Hot and Spicy New Orleans Style Rockin’ Roots and Bayou Blues

Gary Comeau and the Voodoo Allstars Bring an Original Blend of Cajun and Zydeco-Influenced Music to Horizon Stage

“Take the rhythm of the Maritime Acadian music, season it with Louisiana zydeco blues and, add a twist of Highway 61-era Dylan, serve it up with great showmanship, and you’ve got a potent musical cocktail that will have your head spinning and your feet dancing." This is an apt description of a Gary Comeau and the Voodoo Allstars concert. These hot and spicy swamp kings from Canada’s west coast have been electrifying audiences across British Columbia with their original brand of swamp, roots, and bayou blues and they’re looking forward to energizing everyone at Horizon Stage on Friday, April 7.

 Lead singer Gary Comeau is a songwriter and musician with unusual diversity and talent. Playing a range of instruments, including guitar, mandolin, fiddle, accordion, and piano, he delivers originally crafted, high-energy, New Orleans-style rockin’ roots and blues. Although Gary’s own roots are French-Acadian, he was born and raised in Nova Scotia, his soul seems to have taken a long and inspiring detour through Louisiana and the Mississippi Delta enroute to his current home in Vancouver. And while Gary may not necessarily consider himself to be a Cajun or zydeco artist per se, those styles have certainly influenced the music he has written and recorded over the years.

Between 1997 and 2004 Gary released four CDs. More recently he and the Voodoo Allstars released One Night Only - a recording of their February 2016 concert at the Dream Café in Penticton, BC.  Gary’s talents have also caught the attention of the film industry with songs like "Marianne" being featured in the Paramount film Double Jeopardy (1999) and "I Think About You All the Time” being part of the The Wild Guys (2004) soundtrack.

Gary Comeau is an authentic minstrel and a genuine character with a top hat and a penchant for colourful clothing. His Voodoo Allstars are a close-knit, highly experienced group of first-class musicians. Drummer Chris Nordquist, bassist Rob Becker, guitarist/slide guitarist Tim Hersey, and saxist/percussionist Jerry Cook are well-known for their chops in Vancouver’s music community. They have all worked consistently with Comeau for years and know how to follow the merest blink of his eye. When not working as the five-piece Voodoo Allstars, Gary, Tim, and Chris also perform as the hybrid blues and roots band Cannery Row, who had crowds up and dancing at Spruce Grove’s 2015 Canada Day Celebration.

Join us for a night of invigorating music and entertainment by Gary Comeau and the Voodoo Allstars at Horizon Stage on Friday, April 7 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 for Adults and $30 for Students and Seniors and may be purchased at the City Hall Ticket Centre (315 Jespersen Ave), by phone at 780-962-8995 or 1-888-655-9090, and online through Ticketpro.ca.