Off The Record is a recurring feature here on the Drunkard that marries two of my greatest interests; music and travel. Having a locals perspective when visiting a new locale […]
Month: August 2008
Bloodkin :: All Dolled Up
Athens, Georgia’s perennial rock & roll torch-bearers, Bloodkin , have a new album in the can entitled Baby They Told Us We Would Rise Again. Fuck yes; further proof you can […]
AD Presents :: White Denim (New Orleans, 8.27.08)
Aquarium Drunkard is presenting the upcoming White Denim show at Republic New Orleans , Wednesday, August 27th. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again; this is one of the best live acts touring […]
Off The Record :: Rodriguez (Detroit, MI)
Shearwater’s Jonathan Meiburg :: The AD Interview
Aquarium Drunkard: Rook is far more thematic than its predecessor Palo Santo . While those songs felt like they could be cohesive, Rook’s ongoing chromatic descents seem to hint at a central theme? […]
The Velvet Underground :: The Gift (A Short Story)
The Velvet Underground with John Cale in the foreground – April 1, 1966 It’s not easy to pin down my favorite Velvet Underground album as it regularly changes over time, yet always […]
Fun Fun Fun Fest :: Austin, TX – November 8 & 9
Fun Fun Fun Fest returns this November at Waterloo Park in downtown Austin with two day passes going for $59.99. The first press release just went out today detailing the majority of the lineup […]
Catfish Haven :: Devastator
In 2006 , in reference to the bands debut, I wrote that ” Catfish Haven take on the trials and tribulations of love and relationships strewn over blues-holler, hand claps, and Dixie […]
A Soundtrack Enthusiast :: An American Werewolf In London
“Stay on the road, stay away from the Moors and beware of the moon.” Sage advice, indeed. Filmmaker John Landis’s An American Werewolf In London (1981) is a lot of things; a maverick comedy, […]
Paul Westerberg :: 5:05
After barely being released, Paul Westerberg’s excellent 49:00 was pulled from the digital market last week. The reasons are somewhat unclear, but the almost universal understanding seems to be that it has to […]
Sevens :: Uncle Tupelo: Gun
( Sevens , a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) “Gun,” the opening track off Uncle Tupelo’s sophomore LP Still Feel Gone , was the first […]
Jeff Tweedy :: Living Room (Chicago, Jan 14, 2006)
Letters To Santa Living Room Show, Chicago, Jan 14, 2006: One of three shows Tweedy played that year as part of the auction for the annual Letters to Santa Charity event. […]
Over The Rhine :: The AD Interview
…and now, even more coverage from last week’s Newport Folk Festival . Prior to their performance, AD sat down and caught up with Over The Rhine’s Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist. Among other things, they give […]
Heron :: Upon Reflection: The Dawn Anthology
It was last winter when I first heard Heron’s 1970 self titled debut and the only thing I knew about the record was that it was recorded outside in England near […]