Festival favorites Flow Tribe bring a raucous, colorful energy and street parade feel to the Caribbean-funk-rock sound they’ve dubbed, “back-bone crackin’ music.” Flow Tribe was founded in 2004 by six students from New Orleans’ Brother Martin High School, but after graduati... Read more

Debbie Davis is a New Orleans institution, a songstress, ukulele master, and entertainer who has performed with an impressive roster of local music royalty: John Boutte, Paul Sanchez, The Pfister Sisters, the New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Tom McDermott, Alex McMurray, at the D... Read more

Fiddler Amanda Shaw has grown from a child prodigy to a mature and enduring force in contemporary Cajun music. The festival favorite, born in 1991, grew up in Mandeville, Louisiana, took her first classical violin lesson at age four, and at age seven became the youngest sol... Read more

Alynda Segarra is a singer-songwriter best known as the founder and driving force behind the internationally-acclaimed folk-punk band Hurray for the Riff-Raff. National Public Radio describer their voice as a “morning-after alto,” and the talented artist writes songs that s... Read more

Boyfriend exploded on the New Orleans scene in 2012, and her self-styled “rap cabaret,” laden with themes of empowerment, sexuality, and gender, resonate with mostly young, mostly female audiences. Her signature curlers, giant glasses, and vintage lingerie are hard to miss,... Read more

GRAMMY-nominated multi-instrumentalist, composer, and saxophonist Gladney is a sixth-generation native of New Orleans’s Lower 9th Ward, . Having performed and traveled professionally since the age of 12, Gladney is a graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOC... Read more

Stanton Moore brings impeccable drumming, a collaborative spirit, and his jovial personality to every musical and educational endeavor he engages in. The Grammy-winning musician and educator is perhaps best known as one of the founding members of the funk-jazz band Galactic... Read more

Water Seed's music is a fusion of funk, rock, hip hop and jazz, which they have coined as ‘Future Funk’ Their sound is characterized by tight, intricate grooves, soaring melodies, and powerful vocals, all driven by a relentless energy that never fails to get audiences up an... Read more

Valerie Sassyfras has been bringing her one-of-a-kind, unconventional spirit to musical stages for over 20 years.  Sassyfras, prolific on keyboard, accordion, and mandolin, ranges from Cajun and zydeco to modern-day twerking with crowd-pleasing tunes such as “Girls Night Ou... Read more

Sharon Martin, as a solo act or with her band Music from New Orleans, brings her unique vocal stylings to every stage she graces. Martin’s sass and humor augment her top-drawer musicianship; she has played Billie Holiday in the stage performance of “Lady Day at Emerson’s Ba... Read more