Longtime Drunkard favorite Page France will be releasing an album via Suicide Squeeze on May 8th, and (you guessed it) fresh from a string of dates at SXSW , are now making their way up the West coast. If you […]
Month: March 2007
SXSW :: White Denim (New EP)
So. Pardon my french, but White Denim proved to be the shit at this years SXSW . The were definitely one of the more talked up acts on everyone’s lips (along with bbq sauce) at night during dinner […]
Gonzalez / O’Halloran :: Solo Piano
Oddly, I stumbled upon the U.S. release of Gonzalez’s Solo Piano album, and Dustin O’Halloran’s 2000 album Piano Solos , within two days of one another. Funny how these things often happen. Serendipity, indeed. I had received . . . Only […]
The Gospel According To Johnny Cash
When I think I of Gospel music, two things from my childhood immediately come to mind: 1) the old-timey Gospel vinyl records my grandparents would play on their aged, multi-disc, turntable after church while preparing […]
That Horse Yonder :: Sparklehorse Tribute
I’ve been pretty excited by this Sparklehorse tribute since I first heard about it last Fall. The Slight Records release is a compilation of 20+ artists celebrating the work of Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous. You can pre-order the album […]
Gillian Welch :: Black Star (Radiohead Cover)
You may remember I featured Gillian Welch’s genre bending cover of Radiohead’s “Black Star” a couple of years ago while the Drunkard blog was still in it’s infancy. If you grabbed it back then, cheers, if not, this […]
SXSW :: The Rosebuds (New Album)
While The Rosebuds 2005 album Birds Make Good Neighbors received near unanimous critical accolades across the board, I have a sneaking suspicion 2007 might be real Rosebuds coming out party, judging by the buzz surrounding their performances at SXSW […]
SXSW :: Steve Earle (Friday Night)
According to the Austin grapevine, Steve Earle flew in strictly for the single solo show he did at The Parish Room Friday evening before heading back to NYC to continue working on his upcoming album. Thank you, […]
SXSW :: Bishop Allen (Thurs/Friday)
One of the many bands I had been looking forward to seeing in Austin was Brooklyn’s uber-prolific Bishop Allen . As many of you music blog readers (have no doubt) read countless times over the course of […]
SXSW :: Richard Swift (Thursday Night)
Have you seen Richard Swift in a live setting?? If not, make it a high priority on your to-do list. I was pretty much blown away by the show with his full band Thursday evening at The Mohawk , […]
SXSW :: The Whigs (Thursday)
Oooo weee…back home in L.A., and as expected, SXSW , and Austin in general, did not disappoint. The four days and nights of music, old (and new) friends, bbq and beer, coupled with agreeable weather, made […]
SXSW 2007 :: Heading To Austin
Team Drunkard is about to head out the door to catch a plane to Austin for this year’s SXSW festivities. Therefore, things will no doubt be a little quiet around here, BUT, you can keep up […]
Neil Young :: Live, Massey Hall (1971)
Today marks the “official” release of Neil Young’s 1971 live at Massey Hall performance in CD format (with an accompanying DVD) . This is the second live offering in preparation for Neil Young’s long awaited archives project. Here are some notes on […]
Bonnie “Prince” Billy :: I Am Drinking Again EP
The I Am Drinking Again EP was released via Domino records in 1998 and consists of two songs, on original, and one a cover of The Cranberries “Dreaming My Dreams.” I have never heard the Cranberries […]
R.E.M. :: Tonight – Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
One of my all-time favorite bands, Athens, GA’s R.E.M. , is getting the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame treatment tonight, and you can watch it live, without commercial interruption, via AOL’s Spinner . Tune in to the […]