Month: March 2006

Hey, Martin McFriend here, taking my first crack at a guest post for ye olde Aquarium Drunkard, while he searches the seedy underbelly of south central Texas for the next great soul creature.So, you probably already know […]

Now filling in for the star of our show is Will from Be The Boy .By 1970 Los Angeles was holding a wake for the hippie era, it had been found wounded on the side of the […]

Heads up gang, I am catching a red-eye to Austin tonight until Sunday evening for SXSW . Look for some interviews, stories, anecdotes, etc., etc. upon my return. I am very much looking forward to four […]

SXSW is upon us. One of the many acts I am looking forward to seeing later this week is Texas’s own Centro-matic . Check out this sampler of their work, along with Will’s solo and South San Gabriel projects. All […]

You may have read about this documentary the past few months as it made some of the film festival rounds. Next month it is out on DVD with interviews with all of the surviving Dolls, Morrissey, Bob […]

Memphis, TN :: Lucero Caveat Emptor: Until this past week, my knowledge of Lucero was based solely on reputation and word of mouth alone — give or take the odd MP3 track here or there. […]

So let me set the scene. I was driving down Wilshire Blvd. Thursday afternoon, and this song came up on the random shuffle. Nice. I was quickly reminded just how much I liked Newman’s 2004 […]

Tonight I went and saw, the Jonathan Demme directed, Neil Young: Heart of Gold Movie . Filmed in Nashville at the famed Ryman auditorium, it was a fine way to kick off his latest album with an incredible band […]

This is as close as I got to seeing The Undertow Orchestra , but it’s a damn fine consolation prize. This is the February 14, 2006 performance in Boston, MA.For those not familiar: David Bazan, Vic Chesnutt, […]