps rouler

"...atmosphere in New Orleans, the Mardi Gras parades in Lafayette and surrounding parishes tend to be more family-friendly, but..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

SXSW Music Reveals Surpass Halfway Mark

ATX shines on list No. 7 alongside Karol Conká, Crumb & Pedro the Lion

"...New Natives Brass Band (Lafayette, LA.)..."

Feb. 7, 2019 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Moontower Comedy: Jen Kober

Hairy lesbian tales on the comedy trail from the Louisiana comic

"...Go to Lafayette, now you're dealing with the Cajun lesbians, and those..."

April 23, 2014 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

ATX Style at NOJF (or... Marcia Knows NOLA)

Austin takes NOLA by storm. Really, there have been lots of storms.

"...in-store at the Louisiana Music Factory. Wednesday we're at Lafayette Park downtown for a free show at 5pm, and..."

May 1, 2008 Design Post by Kate X Messer

After a Fashion

Stephen gets a new hairdo!

"...chattered away with Stuart while it happened. He's from Lafayette, La., and has enormous charm and sensitivity; for someone..."

Sept. 21, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Dixie City Delights

Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, Filé Gumbo

"...a bed of rice, transported me back to the Lafayette home of my friend Pam where I learned much..."

Oct. 20, 1995 Arts Feature

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Travel news for history buffs, art appreciators, foodies, and more

"...Vermilion River is one of the basin’s wildest areas. Lafayette Travel and Bayou Vermilion District have partnered to host..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Big Freedia, Eurovision Contestant Aiko, and the Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn Are Coming to SXSW 2025

The music festival lineup just got bigger

"...Oh (Tauranga NEW ZEALAND) The OBGMs (Toronto CANADA) ŒUVAL (Lafayette LA) OneDa(Manchester UK-ENGLAND) Open Head (Kingston NY) Oreglo (London..."

Dec. 11, 2024 Music Post by Carys Anderson

Day Trips: Boutte’s Boudin Cajun Market and Deli, Lumberton

Authentic Cajun food in the woods north of Beaumont

"...recipe after he died in 1990. They moved the Lafayette, La., operation to Lumberton. Their manufacturing plant also makes..."

April 19, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Nature news, scenic drive routes, and events all over Texas

"...bankruptcies. The last Borden’s Ice Cream Shoppe is in Lafayette, La. Opened in 1940, the ice cream parlor retains..."

Dec. 1, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Avery Island, La.

Take a cool tour of a hot sauce factory

"...Island is roughly 32 miles south of I-10 in Lafayette, La. The self-guided tours are open from 9am to..."

June 7, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Blindspotting

Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal astound in this perfect state of the union story

"...known for his double role as the Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jefferson in Hamilton) and Rafael Casal, plus..."

July 27, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Hornography

"...into the SEC. They've been paired together in the Lafayette Regional of the NCAA tournament's first round...."

May 20, 2016 Sports Column by Kahron Spearman

Mardi Gras 2015: Carnival Digs

Where to laissez lay those bones during Mardi Gras season

"...LAFAYETTE/CAJUN COUNTRY Awwwwwwww, cher! While it's a little trek, a..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Chronolog Post by Kate X Messer

The AggreGAYtor: August 24

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...make a stink about the LGBT minor at UL Lafayette. He’s probably still reeling from losing out on the..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

SXSW Picks & Sleepers

Blurbing the pinnacle of SXSW 2006.

"...National Heritage Fellowship by the NEA in 2005, the Lafayette-based sextet blends zydeco, New Orleans jazz, Tex-Mex, country, blues,..."

March 17, 2006 Music Feature

Food-o-File

Food Editor Virginia B. Wood's toaster activity and other recent Austin culinary news.

"...space. After stints at River Place Country Club, the Lafayette Club, and Brownstone restaurant, Houston chef Collin B. Treanor..."

Jan. 11, 2002 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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