In light of recent events, AD contributor j. neas reflects on Springsteen’s 1995 LP The Ghost of Tom Joad , and how the material makes just as much sense in 2008 (if not more). – AD In the middle of […]
Year: 2008
Neil Young & Crazy Horse :: San Francisco (1978)
Neil Young & Crazy Horse :: Live, San Francisco (1978) Download: MP3: Neil Young & Crazy Horse :: Sugar Mountain MP3: Neil Young & Crazy Horse :: I Am A Child MP3: Neil Young & Crazy Horse :: Comes A Time
New Orleans :: Jazzfest, April/May 2008
Who’s hitting up jazzfest this year in New Orleans? We’ll be there the second weekend presenting the Parliament Funkadelic show at The Republic . Details/Tickets to follow… Download: MP3: James Booker :: Tipitina/The Grass Looks Greener MP3:
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 43: […]
Travel by Sea :: Days of My Escape
Building on the bones of their 2006 debut, Shadows Rise , Travel by Sea return April 2008 with their sophomore LP Days of My Escape , the third release on Aquarium Drunkard’s Autumn Tone imprint. If I were writing a book on what […]
An Evening With Robyn Hitchcock & Nick Lowe
Robyn Hitchcock and Nick Lowe are set to perform, tomorrow night, here in Los Angeles at the El Rey . AD NYC correspondent, adam mandel, reports from the Manhattan show last night, giving us a preview of what’s in store for […]
Klaus Dinger :: 1946-2008
“There were three great beats in the ’70s: Fela Kuti’s Afrobeat, James Brown’s funk and Klaus Dinger’s Neu! beat.” – Brian Eno The very word, “Krautrock,” seems like a joke. And truly it has […]
The Watson Twins :: (L.A. Natural History Museum)
Last week The Watson Twins performed at L.A.’s Natural History Museum as part of the museums ongoing First Fridays series. AD correspondents Jason and Ben were there and had a chance to catch up with Leigh after the show. AD: […]
Wye Oak :: If Children
As much as Merge Records was defined by Superchunk’s roaring maelstrom indie-pop in the 90s, it has come to more resemble label co-founder Mac McCaughan’s other project, Portastatic , in the 2000s. Bands like the Essex Green, the Rosebuds, […]
Jason Isbell :: Live @ Twist & Shout / 2007
While by no means essential, Jason Isbell’s live EP, recorded at Twist & Shout Records last year, provides an interesting document for those curious about Isbell’s sound with his new band, The 400 Unit. Here’s The 400 Unit’s take on a […]
My Morning Jacket :: Head Held High (SXSW)
My Morning Jacket performing The Velvet Underground’s “Head Held High” live at the Lou Reed tribute show at SXSW, March 2008. Read what we said about the show here
Soul Messages From Dimona
Compiled by the Numero Group , and released next month, Soul Messages From Dimona is a soul collection combining the elements of jazz, funk, soul and gospel, all performed by American ex-pat artists who, from 1975-1981, made their home in […]
Sergio Mendes & Brazil ’66 :: For What It’s Worth
Christopher Denny :: Age Old Hunger
Lately, while in the car, I’ve been listening to Christopher Denny’s album Age Old Hunger . At eleven songs and 43 minutes, it’s a strange, and entertaining, take on the classic Dylan mojo. While Denny’s androgynous croon may not be […]
Off The Record :: Explorers Club (Charleston, SC)
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 […]