The Goods: Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys, Old Death Whisper, & Benefit for a Cuban Family

By Aaron Davis (for JHWeekly.com)Laissez les bon temps rouler Accordionist of the Year according to the 2007 Zydeco Music & Creole Heritage Awards, Jeffery Broussard will bring his Creole Cowboys to the Center for the Arts for a Zydeco Dance Party. Broussard was a leading member in Zydeco Force, an influential band at the forefront of the nouveau zydeco movement. His accordion and vocals defined this new style of Creole music, incorporating the soulful sounds of R&B into contemporary zydeco music and dance. The show is a fundraiser for Dancers’ Workshop, rounding out the evening with Cajun food and drink, games, prizes, and dance instruction. Jeffery Broussard & The Creole Cowboys perform 6:30 to 10 p.m., Saturday, at the Center Theater. Tickets are $5/person or $15/family, available at Dancers’ Workshop. 733-6398. Targhee closes with outlaw country From the banks of the Big Wood River in the Hailey-Ketchum area of Idaho, Old Death Whisper formed and developed a repertoire that appeals to rockers, kickers, cowboy angels, old timers, greasers and punks alike. The band’s namesake comes from “Fup”, a short story by Jim Dodge in which “Old Death Whisper” was Grandpa’s moonshine recipe that was handed down to him by the Indians and believed to give eternal life. The country purveyors stick to a simple philosophy: the music should reflect the band’s integrity, its weaknesses and its strengths. Old Death Whisper performs at 3 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, outside at the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee Resort. Free. GrandTarghee.com. Local musicians perform to support Cuban familyMulti-instrumentalist Larry Hestand recently suffered a near fatal heart attack, but rather than focusing on his own tribulations, he is seeking support for a family that he has been connected to since first studying music in Havana at the Escuella del Arte in the late ‘90s. Sixty-seven year-old Hestand is currently supporting his Santiago de Cuba family and more than a dozen additional individuals, including his at-risk disabled child, an adopted niece and elderly great grandparents. Local musicians Phil Round, Andy Calder, Matt Miles and others that have played with Hestand over the years have come together to entertain – all you have to do is show up and show your support. Fundraiser for Larry Hestand and his at-risk Cuban family begins at 6:30 p.m., Saturday, in the Grand Room at Snow King Resort. 733-3488.