The blizzard that blanketed the Gulf Coast region with several inches of heavy, wet snow late last January proved to be just the kind of weather that inspired local band, The Wormdogs , to get busy.

Band members Will Pearl, Danica Cunningham, Braden Lalancette, Rick Soszynski and Nick Ledak had been on tour, playing venues in New York, North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.

With New Orleans as their next stop, and the winter storm bearing down, the band members left their faucets dripping in their rental house so as not to freeze the pipes, packed up their gear in the van they call, "Pup," and drove to New Orleans' Bigtone Records studio.

Over the course of a week, they fell into a steady schedule of coffee, practicing, po' boys and recording. The result: their new album, titled, It

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