Bluesfest: Rosie Ledet and The Zydeco Playboys

Off to the hard rock stage to see Rosie Ledet; according to her biography she picked up her love of zydeco and future husband at the same Boozoo Chavis show when she was in her teens. (You may recall Boozoo Chavis was scheduled to play Bluesfest back in 2001, but died soon after that year's lineup was announced.) Anyway, adjectives like "sultry" and "brassy" seem to follow Ledet around, and she gave a brisk and forceful performance.

Rosie gives it a squeeze. At right is scrub boarder Maclom Walker and bassist Pernell Babineaux.



Closeup action!



Malcom cleans up!



Percy Walker Jr. (I think?) mans the traps.



Extra (possibly?) Percy!



Whole lotta Rosie!



Accordion action!



Guitar action with Andre Nizzari!



Zydeco action!



That's just how it is ...



Bonus Pernell!



And so on!



She's got a few New England dates at the start of December, than heads off to the West Coast in January.

• Show reminder: Close Your Eyes, Lower Than Atlantis, S3X and The Gillingham Fire Demonstration perform at Mavericks; the League of Rock meets at Zaphod's, for all you over-30 band seekers ...; Garrett Mason & Keith Hallet help The Rainbow celebrate its 27th anniversary. Landslider, Yanis Khamsi, Carry Yourself and Good Young Catcher play the Avante-Garde.