Cary Pratt is Prairie Cat. He's also a mainstay of the Vancouver music scene. He's worked with many musicians over the years, most notably as the percussionist in the indie rock "supergroup" called Mounties (the band formed by indie rock legends Steve Bays, Ryan Dahle and Hawksley Workman). He's just released his latest Prairie Cat record, called ...Is Cary Pratt.

Cary and I chilled with some beers on the busy patio of the east Vancouver's R&B Ale & Pizza House for a nice summertime hang session. How did an encounter with death change this new record? How did Cary and buddy Ryan Dahle split co-producing the new record? Does Cary worry getting a call about about any surprise children from his misspent youth? How did he escape the "drum guy stuff" on his earlier records? What does Cary do when he gets unwarranted advice? How did working as the general manger of Vancouver's legendary Vogue Theatre change his perception of the music industry? What is Cary's favorite type of beer? You'll have to listen to find out!

Tracks played on the podcast edition of the show...

1) Prairie Cat, ...Is Cary Pratt (2017) "Leave a Note"

2) Ryan Dahle, Irrational Anthems (2009) "Chop Chop" (partial/background)

3) Prairie Cat, ...Is Cary Pratt (2017) "Crib Talk"

4) Prairie Cat, It Began/Ended With Sparks (2009) "Meanest Genius"

5) Prairie Cat, ...Is Cary Pratt (2017) "Leaving Today"

6) Prairie Cat, Who Knows Where to Begin? (2014) "Got Nothin'"

7) Prairie Cat, ...Is Cary Pratt (2017) "Wrong"

8) Prairie Cat, ...Is Cary Pratt (2017) "I'm Neither Here nor There"

ALL songs CANCON