(Long Shots, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, asks some of our favorite artists to interview one another. Think of it as listening in on a good conversation.) As the album’s title suggests Athens, GA’s […]
Year: 2009
Charlie Louvin :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview
Charlie Louvin is a legend. And I don’t use that term lightly. Recording alongside his late brother, Ira, The Louvin Brothers recorded some of the most vital and beautiful music of the last 60 years and was […]
Richard Buckner :: Multiple Digital Reissues Afoot
March 10th, Merge is re-issuing three out-of-print albums from the Richard Buckner catalog: Bloomed, The Hill, and Impasse. Until I saw the press release, last week, I had no idea these titles were even out-of-print. While I’m a […]
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 EST. Below is this week’s […]
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Music critics spend a lot of time hemming and hawing over the idea of ‘unique’ bands versus those simply channeling something familiar. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart , overly wrought name and all, will have people howling about the latter […]
Charlie Louvin :: Spaceland, L.A., CA – Saturday
Dear Los Angeles, heads up, Charlie Louvin – living legend that he is – will be at Spaceland this Saturday night. The Louvin Brothers’ album Satan Is Real is without a doubt the Rosetta stone of fire and brimstone country gospel. […]
AD Presents :: Michael Zapruder @ HOB, Feb. 20th
Friday (2/20) Aquarium Drunkard presents Michael Zapruder, with opener Tim Williams, at the House of Blues foundation room on Sunset. Zapruder is touring behind his latest LP Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope released last fall on SideCho Records . We have . . . Only the good […]
Phosphorescent :: To Willie
Willie Nelson is — no argument — among the five best living songwriters on either side of the pond. Sure, lately he’s become more interested in preserving his image as America’s Stoned Grandpa than he is in […]
Live And Let Die…
Linda obviously looks good, but Paul’s beard/mullet combination is ace. I still have yet to see the latest addition to the Bond franchise (though, really, it doesn’t look like I’m missing that much ). Back in the sixties and seventies, the film’s franchise […]
Off The Record :: Great Lake Swimmers (Toronto)
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 […]
AD Presents :: Fruit Bats, Feb 3rd @ The Echo
Tuesday night (2/3) Aquarium Drunkard presents Fruit Bats with special guests Sera Cahoone and Luke Top , at the Echo on Sunset. We have three pairs of tickets to give away to AD readers — to land a pair, leave your first & […]
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 EST. Below is this week’s […]
An Evening With :: Jim James/M Ward/Conor Oberst
February 20, 2004, Pantages Theatre – Minneapolis, MN Download: MP3: M. Ward :: Fuel For Fire MP3: M. Ward :: Duet For Guitars #3 MP3: M. Ward :: Let’s Dance MP3: M. Ward :: Undertaker MP3: M. Ward :: Helicopter MP3: M. Ward :: O’Brien/O’Brien’s Nocturne MP3: M. Ward :: Vincent O’Brien MP3: M. Ward :: Outta My Head MP3: Jim James :: One In The Same MP3: Jim James :: Like It Should MP3: Jim James :: I Can’t Wait MP3: Jim James :: Where To Begin MP3: Jim James :: How Could I Know MP3: Jim James :: The Bear […]
John Martyn :: Sept 11, 1948 – Jan 29, 2009
U.K. folk and blues songwriter John Martyn has died at the age of 60, according to a statement on his official Web site. The cause of death has not yet been confirmed. ( via ) Download: MP3:
Wild Combination :: A Portrait of Arthur Russell
With such a varied and eclectic oeuvre it is easy to get lost in the Arthur Russell universe. The man not only dabbled in, but at times reinvented, genres as disparate at electronica, free jazz, classical, disco, […]