The Reasons We Drink

Dale Watson knows and leads This Week's Soundtrack.

[Updated] This Week's Soundtrack

1. "I Drink to Remember" - Dale Watson: The modern-day king of the honky-tonk plays The Rock 'n' Bowl Saturday night.

2. "Black and Blue" - Honey Island Swamp Band: From this year's Cane Sugar. They'll play the Friday night free show at Tipitina's this week.

3. "Three Free Amigos" - Anders Osborne: Osborne will perform at this year's Gleason Gras, which will double as a Saints pep rally on Friday, September 6. The show will be free at Champions Square, and will include John Michael Rouchell, The Breton Sound, 610 Stompers, Paul Varisco and the Milestones, and more, as well as members of the team and the Saintsations.

4. "Everybody's Talkin'" - Bill Withers

5. "I Think You've Got Your Fools Mixed Up" - Brenton Wood

6. "Young Guns" - Cardinal Sons: They start a monthly, final Saturday residency at Gasa Gasa this week, performing with Sports and Leisure and Wooden Wings. We'll debut their new video Thursday.

7. "Teardrop Guitar" - Crocodiles: From the new Crimes of Passion. They'll play the U.S. Mint October 29 with Brass Bed.

8. "Chum" - Earl Sweatshirt: From the new album, Doris.

9. "Chelsea Girls" - Nico

10. "Bop Bop" - Mean Lady: From the new album, Love Now.

11. "Perpetual Surrender" - Diana: From the new album, Perpetual Surrender.

12. "Roam in the Dark" - Ben Sollee: Cellist Ben Sollee will play the U.S. Mint September 14 with Helen Gillet opening.

13. "Waving to You" - Julianna Barwick: From the new Nepenthe. Barwick will open for Sigur Ros when they play Champions Square October 3. 

14. "Blair Witch" - Surfer Blood: My Spilt Milk is pleased to present Surfer Blood when they return to New Orleans to play One Eyed Jacks on October 29.

15. "Jacques Cousteau" - Plastic Bertrand

Updated August 26, 8:44 a.m.

The news about the Cardinal Sons video debut was added since this post was first published.