Iron Jaw Samson

Iron Jaw Samson walked into My Father’s Moustache in the 70s. A young Lewis Roussel was tending bar in that Bourbon St. establishment. Our new song is the true story of that encounter.

I THINK I’VE HEARD THE RAKERS Episode 12 – Your Eyes Are Mine

In maybe our most epic episode, special guest Tiny Archibald AKA Busta Recap AKA Brenton C Francois joins the band in discussing: being raised by librarians, child-rearing, organ theft, Whitman samplers and the traditions of giving explosives to schoolchildren in Avoyelles Parish. Also we talk a little about Lance’s song “Your Eyes Are Mine”

Here is one of Tiny’s finest moments of GOT recapdom

*walks through the darkness not being able to see a damn thing*

Ok recap is up. This episode was so good after it was over I said out loud “I can’t recap that… It’s too dope”. Anyway Game of throne season 8 episode 3 : the long night aka the one where I forgot to breathe a couple of times aka no but for real it was really hard to see aka Jon snow is actually pretty crappy at saving the day aka Arya Stark from the logo! aka a whole new level of friendzone aka sure a crypt, why not. Recap is in the comments, spoiler protection on!  (more on his Facebook page)

I THINK I’VE HEARD THE RAKERS – Episode 11 – “Pills”

The band discuss their song “Pills” while trying to find the buzz in the room. They then tackle pharmaceuticals, the dynamics of post-breakup relations, and what happens the day after a hot dog eating contest. Leon reveals he exists in a reality bubble extending fifteen minutes into the future.

Here is the SNL bit starring Sam Waterston that inspired the bridge

I THINK I’VE HEARD THE RAKERS Episode 10 – Problematic

We discuss Lance’s song “Problematic” from our new record NUMBER FIVE but, really, we talk at length about lucid dreaming. We have some weird dreams.

“I THINK I’VE HEARD THE RAKERS Episode 9 – Live on WHYR

Episode 9 –

Lance and Alex are guests on Billy Callaway’s Artist of the Week program on Baton Rouge Community Radio WHYR 96.9 and play acoustic versions of some of the songs on NUMBER FIVE and earlier records.

Spaceman
Gonzales Lights
Sears Tele-Games Video Arcade
Basic Automotive Repair
Your Eyes Are Mine
Tracetown
Run Like the Devil
Bad Penny
Stealing Cool
Watch the Signs

Where community radio gets made!

Alex, Lance and Billy in the WHYR studio

Um, do you actually know hoe to play that thing?

I THINK I’VE HEARD THE RAKERS Episode 8 – Trophies

In this episode, we talk about Alex’s song “Trophies,” the value of participation, Leon’s award-winning fire extinguisher exhibit and how he didn’t exactly know who the Rolling Stones were.

Calvin Hairstyle, “I Am Barry Bonds” Live at Red Star 4-22-2010

The Rolling Stones, “Dead Flowers” The. Rolling Stones.

NUMBER FIVE IS HERE!

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I THINK I’VE HEARD THE RAKERS Episode 7 – Spaceman

Episode 7 (09/03/2019) – The band takes a ride down I-10 to pick up out the vinyl copies of NUMBER FIVE from New Orleans Record Press and talks about Lance’s song “Spaceman.” We discuss tardigrades on the moon, Buzz Aldrin punching a dude in the face, “secret rich people space,” the technology behind braces and Leon tells how he couldn’t wait for the Apollo mission to be over.

Buzz Aldrin rolling his eyes

Buzz Aldrin punches dude in the face

During the first space launch, Leon (middle, bottom row) was attending the Robert St. John School for Famous Broadcasters where students could go help cover this historic event. Leon chose to stay back at the school so he could get off earlier and “drink some ‘Ripple.”

Bonus:

Leon also thought he saw the Grateful Dead at the Dairy Queen, but maybe not.

 

I THINK I’VE HEARD THE RAKERS Episode 6 – Bad Penny

Episode 6 – Bad Penny (8/26/2019) – In this episode, we are joined by our favorites, Sam and Katie from Palomino Darling, to talk about personal responsibility in relationships, exorcism, and astrology. Also, Leon explains how to hypnotize somebody.

Here’s a clip of Palomino Darling with The Rakers’ Alex V. Cook on accordion at Mid City Ballroom 6/29/2019

I THINK I’VE HEARD THE RAKERS Episode 5 – Rakers Rewind Mixtape

Episode 6 – 8/19/2019 – We couldn’t get together for the podcast this week, so Lance and Alex put together a backwards retrospective of the Rakers’ recordings leading up to NUMBER FIVE, which hits the streets Sept. 7

Check out and purchase any of the above at rakers.bandcamp.com or wherever you get your music. There is a Snake is only available on Bandcamp

The tracks in this episode are:

Tracetown, from The Rakers, 2018
Run Like the Devil, from The Rakers, 2018
You Killed My Love, from The Rakers, 2018
John the Baptist, from Regina, 2016
Stealing Cool, from Regina, 2016
Chet Baker, from Regina, 2016
My Way to Fight, from Regina, 2016
Bunch of Cans, from Live at the Spanish Moon, 2015
Why Do You Want My Love?, from There is a Snake!, 2014
There is a Snake (demo), 2014
Walk of Shame, from Live at the Spanish Moon, 2015