Break out the pancakes and beads; we finally have a Mardi Gras episode for y'all! After a little summary of live music in Vancouver, we dive deep into Cajun country with a festive time out based on the sounds of Louisiana, winding up with a profile on some of the tunes from the 1986 film The Big Easy. Laissez les bon temps rouler!

  1. Bob James: Take Me to the Mardi Gras (Two, 1975) CTI
  2. Éric Normand: Baron Samedi (Mattempa, 2016) Tour de Bras
  3. Lié: Digging in the Desert (You Want It Real, 2020) Mint
  4. Babe Corner: Alone at the Party (demo, 2018) self-released
  5. The Ramblin' Ambassadors: Lonesome Rambler (Vista Cruiser Country Squire, 2008) Mint
  6. Be Afraid: Rumble (One More Year, 2017) self-released
  7. Princess Apparently: Drip (Demo/lition, 2018) self-released
  8. Aphex Twin: Pancake Lizard [Peel session] (Peel Session 2 12", 2019) Warp
  9. Woolworm: Might as Well (Awe, 2019) Mint
  10. Andy Shauf: Things I Do (The Neon Skyline, 2020) Anti-/Arts & Crafts
  11. Dream Dior: The Colour Red (2014) self-released
  12. Thundercat: Bus in These Streets (Drunk, 2017) Brainfeeder
  13. Tim and Eric: Rolo Tony [uncut] (Awesome Record, Great Songs: Volume 1, 2008) Williams Street
  14. Henry Mancini: Come to the Mardi Gras/Não Tenho Lágrimas (The Latin Sound of Henry Mancini, 1965) RCA Victor
  15. Butterflywingtip: My Heart (Luxurious Pet, 2020) True Zoo
  16. Ja'Net DuBois: Movin' on Up [The Theme from The Jeffersons] (Queen of the Highway, 1980) Som Livre
  17. The Spotnicks: Take Me to the Mardi Gras (Saturday Night Music, 1978) Mariann International
  18. Bobbi Humphrey: Please Set Me at Ease (Fancy Dancer, 1975) Blue Note
  19. Clara Engel: Skywalk to Crescent Town (The Bethlehem Tapes, 2016) Amok
  20. Nathan Davis: Mardi Gras (If, 1976) Tomorrow International
  21. Big Freedia: N.O. Bounce (Just Be Free, 2014) Queen Diva
  22. Allumette: G2/Acadie Country (Auberge du Soufre, 2018) self-released
  23. Allen Toussaint & The Meters: Outtake 1 (Studio Outtakes 7", 2005) SansuSwampFuzz
  24. Boco: Runnin' the Mardi Gras (Running the Mardi Gras 7", 1972) Laughing Eye
  25. The Balfa Brothers: La Danse de Mardi Gras (Beasts of the Southern Wild OST, 2012) Thirty3 and a 3rd
  26. Dan Romer & Benh Zeitlin: Once There was a Hushpuppy (Beasts of the Southern Wild OST, 2012) Thirty3 and a 3rd
  27. Professor Longhair: Go to the Mardi Gras (The London Concert, 1981) JSP
  28. Dr John: Mardi Gras Day (Remedies, 1970) ATCO
  29. Mark Isham: Mundt in the Crib (Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans OST, 2009) unreleased
  30. The Dixie Cups: Iko Iko (The Big Easy OST, 1987) Island/Antilles
  31. Terrance Simien & The Mallet Playboys: Oh Yeh Ya! (The Big Easy OST, 1987) Island/Antilles
  32. Dejan's Olympia Brass Band: Mardi Gras in New Orleans & Tuba Fats (Mardi Gras 77 7", 1977) self-released
  33. Dewey Balfa: Pine Grove Blues (The Big Easy OST, 1987) Island/Antilles
  34. Buckwheat Zydeco & Ils Sont Partis Band: Buck's Nouvelle Jole Blon (The Big Easy OST, 1987) Island/Antilles

C'est si bon!

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