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 is the difference between experiencing […]
Year: 2008
AD Presents :: Tokyo Police Club/The Whigs
Aquarium Drunkard is presenting Tokyo Police Club and The Whigs dates this week here in Los Angeles, both at the Henry Fonda Music Box (Sept 18th), and in Pomona at the Glass House (Sept 19th). We have some pairs of tickets to give away to AD […]
CSNY :: Down By The River (Big Sur 1969)
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Liam Finn :: The AD Interview
The Monolith Festival , held at Red Rocks outside of Denver, CO is approaching this weekend. AD sat down to chat with one of the festival’s performers, Liam Finn , about how he ended up at Monolith, touring partners, […]
Tonight @ The Basement Nashville, 9/19
Yeeee Haw!! Put on them shitkickers, fellas! Ha, kidding, but for real, AD , MOKB and 30 Tigers are throwing a joint showcase at The Basement , in Nashvegas, the Friday night (9/19) of the AMA Festival . Doors are at 7pm and […]
Vetiver: Thing Of The Past :: The Originals
As I mentioned in August , Vetiver’s 2008 all-covers album, Thing of The Past , has been a favorite around here over the past few months. Today, we’re taking that interest a little further. If you’re curious in the artists behind the […]
The Dude Abides :: Ten Years Later
“The Dude abides. I don’t know about you, but I take comfort in that. It’s good knowin’ he’s out there, the Dude, takin’ ‘er easy for all us sinners.” – The Stranger To […]
AD Presents :: Delta Spirit, New Orleans, Wed 9.10
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, Jonathan Jameson, last week to […]
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 Stage Names , a record that was […]
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 of the bands last two […]
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 three pairs of tickets for […]
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 add to the recipe when […]
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 the bands sound, but if […]
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 this week’s playlist. SIRIUS 62: […]