File under: oft-covered. Culled from the Smithsonian Folkways reissue of Elizabeth ‘Libba’ Cotten’s 1965 sophomore LP, “Shake Sugaree” was sung by Cotten’s then 12 year old great-granddaughter, Brenda Evans. Effortless grace. MP3: Elizabeth Cotten […]
Month: September 2012
Willie Nelson & Family :: Okie From Muskogee, 1974
Dan “Bee” Spears was all of nineteen years old when he joined Willie Nelson’s Family Band as a bassist, a post he would hold until his death in December 2011. Marshall Grant’s tubthumping time […]
Aaron Embry :: Tiny Prayers
Aaron Embry waited thirty-six years to make his debut album, Tiny Prayers. It’s the type of record you only get a chance to make once — an album he began writing while […]
Pescado Rabioso :: Cementerio Club (1973, Argentina)
Argentina’s Pescado Rabioso existed in name only by the time this laid back groove was produced and released in 1973. Culled from the band’s best, fourth, and final record, Artaud , “Cementerio Club” […]
AD Presents :: Guided By Voices, NOLA – One Eyed Jacks, 9/22
The club is indeed open. Next Saturday, September 22nd, Aquarium Drunkard presents Guided By Voices at One Eyed Jacks in New Orleans. Detective and KG Accidental support. Tickets available, here . We’re also giving away a few […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 262: Jean Michel Bernard — […]
The Yamasuki Singers :: Le Monde Fabuleux Des Yamasuki
Yamasuki began as a dance craze in 5 steps — full-body instructions are on the album cover. Its mastermind was Daniel Vangarde , a French auteur of the concept album who skipped […]
Television :: Live @ The Whisky A Go-Go, Los Angeles 1977
As one of the quintessential NYC punk bands, it’s a bit hard to picture Television on the Sunset Strip. One can imagine Tom Verlaine squinting vampire-like in the sunlight, scowling at […]
Twin Cities Funk & Soul: Lost R&B Grooves From Minneapolis/St. Paul 1964-1979
“The Minneapolis Sound”. The very words conjure musical memories of Prince and his musical disciples from the late ‘70s — mid ‘80s. The Time, Vanity 6, Jam & Lewis, even […]
Patterson Hood / Will Johnson :: The AD Interview
It’s been a minute, but with both Patterson Hood and Will Johnson having solo records out this week ( Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance and Scorpion , respectively), it . . . Only the good […]
SIRIUS/XMU :: Aquarium Drunkard Show (Noon EST, Channel 35)
Our weekly two hour show on SIRIUS/XMU , channel 35, can be heard twice every Friday — Noon EST with an encore broadcast at Midnight EST. SIRIUS 261: Jean Michel Bernard […]
Jonathan Wilson :: La Isla Bonita (Madonna)
A year ago next week songwriter/musician/producer, Jonathan Wilson , released his sophomore LP, Gentle Spirit – a record I was hipped to shortly thereafter, digging my heels in deep. I’ve since been exploring related […]
The Souljazz Orchestra :: Kelen Ati Leen / Solidarity
Strut Records ‘ Souljazz Orchestra have a new LP out September 18th, Solidarity — a record the guys previewed a bit when they guest DJ’d the Aquarium Drunkard show from London in June. […]
Scratch The Surface :: The Roots – Things Fall Apart
(Album artwork: Does it indeed affect our listening experience, and if so, how? Scratch the Surface takes a look at particularly interesting and/or exceptional cover art choices.) “Turning and turning in the widening […]
Lagniappe Sessions :: Raymond Byron And The White Freighter
Lagniappe (la ·gniappe) noun ‘lan-ˌyap,’ — 1. An extra or unexpected gift or benefit. 2. Something given or obtained as a gratuity or bonus. Raymond Raposa’s Castanets released a pair of my […]