First appearance in the series of Michiel Huisman playing busker Sonny. Huisman is a musician in real life and was in a band in his native Netherlands for several years before going solo. He also lived for a while in New Orleans when he first came to the USA.
With the airing of this episode, HBO announced that they had renewed Treme (2010) for a second season.
The title of this episode comes from a popular Mardi Gras tune.