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Month: February 2009
Elvis Perkins :: Fond Regards To Lonelyville
On March 10th Elvis Perkins returns to the fold with his sophomore album, Elvis Perkins In Dearland , and this time there is little need to wax on his storied pedigree and biography. Like his debut, […]
Tom Waits :: Los Angeles, 7.23.74 KPFK Folkscene
Scratch The Surface :: Fugazi, In On The Kill Taker
Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface is a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard that that takes a look at particularly interesting cover art choices.
AD Presents :: Lambchop/Radar Bros. @ Largo
Saturday, March 7th, Aquarium Drunkard presents Lambchop at the new Largo – at the Coronet – with special guests Radar Bros. This is a pretty incredible bill, and it’s not all too often […]
J. Tillman :: First Born (Video)
Off Tillman’s new album, Vacilando Territory Blues , the vid for “First Born” debuted on pitchfork.tv last week. A great album, and markedly different from Tillman’s earlier, more stark, work, “First Born” features […]
A Soundtrack Enthusiast :: Chinatown (1974)
“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.” Written by Robert Towne , directed by Roman Polanski and starring Jack Nicholson , Chinatown undoubtedly stands as one of the greatest films of the twentieth century. Classic film noir, […]
Leonard Cohen :: Los Angeles, April 10 – Tickets
The living legend that is Leonard Cohen is paying a visit to Los Angeles April 10th at the Nokia theatre . Tickets for the show go on sale Monday, March 9th at 10am, but […]
Scratch The Surface :: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: The Letting Go
Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface is a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard that that takes a look at particularly […]
Jeff Tweedy :: The Losing End (When You’re On)
Tweedy covers Neil Young’s lovelorn “The Losing End” at the Rocky Mountain Folk Festival, 2006. The original appears on Young’s second LP, from 1969, Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere . Download: MP3:
Arthur Lee :: Vindicator (1972)
Late last year when we wrote about Arthur Lee’s superb soul spin “Everybody’s Gotta Live,” we hadn’t yet heard Vindicator, the track’s 1972 mothership and Lee’s solo debut. Admittedly, we (I) naively assumed […]
SIRIUS/XM Radio :: Aquarium Drunkard Show
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XM , channel 26 (SIRIUS), and channel 43 (XM), can now be heard twice, every Friday – Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight […]
Steely Dan :: Live/Sessions/Radio, ’74-’00
This one goes out to all the Steely Dan freaks, nerds and weirdos out there — you know who you are, and to the haters as well (you, too, know who you […]
Akron/Family :: 3/10, 11, 12, Steve Allen Theater
Next month, Aquarium Drunkard, along with our friends at Arthur magazine, present three nights of Akron/Family at the Steve Allen Theater here in L.A. Akron/Family has joined the esteemed ranks of one […]
Laura Gibson :: Beasts of Seasons
In the hyper-pace of the 21st century, it’s a given that things at times feel disposable. We live in a culture that exudes and promotes quantity over quality, where “immediate” […]