Month: February 2006

John Hermann’s 2001 Fat Possum Records debut, Smiling Assassin, combines Hermann’s love of “cowboy chords” with the barroom rock & roll he heard (and played) in and around Oxford, MS since 1987. Enlisting an intimidating backup band, Hermann […]

The White Session, France 2005 – AcousticDOWNLOAD:MP3: Josh Rouse :: My Love Has Gone MP3: Josh Rouse :: Winter In The Hamptons MP3: Josh Rouse :: Streetlights MP3:

If you did not grab the Jens Lekman US/AUS tour eps from The Perm & Skullet last week, not to worry as they have been posted to Lekman’s website for download, along with recordings he made at 15 (I didn’t […]

“I’ve seen more tears fall from your eyes than all the showers of April.”DOWNLOAD:MP3: Allen Toussaint :: From A Whisper To A Scream ———-Amazon: Allen Toussaint – The Allen Toussaint Collection

When beck signed to Geffen it was with the caveat that he could still release albums under other labels. Such was the case with 1994’s One Foot In The Grave , released on Washington state’s K Records . A bare bones lo-fi […]

Plastic Ono Band: A seething, frightened, angry glimpse into an artist’s pained soul. Arguably John’s best solo output, if completely misunderstood at the time of it’s release. Exorcising his demons as the tapes rolled — the analog offspring […]

M. Ward’s May 6, 2004 visit with KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic host Nic Harcourt. I was lucky enough to see Ward open up for My Morning Jacket later that weekend, at the Avalon in Hollywood, performing most of the […]

photo: kathryn yu The Acrobat is it’s own little universe. A quiet, vulnerable place where it rains most of the time and the inhabitants rarely speak above a whisper. Coffee is served all day, and everyone tends to stay up […]

DOWNLOAD:MP3: Magnolia Electric Company :: Leave The City MP3: Magnolia Electric Company :: Don’t This Look Like The Dark ———-Amazon: Magnolia . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is powered by its patrons. Keep the servers humming and help us continue doing it by pledging your support. To continue […]

New Album: Captain WIld Horse (Rides The Heart Of Tomorrow)“The new album hits hard for such gentle music. Short wrings every drop of emotion from story-songs like “Goodbye Old Morning” and “Like Anything, It’s […]