Heart of Louisiana: Steve Riley The Riley Family Band (Source: WVUE) By Dave McNamara | February 9, 2021 at 8:24 PM CST - Updated February 9 at 8:24 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Like most musicians, February marks almost a full year since Steve Riley and The Mamou Playboys had their last show. That was Mardi Gras 2020. A year later, Riley is performing online with his two young sons in a family band in the backyard of their home in Scott, Louisiana. “It’s very hard to have to stop doing something that brought you so much joy. To play festivals, to place dance halls,” Riley said. “I play to see people dancing and just forgetting about their worries.”