Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
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Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers
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- Show Time: 8:00pm
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SPACE — Evanston, IL
- Address: 1245 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60202
- Additional Info: Dwayne (Dopsie) Rubin hails from one of the most influential Zydeco families in the world. Although inspired by tradition, Dwayne has developed his own high energy style that defies existing stereotypes and blazes a refreshingly distinct path for 21st century Zydeco music. This singer/songwriter and accordionist has performed all over the world since debuting his band, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, at age 19.The Louisiana native writes both the lyrics and music for his songs and describes the upcoming album as soulful with a touch of blues and an old time zydeco feel.Dwayne Dopsie, grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, teaching himself how to play accordion watching videos of his father and Clifton Chenier and recording himself with a video camera and going back and watch it and playing over and over for hours until it was right . The knowledge of Dwaynes musical ability along with zydeco Hellraisers band members are Combined, to have over 100 years of experience playing Zydeco music and it shows in every performance. The energy, true talent, and exuberance that Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers emit from stage makes it obvious that there is no competition for this band.
