“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

I THINK I’VE HEARD THE RAKERS Episode 4 – Sears TeleGames Video Arcade

Episode 4 – Sears TeleGames Video Arcade 8/12/2019 – In episode 4, we discuss Lance’s song “Sears TeleGames Video Arcade,” the Sears knock-off of the Atari 2600. Video games, cootie-catchers, the use of pinball for gambling, Lewis’ possible Mafia ties and cruising the strip are all covered with our special guest, Charlotte Smith from Pop Shop Records.

From BoingBoing

The Literature of Cootie-Catchers from Electric Literature

D.A.R.Y.L. – Charlotte’s favorite movie!

Please visit our friend Charlotte’s record store Pop Shop Records
2963 Government St, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 (225) 771-8455

Be sure to check out our record release party with The Junior League on
Thursday, Sept 12 at Mid-City Ballroom, Baron Rouge, LA

I THINK I’VE HEARD THE RAKERS Episode 3 – Basic Automotive Repair

8/5/2019 – Episode 3 – The band talks about their crappy cars, Leon jumps a Mercedes into a lake and special guest Robby Berringer from The Squanders gets propositioned while getting a ride. It’s cars, rock ‘n’ roll and bad decision making on this episode!

Here is “T-Wayne and Punk Lloyd” by The Squanders, as heard in this episode.

Record Release Show – Thurs Sept 12, Mid City Ballroom: 7:30 pm

The Rakers are celebrating their release of NUMBER FIVE along with our good friends The Junior League, who are celebrating their new release ADVENTURELAND at Mid City Ballroom, Thurs. Sept. 12 at 7:30. BYOB, All-ages, All fun!

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I THINK I’VE HEARD THE RAKERS Episode 2 – How I Knew I Wasn’t Country

Leon, dressed out for the 1966 Bunkie High Panthers.

Episode 2 – 7/29/2019 – Alex interviews Lance about his song “How I Knew I Wasn’t Country” and we all talk about fighting, both as kids and as adults. Lewis also tells us all about working at Your Father’s Mustache on Bourbon Street before it burned down.

There is still time to contribute to our Kickstarter! The album is just about ready to be unleashed. Big thanks to all of you who have supported us on the way.