Aquarium Drunkard is presenting tomorrow nights Delta Spirit show at Republic New Orleans , Wednesday, September 9th. Hurricane Ike be damned, its going to be a good show. We caught up with the band’s bassist, […]
Month: September 2008
Okkervil River :: The Stand Ins
Sometimes the movements of time’s big hands adjusts our fuzzy view of the past and pulls the picture into focus. Here we are in September of 2008, and Okkervil River’s […]
The Broken West :: The AD Interview
Tomorrow sees the release of The Broken West’s sophomore LP, Now Or Heaven , their second album for their label home at Merge Records. The album marks a departure from the more straight froward, hook laden, work […]
Blitzen Trapper :: Furr
Blitzen Trapper’s 2007 release, Wild Mountain Nation , was hailed as an ideological heir to Pavement’s Wowee Zowee – all jumbled genre and sprightly chaos. And the same could be said of
AD Presents :: Damien Jurado, Spaceland, 9.9.08
Damien Jurado’s new album Caught In The Trees drops this Tuesday, September 9th, via the Secretly Canadian label. That evening, here in Los Angeles, AD is presenting the second night of his Fall tour at Spaceland . We have […]
Dawn Chorus :: Florida St. Serenade
Seeing a band with multiple writers employing the old trick of ‘you write it, you sing it’ is always fun to watch – especially to see how the other singers […]
Hacienda :: She’s Got A Hold On Me
Hitting the road this fall with Dr. Dog , and with an album in the can produced by the Black Keys Dan Aurbach, San Antonio’s Hacienda is on our watch list. And not to oversimplify […]
SIRIUS Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS , channel 26 Left Of Center , can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST and then an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. Below is […]
Sevens :: Nancy Sinatra: You Only Live Twice
( Sevens , a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) This one is a favorite. It’s a time machine. Recorded as the title […]
Kurt Wagner (Lambchop) :: The AD Interview
John Phillips :: Pussycat (Lost Album Unearthed)
September 9th will mark the long-belated release of the late John Phillips’ “lost,” Glimmer Twins produced, album Pussycat . The Story: Recorded in 1976 and ’77 featuring members of both the Rolling […]
Paul Westerberg :: 3oclockKreep/Finally Here Once
Perhaps Paul ought to drive a screwdriver through his hand more often. Not that having Westerberg out of commission for a year was a good thing, but ever since his accident, […]
Talking Heads :: Live @ Sun Palace, Tokyo: 1981
Talking Heads :: Live @ Sun Palace, Tokyo: 1981
Calexico (Joey Burns) :: The AD Interview
Now a decade into their career, Tucson’s Calexico continue to cull their sound from the surrounding deserts. Just as their name implies, that sound is equally rooted in California and Mexico […]