Shotgun Boogie
SOME SORT OF DOCUMENTARY SERIES OUT OF NEW ORLEANS
THE EPISODES
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Ep. 1: WELCOME TO NOLA
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-A crash course in New Orleans - Testimonies to life in New Orleans
through the voices of contemporary musicians, both local and transplants
alike.
Performances by Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue + Little Freddie
King
TRT: ≈15 minutes
Ep. 2: THE COMING TIDE
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Life pre-Katrina - Reflecting on life, neighborhood and community before
Hurricane Katrina.
Performances by Luke Winslow King + Sarah Quintana
TRT: ≈13 minutes
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Ep. 3: THE STORM
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Life and Katrina - Life, neighborhood and community when the levees
failed.
Performance by Dr. Sick
TRT: ≈17 minutes
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Ep. 4: AFTER THE STORM
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Life post-Katrina - The aftermath and the rebuilding of life, neighborhood
and community after Hurricane Katrina.
Performances by Julie Odell + Sarah Quintana
TRT: ≈15 minutes
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Ep. 5: BRASS BANDS & SECOND LINES
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Brass bands and second lines - Exploring the celebratory culture and
sounds of New Orleans. And drinking in the street.
Performance by Leroy Jones
TRT: ≈16 minutes
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Ep. 6: MIDNIGHT ON THE BAYOU
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Transplants in New Orleans pt. 1 - Moving to New Orleans and getting by
as a musician.
Performances by Kia Cavallaro + Cody Blaine Booth + Meschiya Lake and
Russell Welch
TRT: ≈19 minutes
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Ep. 7: ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
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Transplants in New Orleans pt. 2 - Debating tradition and innovation in
the contemporary New Orleans music scene.
Performances by Meschiya Lake and Russell Welch + Nick Jaina
TRT: ≈19 minutes
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Ep. 8: PARADES
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Parades and festival season - Mardi Gras and beyond.
TRT: ≈14 minutes
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Ep. 9: HONEST WORDS
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Talking race in New Orleans - The local history and contemporary
experience of race in the United States as told through the testimonies of
local musicians.
Performances by Little Freddie King + Julie Odell
TRT: ≈16 minutes
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Ep. 11: POTHOLE HEART
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Talking gentrification in New Orleans - The impact of urban development
and displacement on communities in the contemporary landscape of New
Orleans as told through the testimonies of local musicians.
Performances by Ellis Marsalis + Luke Spurr Allen + Washboard Chaz and
Alex McMurray
TRT: ≈18 minutes
Ep. 10: TRUMPET NOT GUNS
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Talking crime and violence in New Orleans - The broken education
system, the failing criminal justice system and the deep impact of both on
residents as told through the testimonies of local musicians.
Performances by Luke Winslow King + Leyla McCalla + Sarah Quintana +
Travis "Trumpet Black" Hill
TRT: ≈19 minutes
Ep. 12: WHEN YOU LEAVE NEW ORLEANS
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Talking future - What will New Orleans be like in 10 years?
Performances by Judy Spellman + Nick Jaina
TRT: ≈15minutes
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